1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

 

Regimental and 1st Battalion Commanders

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COL Hugh Brady *

July 6, 1812-May 15, 1815

             

MAJ Henry Leavenworth

5 July 1814

           

COL David S. Stanley

20 July 1866-18 Apr 1884

                               

COL Peter T. Swaine

18 Apr 1884-21 Jan 1895

             

COL James S. Casey

21 Jan 1895-28 Jan 1897

           

COL Charles A. Wikoff †

28 Jan 1897-20 Jun 1898

                               

LTC John H. Patterson *

20 Jun 1898- 1 Jul 1898

             

COL H.C. Egbert †

1 Jul 1898-26 Mar 1899

           

COL James Miller

11 Nov 1901-11 Aug 1903

                               

COL Henry Wygant

11 Aug 1903-11 Oct 1905

             

COL James B. Wheeler

11 Oct 1905-17 Feb 1909

           

COL Albert Reynolds

17 Feb 1909-1 Mar 1912

                               

COL D.A. Frederick

1 Mar 1912-25 Apr 1914

             

COL C.R. Noyles

25 Apr 1914-7 Jul 1914

           

COL Charles M. Truitt

7 Jul 1914-27 Feb 1916

                               

COL J.C.F. Tillson

4 Mar 1916-26 May 1920

             

COL John M.A. Palmer

11 Jun 1920-5 May 1921

           

COL Samson L. Faison

19 July 1921-1924

                               

COL D. W. Ryther

1924-1925

             

COL George F. Baltzell

1926-1929?

           

COL Locklin W. Caffay

1 Sep 1928-30 Jun 1930

                               

COL Louis M. Nuttman

27 Sep 1930-31 Jun 1932

             

COL Thomas S. Moorman

3 Sep 1932-1 Aug 1934

             
                               

COL John W. Lang

3 May 1937-31 Aug 1938

             

COL Simon B. Buckner

1938-1939

           

COL George H. Weems

12 Nov 1941 - 17 Feb 1942

                               

MAJ/COL John F. Ruggles

1942 ¹ , 1946 ²

             

COL Hervey A. Tribolet

Feb 1943-July 8 1944

           

LTC S. M. Brumby

June 1944 ?

 
                                 

COL Charles T. Lanham

8 Jul 1944-2 Mar 1945

             

MAJ / LTC George M. Goforth *

17 Nov 1944 - 1946 ?--

           

MAJ Sam Carter

1951-1952

 
                                 

LTC Donald D. Dunlop

1956

             

COL John P. Brown

1962

           

LTC Len Morley

-Apr 1965 - Jan 1967

 
                                 

LTC William P. Junk Jr.

18 Sep 1967 - 10 Mar 1968

             

LTC John L. Daniels

19 Sep 1968 - 31 Jan 1969

           

LTC William M. Stevenson

Jan 1969

 
                                 

LTC Michael P. Juvenal

Sep 1969-Feb 1970

             

MAJ Ronald J. Rabin

Feb 1970-Jul 1970

           

LTC Barney K. Neal †

Sep 1970

 
                                 

LTC Richard Fickett

24 July 1971-Oct 1971

             

LTC Terrence McClain

Oct 1971-Feb 1972

           

COL Lester E. Bennet

7 Jul 1973-10 Jan 1975

 
                                 

LTC Anthony J. Curcio

6 Nov 1977-29 Mar 1979

             

LTC Edwin P. Smith

1982-1984

           

LTC Robert M. Hensler

4 Nov 1985-23 May 1987

 
                                 

LTC James M. Joyner

24 May 1987-3 May 1989

             

LTC Jeffrey L. Spara

3 May 1989-21 May 1991

           

LTC William J. Martinez

22 May 1991-15 Jul 1993

 
                                 

LTC Egon F. Hawryak

16 Jul 1993-18 Jul 1995

             

LTC Michael L. Oates

18 Jul 1995-13 Feb 1996

           

LTC Phillip B. North

13 Feb 1996-18 Jul 1997

 
                                 

LTC Steven R. Mirr

19 Jul 1997-7 Jul 1999

             

LTC J. Marc LeGare

7 Jul 1999-11 Jun 2001

           

LTC Mark S. Woempner

11 Jun 2001-11Jun 2003

 
                                 

LTC Steven Russell

11 Jun 2003-14 Jun 2005

             

LTC Craig A. Osborne

14 Jun 2005 - 21 Mar 2007

           

LTC Matthew Elledge

21 Mar 2007 - 17 Jun 2009

 
                                 

LTC Clay Padgett

17 June 2009

                               
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

 

 

----------Name----------------------------------------Dates----------------------------------------Unit/Comment

COL Hugh Brady-*-------------------------------------------July 6, 1812 - May 15, 1815--------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

MAJ Henry Leavenworth-----------------------------------July 1814----------------------------------------------9th/22nd Infantry Regiments ²

COL David S. Stanley----------------------------------------28 July 1866 --18 Apr 1884---------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Peter T. Swaine-----------------------------------------18 Apr 1884 - 21 Jan 1895------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL James S. Casey-----------------------------------------21 Jan 1895 - 28 Jan 1897------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Charles A. Wikoff † -----------------------------------28 Jan 1897 - 20 Jun 1898----------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL John Patterson-*----------------------------------------20 Jun 1898 - 1 Jul 1898------------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ² (temporary)

COL H.C. Egbert --------------------------------------------1 Jul 1898 - 26 Mar 1899------------------------ 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL J.W. French-----------------------------------------------26 Mar 1899 - 11 Nov 1901- -------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL James Miller---------------------------------------------11 Nov 1901 - 11 Aug 1903----------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Henry Wygant-------------------------------------------11 Aug 1903 - 11 Oct 1905-----------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL James B. Wheeler--------------------------------------11 Oct 1905 - 17 Feb 1909----------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Albert Reynolds-----------------------------------------1906----------------------------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ¹

COL Albert Reynolds-----------------------------------------17 Feb 1909 - 1 Mar 1912----------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL D.A. Frederick-------------------------------------------1 Mar 1912 - 25 Apr 1914-----------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL C.R. Noyles-----------------------------------------------25 Apr 1914 - 7 Jul 1914------------------------ 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Charles M. Truitt----------------------------------------7 Jul 1914 - 27 Feb 1916-------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL J.C.F. Tillson----------------------------------------------4 Mar 1916 - 26 May 1920---------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL John M.A. Palmer-------------------------------------- 11 Jun 1920 - 5 May 1921-----------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Samson L. Faison----------------------------------------19 July 1921 - 1924?------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL D.W. Ryther----------------------------------------------1924-1925--------------------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL George F. Baltzell---------------------------------------1926-1929?------------------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Locklin W. Caffay---------------------------------------1 Sep 1928 - 30 Jun 1930------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Louis M. Nuttman---------------------------------------27 Sep 1930 - 31 Jun 1932----------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Thomas S. Moorman------------------------------------3 Sep 1932 - 1 Aug 1934------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL John W. Lang----------------------------------------------3 May 1937 - 31 Aug 1938--------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Simon Bolivar Buckner---------------------------------1938-1939------------------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Albert S. Peake-------------------------------------------10 Nov 1939 - 11 Nov 1941--------------------4th Infantry Division ²

COL George H. Weems---------------------------------------12 Nov 1941 - 17 Feb 1942---------------------4th Infantry Division ²

MAJ John F. Ruggles------------------------------------------1942?------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Sewell M. Brumby----------------------------------------June 1944 ?----------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ John Dowdy * ------------------------------------------- ? Jun 1944 - 28 Jun 1944---------------------- -4th Infantry Division ¹

CPT George M. Goforth (to MAJ) * -----------------------28 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ Robert B. Latimer----------------------------------------10 Jul 1944 - 4 Sep 1944-----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC John Dowdy †----------------------------------------------4 Sep 1944 - 16 Sep 1944----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ Robert B. Latimer----------------------------------------16 Sep 1944 - 20 Sep 1944---------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

CPT Clifford M. Henley----------------------------------------20 Sep 1944 - 3 Oct 1944-----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ Hubert L. Drake †----------------------------------------3 Oct 1944 - 17 Nov 1944----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ George M. Goforth (to LTC)--------------------------17 Nov 1944 - 1946 ?----------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

COL John F. Ruggles -------------------------------------------1946 ?-----------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

LTC Glen A. Nelson---------------------------------------------Jul 1950---------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

CPT Warren C. Cooley------------------------------------------1951-------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Silas W. Bass------------------------------------------------1951-------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ Sam Carter--------------------------------------------------1951-1952------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Donald D. Dunlop------------------------------------------1956--------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

COL James McCoy----------------------------------------------1960-1962 ?----------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ³

COL John P. Brown----------------------------------------------1962--------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ³

LTC Doody---------------------------------------------------------1964------------------------------------------------- 4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Len Morley--------------------------------------------------Apr 1965 - Jan 1967-----------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Paul F. Braim * ---------------------------------------------1 Feb 1967 - 3 Mar 1967--------------------- -4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Thomas G. Rosell------------------------------------------1 Sep 1967 - 17 Sep 1967-----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC William P. Junk Jr.-----------------------------------------18 Sep 1967 - 10 Mar 1968--------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Thomas E. McBride, Jr---------------------------------- 11 Mar 1968 - 19 Sep 1968--------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC O'Brien--------------------------------------------------------June 1968------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC John L. Daniels---------------------------------------------19 Sep 1968 - 31 Jan 1969---------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC William M. Stevenson------------------------------------Jan 1969 - Sep 1969-----------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Michael Juvenal-------------------------------------------Sep 1969 - Feb 1970-----------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ Ronald J. Rabin-------------------------------------------Feb 1970 - Jul 1970----------------------------- 4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Robert J. Allee---------------------------------------------July 1970-------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Cliff High-----------------------------------------------------1970-------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Barney K. Neal †------------------------------------------1970 - 11 Sep 1970------------------------------ 4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC John Y. Ching-----------------------------------------------11 Sep 1970 - July 1971-------------------------4th Infantry Division, IFFV, MACV, USARV ¹

LTC Richard Fickett----------------------------------------- ---24 July 1971? - Oct 1971-----------------------USARV ¹

LTC Terrence McClain-----------------------------------------Oct 1971 - Feb 1972-----------------------------USARV ¹

LTC John Van Wert----------------------------------------------1972? - 3 Jul 1973-------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

COL Lester E. Bennet-------------------------------------------3 Jul 1973 - 10 Jan 1975 ----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Ronald Emery-----------------------------------------------10 Jan 1975 - 1976------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Robert Carrol------------------------------------------------1976------------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Hartman B. Mowery---------------------------------------1976 - 1977---------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Anthony J. Curcio------------------------------------------6 Nov 1977 - 29 Mar 1979--------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Robert Stack------------------------------------------------1979 - 1982------------------------------------- --4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Edwin P. Smith----------------------------------------------1982 - 1984----------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Robert M. Hensler----------------------------------------4 Nov 1985 - 23 May 1987--------------------10th Mountain Division ¹

LTC James M. Joyner------------------------------------------24 May 1987 - 3 May 1989-------------------10th Mountain Division ¹

LTC Jeffrey L. Spara--------------------------------------------3 May 1989 - 21 May 1991-------------------10th Mountain Division ¹

LTC William J. Martinez---------------------------------------22 May 1991 - 15 Jul 1993--------------------10th Mountain Division ¹

LTC Egon F. Hawrylak-----------------------------------------16 Jul 1993 - 18 Jul 1995---------------------- 10th Mountain Division ¹

LTC Michael L. Oates-----------------------------------------18 Jul 1995 - 13 Feb 1996----------------------10th Mountain Division ¹

LTC Philip B. North---------------------------------------------13 Feb 1996 - 18 Jul 1997----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Steven R. Mirr---------------------------------------------19 Jul 1997 - 7 Jul 1999------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC J. Marc LeGare--------------------------------------------7 Jul 1999 - 11 Jun 2001-----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Mark S. Woempner---------------------------------------11 Jun 2001 - 11 Jun 2003- -------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Steven Russell----------------------------------------------11 Jun 2003 - 14 Jun 2005--------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Craig A. Osborne------------------------------------------14 Jun 2005 - 21 Mar 2007--------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Matthew Elledge-------------------------------------------21 Mar 2007-- 17 June 2009------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Clay Padgett-------------------------------------------------17 June 2009--------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

 

¹ denotes 1st Battalion Commander

² denotes Regimental Commander

³ denotes Battle Group Commander

† denotes Killed in Action

* denotes Wounded in Action

 


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