1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

 

Regimental and 1st Battalion Commanders

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COL Hugh Brady *

July 6, 1812-May 15, 1815 ²

             

MAJ Henry Leavenworth

5 July 1814 ²

           

COL David S. Stanley

20 Jul 1866-18 Apr 1884 ²

                               

COL Peter T. Swaine

18 Apr 1884-21 Jan 1895 ²

             

COL James S. Casey

21 Jan 1895-28 Jan 1897 ²

           

COL Charles A. Wikoff †

28 Jan 1897-1 Jul 1898 ²

                               

LTC John H. Patterson *

20 Jun 1898- 1 Jul 1898 ²

             

COL Harry C. Egbert †

1 Jul 1898-26 Mar 1899 ²

           

Major Leopold O. Parker

26 Mar 1899-26 May 1899 ²

                               

COL John W. French

26 Mar 1899 - 11 Nov 1901 ²

             

MAJ Richard T. Yeatman

1901, 1903 ²

           

COL James Miller

11 Nov 1901-11 Aug 1903 ²

                               

COL Henry Wygant

11 Aug 1903-11 Oct 1905 ²

             

LTC Henry E. Robinson

May 1904-Aug 1905 ²

           

COL William B. Wheeler

11 Oct 1905-17 Feb 1906 ²

                               

COL Alfred Reynolds

17 Feb 1906-1 Mar 1912 ²

             

COL Daniel A. Frederick

1 Mar 1912-25 Apr 1914 ²

           

COL Charles R. Noyes

25 Apr 1914-7 Jul 1914 ²

                               

COL Charles M. Truitt

7 Jul 1914-27 Feb 1916 ²

             

COL John C.F. Tillson

4 Mar 1916-26 May 1920 ²

           

COL John M.A. Palmer

11 Jun 1920-5 May 1921 ²

                               

COL Samson L. Faison

5 Jul 1921-12 Jun 1922 ²

             

LTC William G. Doane

5 May-5 Jul 1921, 12 Jun 1922 ²

           

COL Robert H. Peck

5 Oct 1922-4 Jan 1923 ²

                               

COL Dwight W. Ryther

25 Aug 1923-1 Oct 1925 ²

             

COL George F. Baltzell

1 Oct 1925-1 Sep 1928, 2 Aug 1934-3 May 1937 ²

           

COL Lochlin W. Caffey

1 Sep 1928-30 Jun 1930 ²

                               

COL Louis M. Nuttman

21 Jul 1930-31 Jan 1932 ²

             

COL Thomas S. Moorman

3 Sep 1932-1 Aug 1934 ²

           

COL John W. Lang

3 May 1937-1 Aug 1938 ²

 
                                 

COL Simon B. Buckner

Sep 1938- 10 Nov 1939 ²

             

COL Albert S. Peake

10 Nov 1939 - 11 Nov 1941 ²

           

LTC Herbert W. Schmid

1940-Dec 1941 ¹

 
                                 

COL George H. Weems

12 Nov 1941 - 17 Feb 1942 ²

             

MAJ/COL John F. Ruggles

1942 ¹ , 1944 ¹, 3 Mar 1945 - 19 Feb 1946 ²

           

COL Hervey A. Tribolet

18 Feb 1942-10 Jun 1944 ²

 
                                 

COL Robert T. Foster

11 Jun 1944 - 8 Jul 1944 ²

             

LLTC Sewell M. Brumby *

JuMay 4 - June 7, 1944 ¹

           

MAJ/LTC John Dowdy *

June 8-28, Sep 4-16 1944 ¹

 
                                 

COL Charles T. Lanham

9 Jul 1944-2 Mar 1945 ²

             

Major Robert B. Latimer

Jul 10 - Sep 4, Sep 16 - Sep 20 1944 ¹

           

MAJ / LTC George M. Goforth *

Jun 28 - Jul 10, 17 Nov 1944 - 1945 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Arthur S. Teague

20 Feb 1946-Mar 1946 ²

             

COL Lewis A. Riggins

Nov 1950-1952 ²

           

MAJ Sam Carter

1951-1952 ¹

 
                                 

COL LeGrande A. Diller

1952-1953? ²

             

COL David L. Edwards

1953? - July 1954 ²

           

COL Max F. Schneider

Jul 1954 - Jul 1955 ²

 
                                 

COL Avery M. Cochran

Aug 1956 ²

             

LTC Donald D. Dunlop

1956 ¹

           

COL Walter C. Wickboldt

1957-1959 ³

 
                                 

COL John P. Brown

13 Oct 1961 - 1962? ³

             

LTC John J. Doody

1963-1965 ¹

           

LTC Len Morley

-Apr 1965 - 1 Jan 1967 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Paul F. Braim

1 Jan 1967 - 3 Mar 1967 ¹

             

LTC William P. Junk Jr.

7 Oct 1967 - 10 Mar 1968 ¹

           

LTC John L. Daniels

19 Sep 1968 - 31 Jan 1969 ¹

 
                                 

LTC William M. Stevenson

Jan 1969-Sep 1969 ¹

             

LTC Michael P. Juvenal

Sep 1969-Feb 23, 1970 ¹

           

MAJ Ronald J. Rabin

Feb 1970-Jul 1970 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Barney K. Neal †

14 Aug - 11 Sep 1970 ¹

             

LTC John Y. S. Ching

11 Sep 1970 - 19 Feb 1971

           

LTC John J. Madigan III

19 Feb 1971- 24 Jul 1971 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Richard Fickett

24 Jul 1971-Oct 1971 ¹

             

LTC Terrence McClain

Oct 1971-Feb 1972 ¹

           

COL Lester E. Bennett

7 Jul 1973-10 Jan 1975 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Hartman B. "Bax" Mowery

Sept 1976-4 Dec 1977 ¹

             

LTC Anthony J. Curcio

4 Dec 1977-29 Mar 1979 ¹

           

LTC Robert C. Stack

1979-1982 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Edwin P. Smith

1982-1984 ¹

             

LTC Robert M. Hensler

4 Nov 1985-23 May 1987 ¹

           

LTC James N. Joyner

24 May 1987-3 May 1989 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Jeffrey L. Spara

3 May 1989-21 May 1991 ¹

             

LTC William J. Martinez

22 May 1991-15 Jul 1993 ¹

           

LTC Egon F. Hawryak

16 Jul 1993-18 Jul 1995 ¹

 
                                 

LTC Michael L. Oates

18 Jul 1995-13 Feb 1996 ¹

      ------------      

LTC Phillip B. North

13 Feb 1996-18 Jul 1997 ¹

          -  

LTC Steven R. Mirr

19 Jul 1997-7 Jul 1999 ¹

                                 

LTC J. Marc LeGare

7 Jul 1999-11 Jun 2001 ¹

             

LTC Mark S. Woempner

11 Jun 2001-11Jun 2003 ¹

             

LTC Steven Russell

11 Jun 2003-14 Jun 2005 ¹

                                 

LTC Craig A. Osborne

14 Jun 2005 - 21 Mar 2007 ¹

             

LTC Matthew Elledge

21 Mar 2007 - 17 Jun 2009 ¹

             

LTC Clay Padgett

17 Jun 2009 - 1 Sept 2011 ¹

                                 

LTC Steven Adams

1 Sept 2011 - 10 Dec 2013 ¹

             

LTC Michael Mineni

10 Dec 2013 - 17 Mar 2014 ¹

               
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 

 

 

----------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 (temporary)

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 - 1 Jul 1898------------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

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

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

Major Leopold O. Parker--------------------------------- --26 Mar 1899 - 26 May 1899--------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ² (temporary)

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

MAJ Richard T. Yeatman-------------------------- --------1901, 1903--------------------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ² (temporary)

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

LTC Henry E. Robinson------------------------------------- May 1904 - Aug 1905-----------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ² (temporary)

COL William B. Wheeler------------------------------------11 Oct 1905 - 17 Feb 1906----------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Alfred Reynolds-----------------------------------------17 Feb 1906 - 1 Mar 1912----------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

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

COL Charles R. Noyes-------------------------------------- 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 John 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

LTC W. G. Doane----------------------------------------------5 May-5 Jul 1921----------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ² (temporary)

COL Samson L. Faison----------------------------------------5 July 1921 - 12 Jun 1922------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

LTC William G. Doane----------------------------------------5 May-5 Jul 1921, 12 Jun 1922-----------------22nd Infantry Regiment ² (temporary)

COL Robert H. Peck------------------------------------------5 Oct 1922 - 4 Jan 1923---------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Dwight W. Ryther---------------------------------------25 Aug 1923- 1 Oct 1925-------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL George F. Baltzell---------------------------------------1 Oct 1925 - 1 Sep 1928July-------------------- 22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Lochlin W. Caffey---------------------------------------1 Sep 1928 - 30 Jun 1930------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Louis M. Nuttman---------------------------------------21 Jul 1930 - 31 Jan 1932--------------------- -22nd Infantry Regiment ²

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

COL George F. Baltzell--------------------------------------- 2 Aug 1934 - 3 May 1937-----------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL John W. Lang----------------------------------------------3 May 1937 - 1 Aug 1938---------------- --- -22nd Infantry Regiment ²

COL Simon Bolivar Buckner---------------------------------1938- 10 Nov 1939-------------------------------22nd Infantry Regiment ²

LTC Herbert Schmid--------------------------------------------1940 -Dec 1941-----------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

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

COL Hervey A. Tribolet-------------------------------------- 18 Feb 1942-10 June 1944----------------------4th Infantry Division ²

COL Robert T. Foster------------------------------------------11 June 1944-8 Jul 1944------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

MAJ John F. Ruggles------------------------------------------1942, Jan 1944-------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

COL Charles T. Lanham---------------------------------------9 Jul 1944-2 Mar 1945---------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

LTC Sewell M. Brumby *--------------------------------------May 4 - June7, 1944 ----------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ John Dowdy * ------------------------------------------- 8 Jun 1944 - 28 Jun 1944---------------------- -4th Infantry Division ¹ (temporary)

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

CPT Robert B. Latimer----------------------------------------10 Jul 1944 - 4 Sep 1944---------------------- -4th Infantry Division ¹ (temporary)

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 (temporary)

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

MAJ George M. Goforth (to LTC)--* ----------------------17 Nov 1944 - 1945--------------------------- ---4th Infantry Division ¹

COL John F. Ruggles -------------------------------------------3 Mar 1945 - 19 Feb 1946----------------------4th Infantry Division ²

LTC Arthur S. Teague------------------------------------------20 Feb 1946 - Mar 1946----------------------- -4th Infantry Division ²

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

COL Lewis A. Riggins-------------------------------------------Nov 1950 - 1952----------------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

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

COL LeGrande A. Diller-------------------------------------- -1952-1953 ?-------------------------------------- -4th Infantry Division ²

COL David L. Edwards------------------------------------------1953?-July 1954----------------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

COL Max F. Schneider------------------------------------------Jul 1954 - Jul 1955-------------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

COL Robert H. Cole----------------------------------------------Jul 5, 1955 - Aug 1956-------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

COL Avery M. Cochran-----------------------------------------Aug 1956-------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ²

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

COL Walter C. Wikboldt--------------------------------------- 1957-1959------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ³

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

COL John P. Brown----------------------------------------------13 Oct 1961 -1962?------------------------------4th Infantry Division ³

LTC John J. Doody-----------------------------------------------1963-1965------------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

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

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

LTC Thomas G. Rosell------------------------------------------3 Mar 1967 - 7 Oct 1967----------- ---------- 4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC William P. Junk Jr.-----------------------------------------7 Oct 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 23, 1970-------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

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

LTC Robert J. Allee---------------------------------------------1-8 Aug 1970---------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

MAJ Shelley T. Raines ----------------------------------------9-12 Aug 1970-------------------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

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

LTC Barney K. Neal †------------------------------------------14 Aug 1970 - 11 Sep 1970--------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC John Y. S. Ching------------------------------------------- 11 Sep 1970 - 19 Feb 1971--------------------4th Infantry Division, IFFV, MACV, USARV ¹

LTC John J. Madigan III------------------------------------- -19 Feb 1971 - Jul 1971?------------------------IFFV, USARV ¹

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

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

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

COL Lester E. Bennett------------------------------------------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. "Bax" Mowery-----------------------------Sept 1976 - 4 Dec 1977------------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

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

LTC Robert C. 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 N. 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-- 1 Sept 2011----------- ---------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Steven Adams----------------------------------------------1 Sept 2011 - 10 Dec 2013----------------------4th Infantry Division ¹

LTC Michael A. Mineni----------------------------------------10 Dec 2013 9- 17 Mar 2014-------------------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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