Official documents …
The 2nd CAG document project
On Aug. 31, 1999, a handful of volunteers set out to put some of the essential records of the 2nd Combined Action Group online. We want to make these documents available to everyone from veterans to students and researchers. We have requested and received the 2nd CAG Command Chronologies for February, 1969, through the 2nd CAG deactivation in May, 1971. If you have CAP documents to share, we welcome your contributions and will put them on this website for all to see. — Roch Thornton
Below are links to the Command Chronologies, Rosters and Unit Diaries and Orders and miscellaneous documents I have received and formatted. For historical accuracy, I have tried to provide close duplicates of the original documents, including mispellings and other minor errors.
Our volunteers:
Doc Doggett – Provided CCs for September and October, 1970
Charlie Grebenstein – Provided November and December, 1970,
plus February, March and April of 1969
Al Ryan – Provided January and February of 1971,
plus 2nd CAG rosters for 21 April 1970 and 25 October 1970
Luis Martinez – Provided March, April and May of 1971
Jerry LaMartina – Provided January and February of 1970
Mac McIntyre – Provided September through December of 1969
Rich Graham – Provided May, 1970, CAF School rosters
Dennis Morony – Provided ‘Stateside’ orders, 2nd CAG personnel roster, and May-August, 1969, CCs
Doc Omness – Provided CAF School roster for July-Aug. 1970
You too can request copies of declassified USMC documents from the Vietnam War. Replies take three or four weeks.
- October and November 1968 — 33 pages
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 02/21/02) - February 1969 — 36 pages — In Adobe Acrobat format
Hard copy provided by Charlie Grebenstein
(Posted 07/11/01)
- March 1969 — 35 pages — In Adobe Acrobat format
Hard copy provided by Charlie Grebenstein
(Posted 07/05/01)
- April 1969 — 33 pages — In Adobe Acrobat format
Hard copy provided by Charlie Grebenstein
(Posted 07/09/01)
- May 1969 — 33 pages — In Adobe Acrobat format
Hard copy provided by Dennis Morony
(Posted 02/12/01)
- June 1969 — 37 pages — In Adobe Acrobat format
Hard copy provided by Dennis Morony
(Posted 02/08/01)
- July 1969 — 36 pages
Hard copy provided by Dennis Morony
(Posted 01/05/01) - August 1969 — 32 pages
Hard copy provided by Dennis Morony
(Posted 09/24/00) - September 1969 — 43 pages
Hard copy provided by Ed McIntyre
(Posted 08/04/00) - October 1969 — 24 pages
Hard copy provided by Ed McIntyre
(Posted 06/12/00) - November 1969 — 28 pages
Hard copy provided by Ed McIntyre
(Posted 03/31/00) - December 1969 — 26 pages (1 missing)
Hard copy provided by Ed McIntyre
(Posted 03/31/00) - January 1970 — 31 pages
Hard copy provided by Jerry LaMartina
(Posted 11/05/99) - February 1970 — 26 pages
Hard copy provided by Jerry LaMartina
(Posted 11/01/99) - March 1970 — 35 pages
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 09/03/99) - April 1970 — 26 pages
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 07/07/99) - May 1970 — 28 pages
Hard copy provided by Greg “Doc” Lutes, CAP 2-4-3
(Posted 07/28/99) - June 1970 — 24 pages
Hard copy provided by Greg “Doc” Lutes, CAP 2-4-3
(Posted 08/06/99) - July 1970 — 26 pages
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 08/17/99) - August 1970 — 25 pages
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 09/09/99) - September 1970 — 22 pages
Hard copy provided by Rick “Doc” Doggett
(Posted 11/01/99) - October 1970 — 19 pages
Hard copy provided by Rick “Doc” Doggett
(Posted 11/16/99) - November 1970 — 17 pages
Hard copy provided by Charlie Grebenstein
(Posted 11/29/99) - December 1970 — 18 pages
Hard copy provided by Charlie Grebenstein
(Posted 12/06/99) - January 1971 — 18 pages
Hard copy provided by Al (Hofacker) Ryan
(Posted 01/11/00) - February 1971 — 14 pages (1 missing)
Hard copy provided by Al (Hofacker) Ryan
(Posted 01/18/00) - March 1971 — 19 pages (1 missing)
Hard copy provided by Luis Martinez
(Posted 01/18/00) - 1-14 April 1971 — 13 pages (1 missing)
Hard copy provided by Luis Martinez
(Posted 02/01/00) - 15-30 April 1971 — The USMC Archives Section says it does not have this document in its files
- May 1971 — 14 pages
(This is the last 2nd CAG Command Chronology)
Hard copy provided by Luis Martinez
(Posted 02/05/00)
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Rosters and Unit Diaries - Roster for the 2nd Combined Action Group, 26 November, 1968, 32 pages, 743 names (including 40 corpsmen)
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 08/18/00) - Roster for the 2nd Combined Action Group, 23 October, 1969, 28 pages, 693 names (including corpsmen)
Hard copy provided by Dennis Morony
(Posted 02/16/02) - Roster for the 2nd Combined Action Group, 21 April, 1970, 21 pages (4 missing), approximately 513 names
Hard copy provided by Al Ryan
(Posted 10/19/00) - Partial Unit Diary for the 2nd Combined Action Group, April, 1970, 16 pages, approximately 100 names
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 10/19/00) - CAF School roster, 17-31 May 1970, 85 names — 2 pages
Hard copy provided by Richard Graham
(Posted 06/13/00) - CAF School guard duty roster, 17-31 May 1970, 38 names — 1 page
Hard copy provided by Richard Graham
(Posted 06/13/00) - Roster for the 1st Combined Action Group, 23 May 1970, 545 names — 23 pages (no corpsmen)
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 03/03/03) - Roster for the 2nd Combined Action Group, June 1970, 688 names — 26 pages
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 02/21/02) - CAF School roster, 27 July-8 August 1970, 33 names — 1 page
in Adobe Acrobat format
Hard copy provided by Doc Omness
(Posted 03/14/01)
- Partial Unit Diary for the 2nd Combined Action Group, September, 1970, 16 pages, approximately 100 names
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 10/19/00) - 2nd CAG Roster for 25 October 1970 — 25 pages, 617 names
Hard copy provide by Al Ryan
(Posted 01/29/01) - 2nd CAG Consolidated Transaction Register (roster) for 30 April 1971 — 33 pages, 660 names (no corpsmen)
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 09/11/00)
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Orders & miscellaneous documents - Dennis Paul Morony’s ‘stateside’ orders, 26 Sept., 1969 — 2 pages
Hard copy provided by Dennis Paul Morony
(Posted 07/18/00) - Roch Thornton’s WestPac orders, 24 Dec. 1969 — 1 page
Hard copy provided by Roch Thornton
(Posted 04/13/00) - Combined Action Force Daily Operations Summary for 22 July 1970 — 2 pages
Hard copy from an anonymous donor
(Posted 09/11/00)
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