Iowa Wing Commanders

Maj Daniel F. Hunter - 1 Dec 1941 to 2 Mar 1944 Col Don C. Johnston - 2 Mar 1944 to 20 Feb 1948 Col Willard O. Fuller - 20 Feb 1948 to 10 Jan 1950 Col Harold E. McKinney - 10 Jan 1950 to 21 Dec 1955 Col Robert J. Wade - 21 Dec 1955 to 29 May 1958 Col Hal D. Rogers - 29 May 1958 to 17 Feb 1964 Lt Col Edward J. Whisler - 17 Feb 1964 to 1 Sep 1965 Col Allen E. Towne - 1 Sep 1965 to 8 Feb 1968 Col William B. Cass - 8 Feb 1968 to 5 Dec 1970 Lt Col Robert A. Graybill - 5 Dec 1970 to 13 Mar 1971 Col William R. Gold - 14 Apr 1971 to 17 May 1972 Col William B. Cass - 17 May 1972 to 1 Jun 1975 Col Patricia J. Gigstad - 1 Jun 1975 to 22 Aug 1979 Col Donald M. Bailey - 22 Aug 1979 to 31 Dec 1981 Col Evan R. Winters - 31 Dec 1981 to 13 Nov 1982 Col James M. Black - 13 Nov 1982 to 8 Nov 1985 Col Phyllis A. Dolin - 8 Nov 1985 to 5 Sep 1986 Col Eugene C. Kellogg - 5 Sep 1986 to 1 Jul 1988 Col Ramona J. Shaver - 1 Jul 1988 to 14 Nov 1992 Col Lawrence D. Toigo - 14 Nov 1992 to 23 Nov 1996 Col Sheila J. Waldorf - 23 Nov 1996 to 15 Aug 1998 Col John F. Lalla -15 Aug 1998 to 1 Jan 2000 Col Rex E. Glasgow - 1 Jan 2000 to 15 Jun 2002 Col Russell E. Smith - 15 Jun 2002 to 12 Nov 2003 Maj Gerald P. Lowry (Interim) - 12 Nov 2003 to 19 Jan 2004 Col Ralph Tomlinson - 19 Jan 2004 to Jan 2008 Col Ronald Scheitzach - Jan 2008 to 12 Jan 2013 Col Mike Mouw -12 Jan 2013 to Present

Archival Confirmation:
9 Dec 41 Telegram from Daniel F. Hunter accepting aptmt. 17 Dec 41 Lt. Col. Daniel F. Hunter was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19) 1 Aug 42 PO 5. Daniel F. Hunter, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 1 Jul 42 Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Maj. Don C. Johnston was Comdr. 5 Jan 44 Roster. Maj. Don C. Johnston was Act. Comdr. 4 Aug 44 CAP Bulletin Vol. III, No 24. Lt. Col. Don. C. Johnston was Comdr. 29 Dec 45 Nat. Hq. list gives Maj. Daniel F. Hunter as Comdr. from 12/1/41 to 3/2/44, and Lt. Col. Don C. Johnston as Comdr. from 3/2/44 to date 3 Sep 46 Roster. Lt. Col. Don C. Johnston was Comdr.

10 May 49 NB Minutes. Col. W. O. Fuller was Comdr. 23 May 50 NB Minutes. Col. McKinney was new since May l949 2 Oct 50 NEB Minutes. Harold E. McKinney promoted to Col. 21 May 55 NB Minutes. Col. Harold E. McKinney was Comdr. 19 Jan 56 NEB Minutes. Lt. Col. Robert J. Wade approved as Act. Comdr. 21 May 56 NEB Minutes. R. Julian Wade to Col. & Comdr, 21 Dec 55 20 Mar 58 CONTACT. Col. R. Julian Wade died 1 Mar 58 5 Jul 58 NEB Minutes. Hal D. Rogers, 29 May 58 26 Apr 59 NEB Minutes. Hal D. Rogers to Col. & Comdr. eff 29 May 58 11 Dec 62 PANHQ 61. Col. Hal D. Rogers was Comdr. 12 Oct 63 NB Minutes. Col. Edward J. Whisler was Comdr. 7 Dec 64 PANHQ 106. Col. Edward J. Whisler was Comdr. 29 Oct 65 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. Allen E. Towne was Int. Comdr. 28 Oct 66 NB Minutes. Col. Allen E. Towne was Comdr. 2 Nov 67 NB Minutes. Col. Allen E. Towne was Comdr. 8 Feb 68 PANHQ 2. Lt. Col. William B. Cass aptd. Int. Comdr. 15 Mar 68 PANHQ 10. Lt. Col. William B. Cass aptd. Int. Comdr. 9 Aug 68 PANHQ 25. William B. Cass to Col. & Comdr. 8 Dec 69 PANHQ 56. Col. William B. Cass was Comdr. 5 Dec 70 PANHQ 59. Lt. Col. Robert A. Graybill aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 5 Dec 70 22 Mar 71 PANHQ 9. Robert A. Graybill promoted posthumously to Col. eff 14 Mar 71 27 Apr 71 PANHQ 16. Lt. Col. William R. Gold aptd. Act. Comdr. eff 14 Mar 71 4 Dec 71 PANHQ 54. William R. Gold to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 4 Dec 71 26 May 72 PANHQ 20. Col. William B. Cass, vice Col. William R. Gold, 17 May 72 2 Dec 72 PANHQ 51. Col. William B. Cass to Perm. Comdr. 3 Jun 75 PANHQ 10 Lt Col Patricia J. Gigstad, vice William B. Cass reassigned, 1 Jun 75 15 Dec 75 PANHQ 26. Patricia J. Gigstad to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 13 Dec 75 13 Dec 76 PANHQ 41. Patricia J. Gigstad to Perm. Col. eff 13 Dec 76 22 Aug 79 PANHQ 25 Lt Col Donald M. Bailey, vice Col Patricia J. Gigstad, 22 Aug 79 1 Feb 80 PANHQ 2. Donald M. Bailey to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 22 Feb 80 30 Jan 81 PANHQ 3. Donald M. Bailey to Perm. Col. eff 22 Feb 81 28 Dec 81 PANHQ 49. Lt. Col. Evan R. Winters, vice Col. Donald M. Bailey, 31 Dec 81 1 Jun 82 PANHQ 16. Evan R. Winters to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 30 Jun 82 29 Oct 82 PANHQ 40. Lt. Col. James L. Black aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Temp. Col. Evan R. Winters resigned eff 13 Nov 82. Temp. Col. Winters reverts to Lt. Col. upon reassignment 5 May 83 PANHQ 14. James L. Black to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 13 May 83 7 May 84 PANHQ 21. James L. Black to Perm. Col. eff 13 May 84 1 Nov 85 PANHQ 37. Lt. Col. Phyllis A. Dolin, vice Col. James L. Black, 8 Nov 85 1 May 86 PANHQ 18. Phyllis A. Dolin to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 8 May 86 12 Sep 86 PANHQ 41. Lt. Col. Eugene C. Kellogg, vice Col. Phyllis A. Dolin, 5 Sep 86 27 Feb 87 PANHQ 8. Eugene C. Kellogg to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 5 Mar 87 29 Feb 88 PANHQ 5. Eugene C. Kellogg to Perm. Col. eff 5 Mar 88 15 Jul 88 PANHQ 28. Maj. Ramona J. Shaver, vice Col. Eugene C. Kellogg, 1 Jul 88 7 Nov 88 PANHQ 52. Lt. Col. Ramona J. Shaver aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 5 Nov 88 30 Dec 88 PANHQ 62. Ramona J. Shaver to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 1 Jan 89

22 Dec 89 PANHQ 73. Ramona J. Shaver to Perm Col. eff 1 Jan 90 30 Jun 91 PANHQ 28. Col. Ramona J. Shaver reaptd. Comdr. eff 1 Jul 91 30 Jun 92 PANHQ 39. Col. Ramona J. Shaver reaptd. Comdr. eff 1 Jul 92 until Iowa Wing conference on 14 Nov 92 2 Nov 92 PANHQ 61. Lt. Col. Lawrence D. Toigo aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Ramona J. Shaver, and to Temp. Col. eff 14 Nov 92 29 Oct 93 PANHQ 47. Col. Lawrence D. Toigo reaptd. Comdr. eff 14 Nov 93 1 Nov 95 PANHQ 72. Col. Lawrence D. Toigo reaptd. Comdr. eff 14 Nov 95 24 Oct 96 PANHQ 74. Lt. Col. Sheila J. Waldorf aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Lawrence D. Toigo and to Temp. Col. eff 23 Nov 96. Col. Lawrence D. Toigo to Col eff 23 Nov 96. 17 Aug 98 PANHQ 49. Lt. Col. John F. Lalla aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Sheila J. Waldorf eff 15 Aug 98. Col. Sheila J. Waldorf to Perm. Col. eff 15 Aug 98 9 Dec 99 PANHQ 69. Capt. Rex E. Glasgow aptd. Comdr vice Col. John F. Lalla and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Jan 2000. Col. John F. Lalla to Perm Col. eff 1 Jan 2000 3 Jan 2001 PANHQ 1. Col. Rex E. Glasgow completed probationary period, 1 Jan 2001 17 Jun 2002 PANHQ 45. Lt. Col. Russell E. Smith aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Rex E. Glasgow eff 15 Jun 2002. Col. Rex E. Glasgow to Perm. Col. eff 15 Jun 2002 9 Aug 2002 PANHQ 45. Lt. Col. Russell E. Smith, Temp. Col. eff 15 Aug 2002 21 Jul 2003 PANHQ 46 Col Russell E. Smith completed probationary period, 15 Aug 2003 12 Nov 2003 PANHQ 84. Maj. Gerald P. Lowry, 12 Nov 2003. Col. Russell E. Smith to Perm. Col. eff 12 Nov 2003. 20 Jan 2004 PANHQ 1. Lt. Col. Ralph Tomlinson, vice Maj. Gerald P. Lowry and to Temp Col, 19 Jan 2004

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