COMMANDERS OF THE 61ST TCS Now AS

Current Commander is: Lt. Colonel Kuenzli

PAST AND PRESENT

Capt. Campbell N. Smith  26 Oct 42 - 29 Nov 44

Maj. William F. Colm   30 Nov 44 - 20 Aug 45

Capt. Thomas E. Yarbrough  21 Aug 45 - 22 Sep 45

1Lt. Robert C. Wolf  23 Sep 45 - 30 Sep 46

Squadron Deactivated   30 Sep 46 - 16 Oct 49

Maj. Gerald M. McNulty   1 Mar 50 - 5 Dec 50

Lt.Col. Theo Diltz   25 Dec 50 - 30 Apr 51

Maj. James D. Gilmore  1 May 51 - 30 Oct 52

Maj. John H. Redmon  1 Nov 52 - 30 July 53

Lt.Col. George W. Miles  1 Aug 53 - 31 Dec 54

Maj. Kenneth E. Bethe  1 Jan 55 - 22 May 55

Maj. Ralph S. Saunders   23 May 55 - 30 Sep 55

Maj. Roland Benson   1 Oct 55 - 31 Aug 57

Lt.Col. Wilbert Turk   1 Sep 57 - 31 Jul 60

Lt.Col. Lytle R. Perkins   1 Aug 60 - 16 Jul 61

Lt.Col. Jack D. Dieckman   17 Jul 61 - 4 Jun 63

Lt. Col. Kenneth A. Chatfield  5 Jun 63 - 5 Jan 64

Lt.Col. George M Livers  6 Jan 64 - 2 Jun 66

Lt.Col. Rollin D. Childress  3 Jun 66 - 12 Mar 67

Lt.Col. Noble D. Wright  13 Mar 67 - 22 Aug 67

Lt.Col. William D. Small, Jr.  23 Aug 67 - 21 Jul 69

Lt.Col. John W. Maxwell  22 Jul 69 - 28 Jan 70

Lt.Col. Harry B. Doolittle   29 Jan 70 - 8 Aug 71

Lt.Col. Billy B. Mills   9 Aug 71 - 31 May 73

Lt.Col. Richard A. Peshkin 1 Jun 73 - 2 Jun 74

Lt.Col. John K. Stewart  3 Jun 74 - 6 Jun 76

Lt.Col. John D. Butterfield  7 Jun 76 - 7 May 78

Lt.Col. Phillip E. Jackey, Jr. 8 May 78 - 25 Feb 79

Lt.Col. Jerry M. Figgins   26 Feb 79 - 16 Mar 81

Lt.Col. Phillip B. Bay, Jr.  17 Mar 81 - 9 May 82

Lt.Col. Kenneth E. McAlear 10 May 82 - 6 Jun 84

Lt.Col. Robert A. Cole   7 Jun 84 - 26 Nov 85

Lt.Col. Michael G. Jordan  27 Nov 85 - 14 Oct 87

Lt.Col. John J. Murphy, Jr.  15 Oct 87 - 24 May 89

Lt.Col. Timmie D. Holmes 25 May 89 - 27 Jun 91

Lt.Col. Thomas M. Crawford III   28 Jun 91 - 8 Oct 92

Lt.Col. Bruce E. Burda   9 Oct 92 - 3 Mar 94

Lt.Col. Jimmie L. Simmons  4 Mar 94 - 10 Aug 95

Lt.Col. William L. Nichols   11 Aug 95 - 12 Jun 97

Lt.Col. John J. Evans    13 Jun 97 - 14 May 98

Lt.Col. Daniel P. Lentz    15 May 98 - 15 Aug 99

Lt.Col. John W. McDonald   16 Aug 99 - 22 Jun 00