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COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
HQBn, HQMC / RMO Region 2 (1948-1954)
Fox Co., HQMC / RMO Region 2 (1954-1971)
MSGBn / Company B (1971-2007)
MCESG / Region 2 (2007-)

MSG Detachments Within India

American Embassy New Delhi
(active MSG Detachment Post)
US ConGen Mumbai (Bombay)
MSG Detachment deactivated in 1968 -
to be reactivated in 2009
US ConGen Calcutta (Kolkata)
MSG Detachment deactivated in 1991
US ConGen Madras (Chennai)
MSG Detachment deactivated in 1969

US Embassy: India
CIA Factbook: India
Military.com: India
Wikipedia: India
Info Please:India
US Embassies: World-wide
India Embassy: Washington, DC
Lonely Planet: India
US State Dept Consular Information: India
Altapedia Online: India
Library of Congress: India
Political Graveyard: India
US Dept of Agriculture FAS: India
Nations Online: Country Info
Study Abroad: India
A Lovely World: Country Info
US Dept of Agriculture FAS: Country Info
Dept of State: Country & Region Information
US Embassies: World-wide
Embassy World: Information
Embassy World: US Embassies
Embassy World: Foreign Embassies
Aneki World Almanac: Country Info
INFO: Yahoo Country Review
INFO: US-Georgian Diplomatic Relations - Historical
INFO: US-European Diplomatic History

TRAVEL: WikiTravel
TRAVEL: Travel Log India
TRAVEL: India Explorers

INFO: Time - India
INFO: Weather - India
INFO: Wikipedia - Languages - India
INFO: Languages - India
INFO: English / Hindi Phrases
News:

Magazines

Ganashakti
Offers news, analysis, and features.
www.ganashakti.com
Shilpa Bichitra
Offers articles, interviews, and bio-datas of noted corporate personalities.
www.shilpabichitra.com

Newspapers

Aajkaal
Bengali daily featuring news, sports, and cultural events.
www.aajkaal.net
Anandabazar Patrika
Offers news in Bengali.
www.anandabazar.com
Statesman, The
Daily publication from Calcutta.
www.thestatesman.net
Telegraph, The
Focuses on Eastern India.
www.telegraphindia.com

Bombay & Mumbai MSGs AlphaRoster

B

Bacigalupo, R. A., GySgt. (67-68)

Bock, C. E., Sgt. (67-68)

D

Dison, Michael G. Sgt. (67-68)

G

Goyette, Ernest E. (60)

K

Kranz, Charles W., Sgt. (67-68)

L

Litke, O. J., Sgt. (67-68)

M

Mossey, D. J. ACpl. (60-61)

V

Vansickle, Dale A., LCpl. (61-63)

THE NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER

Welcome past and present Mumbai/Bombay MSGs, their families and visitors. It is our goal, with your help, to make this history as accurate and comprehensive as possible. We welcome any corrections and additions.

2011

Consul General:

Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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2010

Consul General:

Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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2009

Consul General:

Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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MSG DETACHMENT TO BE REACTIVATED IN 2009 (Scroll down to 1968 to view Bombay MSG Detachment Timeline)

2008

2007

Command change MSGBn / Company C to MCESG / Region 2.

2006

22AUG06 SECNAV Inst. 1650.1H MSG Ribbon award established retroactive to 28JAN49.

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1971

Command change Fox Co., HQMC / RMO Region 2 to MSGBn / Company C.

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1968

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC: GySgt. R. A. Bacigalupo
Watchstanders: Sgt. Michael G. Dison, Sgt. C. E. Bock, Sgt. Charles W. Kranz and Sgt. O. J. Litke.

MSG DETACHMENT DEACTIVATED

1967

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC: GySgt. R. A. Bacigalupo
Watchstanders: Sgt. Michael G. Dison, Sgt. C. E. Bock, Sgt. Charles W. Kranz and Sgt. O. J. Litke.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi re-elected.

1966

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India, died after only 20 months in power, and he was succeeded by Nehru's daughter. Although Prime Minister Gandhi's last name was the same as the father of India Mohandas Gandhi, she was not related to him.

1965

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1964

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): Major Coody
NCOIC:
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1963

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): Major Arthur Mooney
A/RMO: Captain Malcolm V. Fites
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: LCpl. Dale A. Vansickle

25FEB63 - As a result of the agreement by the United States to provide arms to address the Chinese border threat, authorization was granted for MSGs to wear uniforms on watch. Prior to this all four MSG Detachments in India were civilian clothes (on and off duty), unarmed posts.
22NOV63 - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

1962

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): Major Arthur Mooney
A/RMO: Captain Malcolm V. Fites
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: LCpl. Dale A. Vansickle

1961

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): Major Arthur Mooney
A/RMO: Captain Malcolm V. Fites
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: ACpl. D. J. Mossey, LCpl. Dale A. Vansickle

1960

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): LTC Matthews
NCOIC:
Watchstanders: ACpl. D. J. Mossey, Ernest E. Goyette

In 1960, India had four U.S. Diplomatic Missions with MSG Detachments. The Embassy in New Delhi and the three Consulates General in Bombay (now called Mumbai), Calcutta (Kolkata) and Madras (Chennai). All posts were civilian clothes with unarmed detachments. Each of the AmConGens were staffed with one NCOIC and four watchstanders. Only the New Delhi MSG Detachment survives today, but in 2009 the Bombay (Mumbai) AmConGen will reactivate a MSG Detachment.

1959

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): LTC Matthews
NCOIC:
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1958

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1957

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1956

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1955

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1954

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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In November, 1954 a formal Marine Security Guard Training Program began.

Command change HQBn, HQMC / RMO Region 2 to Fox Co., HQMC / RMO Region 2.

1953

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
NCOIC:
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1952

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1951

Consul General:

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1950

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO):
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1949

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): Although the MSG Program was initiated in 1949, my research has not established when the first MSG Detachment was activated at the AmConGen Bombay, India.
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:

In 1949, Marine Security Guards began to be assigned to US DOS diplomatic missions worldwide. The very first MSG Detachment, consisting of six Marines, reported on-post at the American Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand.

MSGs who successfully complete 24 months in the MSG Program are retroactively eligible for the MSG Ribbon (SECNAV Inst. 1650.1H dtd 22AUG06).

1948

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): The Marine Security Guard Program was not implemented until 1949.
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:

In 1948, the Department of State (DOS) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) came to an agreement that the Marine Corps would supply active duty personnel to protect classified materials, American lives and property in U.S. Diplomatic Missions worldwide. These USMC personnel, to be known as Marine Security Guards, would report directly to a designated DOS Foreign Service Officer at each mission. Command structure was HQBn, HQMC / RMO Region 2. A Regional Marine Officer (RMO) would be responsible for several posts within each of the then four designated RMO regions. A formal MSG Training Program did not commence until November, 1954.

In 1948, on the eve of independence from the British Raj, the father of India Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was assassinated by a Hindu fanatic. Jawaharlal Nehru, also a leader in India's independence cause, became the first Prime Minister. Nehru was a successful leader, steering the young nation through a period of peace.

1947

Consul General:

Regional Marine Officer (RMO): The Marine Security Guard Program was not implemented until 1949.
NCOIC:
Watchstanders:

On August 15th, 1947, India became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations, with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister. Conflict between Hindus and Muslims led the British to partition India, creating West and East Pakistan under Mohammed Ali Jinnah, where there were Muslim majorities. India became a republic within the Commonwealth after promulgating it's constitution on January 26th, 1950.