Desert Storm
HHC, 1st Brigade
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
1st Brigade, 3d Armored Division
“Ready First”
(Ayers Kaserne, Kirchgöns, Germany)
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 3d Armored Division deployed to Southwest Asia from Ayers Kaserne at Kirchgöns, Germany on or about 10 January 1991. The brigade’s advance party departed from Rhein Main Airbase on 18 December 1990 on board a Sun Country Airlines charter flight, and arrived at King Fahd Airfield on the morning of 19 December 1990. After the ground offensive, HHC relocated to the Safwan, Iraq area for border duty. HHC remained there until early May 1991, when it moved to Camp Doha (“Thunder Rock”) north of Kuwait City. At this time, HHC became the headquarters element for the newly combined 1st Brigade. The brigade was now made up of elements of both the former 1st and 3d Brigades. HHC remained at Camp Doha the second week of June 1991, when it redeployed to Germany.
| Position | Name & Rank | Remarks |
| Brigade Commander | Nash, William L. COL | Ready 6; retired as MG |
| Brigade Executive Officer | Hébert, Stephen J. LTC | on BDE advance party; G3 of CMTC at Hohenfels as of NOV 2003. |
| Command Sergeant Major | Davis, James H. CSM | |
| BDE CDR’s M1A1 (HQ68) | Brown, Dale M. SFC | BDE Master Gunner, TAC NCOIC, retired as 1SG; note that HQ68 came from deployed “replacements” from 2-32 Armor. This vehicle was originally D-66 from 2-32 Armor. |
| BDE CDR’s M1A1 (HQ68) | Antley, SGT | |
| BDE CDR’s M1A1 (HQ68) | Yahnke, Dale SPC | Also RTO in S3 shop |
| BDE CDR’s M1A1 (HQ68) | Villa, SPC | |
| BDE CDR’s HMMWV Driver | Crane, Steven A. | |
| BDE CDR’s M113A3 TC/RTO (HQ66) | ||
| BDE CDR’s M113A3 Driver (HQ66) | Heap, Tracy SGT | Heap was a Scout from 2-32 AR assigned to the BN shortly before deployment |
| BDE XO’s HMMWV Driver | Dempsey, Dan SPC | name/position not confirmed |
| BDE CSM’s HMMWV Driver | ||
| S1 – Adjutant | McKindra, Alex B. MAJ | |
| S1 NCOIC | ||
| S2 – Intelligence Officer | Stewart, Scott C. CPT | |
| Asst. S2 | Mack, Sharon CPT | |
| Asst. S2 BICC | Slade, Collier 1LT | |
| S2 NCOIC (which one held the position?) | Hamer, Gary SFC | GS civilian at 7th ATC, Grafenwöhr as of JAN 2003 |
| S2 Section | Francis, Daniel SFC | Probably an augmentee/filler. |
| Assist. S2 NCOIC | Rogers, Kenneth L. SFC | 10 DEC 90 to 30 JUL 91 |
| S2 M577 Driver | Duenez, Xavier SPC | This name/position not confirmed |
| S3 – Operations Officer | Clark, Robert L. IV MAJ(P) | Commanded Camp Doha, Kuwait, 1999-2000 as COL |
| Assist. S3 | Aiello, James CPT | Co-authored the RFCT Desert Storm History with MAJ K. Weber (position unknown); later served as DOL for Camp Doha, Kuwait (1999-2000) |
| Assist. S3 | Weber, Karl CPT | Co-authored the RFCT Desert Storm History with CPT J. Aeillo |
| S3 NCOIC | Teats, SGM | |
| TAC OIC | Phillips, William CPT | In 2013 was a LTC reservist serving with the JFHQ-NCR at Ft McNair, Washington, DC |
| TAC NCOIC | Brown, SFC | |
| S4 NCO (position?) | Drew, Allen SSG | MSG at CMTC Hohenfels as of NOV 2003 |
| Liaison Officer (LNO) to Division | Lewis, Tom CPT | In 2010 was a Colonel, serving as G1 with ACofS, 75th Division (Battle Command Training) |
| Liaison Officer (LNO) | Hill, Mike 1LT | Also worked in the TOC as a night time battle captain, and was advance party to both redeployment areas. ETS’d in 1992 as a 1LT. |
| LNO Driver | Hampton, Scott SPC | |
| Air Liason Officer (ALO) / Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Leader | Butcher, Scott A. CAPT, USAF | Served in the TOC |
| ALO/TACP | Johnson, Brent A. CAPT, USAF | Directed CAS from M113 colocated with BDE CDR at TAC |
| BDE ALO Section | Connolly, Sean AIC | Worked w/ CAPT Johnson in the TAC |
| BDE ALO NCOIC | Hauser, Karl SSgt, USAF | Served in the TOC w/ CAPT Butcher |
| S4 – Logistics Officer | Thomas, Terrence “Terry” N. MAJ | |
| Assist. S4 | Kime, Joseph G. III, CPT | On BDE advance party; killed 13 MAR 91 when his HMMWV hit a mine. From North Carolina? Was a former enlisted Marine |
| Assist. S4 | Lynch, Craig CPT | |
| Assist. S4 (Maintenance) | Thomas, Steve CPT | On port advance party |
| S4 NCOIC | Cox, SFC | |
| S4 Transportation NCO | Earle, SFC | Wounded 13 MAR 91 in the same incident that killed Joe Kime. |
| HMMWV Driver (S4) | Bryant, Tom SGT | |
| HMMWV Driver (S4 Section) | Parrish, SPC | |
| M577 Driver (S4 Section) | Carpenter, SPC | |
| BDE Signal Officer | Janis, MAJ | |
| BDE Signal NCOIC | Green, MSG | |
| BDE Wire Team NCOIC | Chee, SGT | |
| BDE Radio Team NCOIC | Davis, Tommy SGT | |
| BDE Radio Team personnel | Gabel, David SPC | Currently (2006) a MSG stationed at Ft. Jackson, SC |
| BDE Transportation Officer | ||
| BDE Trans. NCOIC | ||
| Trans. NCO | ????, SFC | Wounded by the same mine that killed CPT J. Kime |
| Maint. NCOIC | Norris, SFC | |
| Maint. NCO | Spencer, Joseph F. SFC | Retired from active duty in 1992 |
| Maint. NCO | ||
| Ammo NCO | Johnson, Leroy SSG | |
| Food Service NCO | ||
| S1 M577 Driver | ||
| S2 M577 Driver | ||
| S3 M577 Driver | ||
| BDE Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) | Davis, “Jeff” MAJ | |
| BDE Chaplain | Robinson, Nathaniel C. CHAP (MAJ) | Denomination: BGC |
| BDE Chaplain’s Assistant | Jardin, Isidor SGT | |
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HHC Personnel |
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| HHC Commander | Crews, Fletcher A. CPT | |
| HHC CDR’s HMMWV Driver | Marks, Randall SPC | |
| HHC XO | Mandes, Steve 1LT | Retired as LTC |
| HHC XO’s HMMWV Driver | Dempsey, SPC | |
| HHC First Sergeant | Keehu, 1SG | |
| 1SG’s HMMWV Driver | ||
| Supply Sergeant | Mathews, SFC | |
| Supply Specialist/Armorer | Clair, Jack D.T. SPC (?) | |
| “Field First Sergeant” | Cox, MSG | BDE EEO NCO prior to deployment |
| Unknown | Albina, Adam 1LT (P) | Assigned to the BN from 2-32 AR shortly before deployment. ETS’d in 2000 at rank of Major |