CAP 2-7-2 ordnance list

By Roch Thornton, CAP 2-7-2, 1970-71Below is an undated “ordnance” list for CAP 2-7-2 copied from the original provided by Mike Kubina. I think Mike was our “Bravo” at the time of this list, our second-in-command. The mimeographed form shows his hand-written notes of the number of 20-round M-16 magazines carried by each Marine in the CAP.

Record-keeping was almost non-existent in the CAPs because there was nowhere to keep records aside from somebody’s hip pocket. This type of routine document rarely survived because paper soon turned to mush in the humidity, rain and sweat of life in the ville.

Judging by the names, this list was probably made sometime in April, 1970. Those without a number behind their names carried either the M-60 machine gun or the M-79 grenade launcher.

The name “Perez” is listed with 26 magazines, the most in the CAP. That’s strange, assuming that is “Chon” Perez of Beeville, Texas. I remember him carrying the machine gun, not an M-16, because I was his assistant gunner for awhile. But I think Chon was a rifleman briefly before he rotated.

Of the names on this list, I remember all except Soto, Haven and Escamillo. They were probably not with us long.

ORDNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
CAP Member	M-16 Mag.
Burd	7
Kubina	20
Doggett	19
Sigouin	18
Perez	26
Williams	18
Thorton	16
Washington
Kilmister	21
Soto
Haven	17
Escamillo	22
Erpelding

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