Arizona Wing Commanders

Maj Carl C. Kneir - 1 Dec 1941 to 17 Feb 1943 Lt Col Frank W. Beer - 17 Feb 1943 to 20 Aug 1945 Col J. Michael Morris - 20 Aug 1945 to 16 Jul 1951 Lt Col Robert Goldwater (Interim) - 16 Jul 1951 to 8 Oct 1951 Col Dines Nelson - 8 Oct 1951 to 19 Feb 1954 Col Charles W. Lawrence - 19 Feb 1954 to 10 May 1956 Col Raymond B. Talbot - 10 May 1956 to 1 Apr 1957 Col Dewitt R. Gregory - 1 Apr 1957 to 22 Oct 1959 Col William O. Moore - 22 Oct 1959 to 1 Oct 1961 Col David Eisenberg - 1 Oct 1961 to 22 Mar 1963 Col William O. Moore - 22 Mar 1963 to 14 Jun 1963 Col Frederick S. Travis -14 Jun 1963 to 28 Apr 1966 Col Kenneth C. Allison - 28 Apr 1966 to 24 May 1968 Col John L. Rowe - 24 May 1968 to 22 Mar 1971 Col Eugene G. Isaak - 22 Mar 1971 to 12 Apr 1976 Col Alan B. Thomas - 12 Apr 1976 to 4 Jul 1977 Col Thomas M. May - 4 Jul 1977 to 15 Jun 1979 Col Henry M. Rood - 15 Jun 1979 to 10 Dec 1983 Col Dalton O. Smith - 10 Dec 1983 to 5 Nov 1988 Col Gilbert H. Day - 5 Nov 1988 to 1 Mar 1993 Col Colin A. Ward - 1 Mar 1993 to 7 Oct 1995 Col Paul A. Handverger - 7 Oct 1995 to 30 Jan 1998 Col Richard L. McGlade - 30 Jan 1998 to 1 Oct 2000 Col James A. Mooney -1 Oct 2000 to 1 Jan 2003 Col Gilbert H. Day (Interim) - 1 Jan 2003 to 1 Apr 2003 Col John J. Varljen - 1 Apr 2003 to 1 Oct 2005 Col Ernest R. Bourgeois - 1 Oct 2005 to ???? Col William R. Lynch - ???? to 11 Sep 2007 Maj John W. Kruger (Interim) - 11 Sep 2007 to 2008 Col John Eggin - 2008 to 16 Feb 2012 Col Brian Ready - 16 Feb 2012 to Present

Archival Confirmation:
17 Dec 41 Carl C. Knier was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19) 1 Aug 42 PO 5. Carl C. Knier, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 1 Jul 42 Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Maj. Frank W. Beer was Comdr. 5 Jan 44 Roster. Maj. Frank W. Beer was Comdr. 20 Jun 44 Temp. Duty Orders. Maj. Frank W. Beer was Comdr. 3 Jul 45 Roster. Lt. Col. Frank W. Beer was Comdr. 1 Aug 45 Signature on certificate. Frank W. Beer was Comdr.

29 Dec 45 Nat. HQ list gives Maj. Carl C. Kneir as Comdr. from 12/1/41 to 2/17/43, Lt. Col. Frank W. Beer as Comdr. from 2/17/43 to 8/20/45 and Lt. Col. J. M. Morris as Comdr. 8/20/45 to date 10 Jan 46 Wing Commanders' Conf. Minutes. Lt. Col. J. M. Morris was Comdr. 3 Sep 46 Roster. Lt. Col. J. M. Morris was Comdr. 28 May 48 Wing Commanders' Conf. Minutes. Col. J. M. Morris was Comdr. 22 May 50 NB Minutes. Col. J. M. Morris was Comdr. 9 Jun 51 NEB Minutes. Board voted to relieve Col. J. M. Morris 12 Jul 51 PO 30. Col. J. M. Morris relieved 28 Sep 51 NEB Minutes. The appointment of Capt. Dines Nelson as Col. & Comdr. was approved but is to be held in abeyance pending the outcome of Appeal Board relieving Col. J. Michael Morris as Comdr. Arizona Wing. 16 Jan 52 NEB Minutes. Ratified Capt. Dines Nelson to Col. & Comdr. vice Col. J. Michael Morris relieved 4 Jun 53 NEB Minutes ARIZONA WING FROM SOUTHWESTERN REGION TO WESTERN REGION 5 Jun 53 NB Minutes. Col. Dines Nelson was Comdr. 26 Mar 54 NEB Minutes. Charles W. Lawrence; vice Col. Dines Nelson resigned 14 Sep 54 NEB Minutes. ARIZONA WING FROM WESTERN TO SOUTHWESTERN REGION. 21 May 56 NEB Minutes. Lt. Col. Raymond B. Talbot aptd. Act. Comdr. 22 May 56 NB Agenda. Col. Charles W. Lawrence listed as Comdr. 5 Feb 57 NEB Minutes. Raymond B. Talbot to Col. & Comdr. 9 May 57 NEB Minutes. Lt. Col. DeWitt R. Gregory to Temp. Col, eff 1 Apr 57 14 Nov 57 NEB Minutes. DeWitt R. Gregory to Col. & Comdr. eff 14 Nov 57 28 Apr 59 NB Minutes. Col. DeWitt R. Gregory was Comdr. 11 Jan 60 GO 1. Col. Wm. O. Moore was Comdr. 22 Apr 60 NEB Minutes. Temp. Col. William O. Moore to Col. & Comdr. eff 22 Oct 59 5 May 61 NB Minutes. Col. William O. Moore was Comdr. 30 Mar 62 NEC Minutes. Temp. Col. David Eisenberg to Col. & Comdr. 5 Apr 62 PANHQ 17. David Eisenberg to Comdr. eff 1 Oct 61, and to Col. eff 30 Mar 62. 11 Dec 62 PANHQ 61. Col. David Eisenberg was Comdr. 22 Mar 63 NEC Minutes. Col. William O. Moore aptd. Int. Comdr. 11 Oct 63 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. Frederick S. Travis was Int. Comdr. 9 Dec 63 PANHQ 102. Col. Frederick S. Travis to Col. eff 6 Dec 63 29 Oct 65 NB Minutes. Col. Frederick S. Travis was Comdr. 28 Apr 66 PANHQ 37. Lt. Col. Kenneth C. Allison aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 1 May 66 14 Sep 66 PANHQ 74. Kenneth C. Allison to Col. & Comdr. eff 9 Sep 66 24 May 68 PANHQ 17. Lt. Col. John L. Rowe to Col. & Comdr. eff 24 May 68 8 Dec 69 PANHQ 56. Col. John L. Rowe was Comdr. 20 Mar 71 NEC Minutes. Lt. Col. Eugene G. Isaak to Int. Comdr. eff 22 Mar 71 16 Aug 71 PANHQ 36. Eugene G. Isaak to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 14 Aug 71 12 Apr 76 PANHQ 11. Lt. Col Alan B. Thomas aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Eugene G. Isaak reassigned eff 12 Apr 76 7 Jun 76 PANHQ 17. Alan B. Thomas to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 5 Jun 76 6 Jun 77 PANHQ 8. Alan B. Thomas to Perm. Col. eff 5 Jun 77

5 Jul 77 PANHQ 11. Lt. Col. Thomas M. May aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Alan B. Thomas resigned eff 4 Jul 77 4 Jan 78 PANHQ 4. Thomas M. May to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 3 Dec 77 2 Jan 79 PANHQ 1. Thomas M. May to Perm. Col. eff. 4 Jan 79 1 Jun 79 PANHQ 16. Lt. Col. Henry M. Rood aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Thomas M. May reassigned eff 15 Jun 79 17 Dec 79 PANHQ 42. Henry M. Rood to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 15 Dec 79 15 Dec 80 PANHQ 49. Henry M. Rood to Perm. Col. eff 15 Dec 80 15 Nov 83 PANHQ 46. Lt. Col. Dalton O. Smith; vice Col. Henry M. Rood reassigned eff 10 Dec 83 6 Jun 84 PANHQ 28. Dalton O. Smith to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 10 Jun 84. 3 Jun 85 PANHQ 20. Dalton O. Smith to Perm. Col. eff 10 Jun 85 4 Oct 88 PANHQ 46. Lt. Col. Gilbert H. Day; vice Col. Dalton O. Smith eff 5 Nov 88 1 May 89 PANHQ 27. Gilbert H. Day to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 5 May 89 30 Apr 90 PANHQ 26. Gilbert H. Day to Perm. Col. eff 5 May 90 31 Oct 90 PANHQ 64. Gilbert H. Day reaptd. Comdr. eff 5 Nov 90 6 Nov 91 PANHQ 53. Col. Gilbert H. Day reaptd. Comdr. eff 5 Nov 91 30 Oct 92 PANHQ 59. Col. Gilbert H. Day reaptd. Comdr. eff 5 Nov 92 until 1 Mar 93 1 Mar 93 PANHQ 8. Lt. Col. Colin A. Ward aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Gilbert H. Day, and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Mar 93. 1 Mar 94 PANHQ 17. Col. Colin A. Ward reaptd Comdr. eff 1 Mar 94 25 Sep 95 PANHQ 64. Lt. Col. Paul A. Handverger aptd Comdr vice Col. Colin A. Ward and to Temp. Col. eff 7 Oct 95. Col. Colin A. Ward to Perm. Col. eff 7 Oct 95 7 Jan 98 PANHQ 2. Lt. Col. Richard L. McGlade aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Paul A. Handverger and to Temp. Col. eff 30 Jan 98. Col. Paul A. Handverger to Perm. Col. eff 30 Jan 98. 4 Jan 99 PANHQ 1. Col. Richard L. McGlade completed probationary term and aptd Comdr. eff 30 Jan 99. 19 Sep 2000 PANHQ 56. Lt. Col. James A. Mooney aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Richard L. McGlade and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Oct 2000. Col. Richard L. McGlade to Perm. Col. eff 1 Oct 2000. 1 Oct 2001 PANHQ 66. Col. James A. Mooney completed probationary term and aptd Comdr. eff 1 Oct 2001 18 Dec 2002 PANHQ 97. Col. Gilbert H. Day aptd Interim Comdr vice Col. James Mooney for period 1 Jan through 31 Mar 2003. Col. James A. Mooney to Perm. Col. eff 1 Jan 2003. 11 Mar 2003 PANHQ 25. Lt. Col. John J. Varljen; vice Col. Gilbert H. Day and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Apr 2003. 2 Apr 2004 PANHQ 21. Col. John J. Varljen completed probationary period and aptd. Comdr. eff 1 Apr 2004 26 Sept 2005 PANHQ 86. Lt. Col. Ernest R. Bourgeois aptd. Comdr. vice Col. John J. Varljen and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Oct 2005. Col. John J. Varljen to Perm. Col. eff 1 Oct 2005. 11 Sep 2007 PANHQ 102. Maj. John W. Kruger aptd Interim Comdr, vice Col. William R. Lynch eff 11 Sep 2007. Col. William R. Lynch reverts to Lt. Col. eff 11 Sep. 2007.

Researched by Louisa S. Morse, Col, CAP Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 15 Sept 2013)