Alabama Wing Commanders
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Lt Col Harold F. Wood - 10 Dec 1941 to 22 Mar 1946
Lt Col Howard S. Banton - 22 Mar 1946 to 1 Jul 1949
Col William S. Donovan - 1 Jul 1949 to 22 May 1951
Col John Asa Rountree, Jr - 22 May 1951 to 10 Nov 1953
Col Ernest C. Nall - 10 Nov 1953 to 1 Jan 1964
Col William B. Hayes - 1 Jan 1964 to 21 Apr 1968
Col Thomas C. Casaday - 18 Jun 1968 to 7 Nov 1970
Col Lee F. Smith - 7 Nov 1970 to 30 Nov 1973
Col Harry J. Howes - 1 Dec 1973 to 11 Dec 1976
Col Duke C. Bradford -11 Dec 1976 to 1 Sep 1978
Col Philip L. Tate - 1 Sep 1978 to 19 Jul 1980
Col Harry J. Howes - 19 Jul 1980 to 1 Sep 1981
Col Robert Dorning - 1 Sep 1981 to 7 May 1987
Lt Col Clyde M. Maddox - 7 May 1987 to 11 Dec 1987
Col Glen D. Atwell - 11 Dec 1987 to 11 May 1991
Col Paul J. Albano - 11 May 1991 to 7 Dec 1993
Col Angelos N. Petelos - 7 Dec 1993 to 29 Aug 1998
Col Joseph M. Owens, Jr - 29 Aug 1998 to 27 Apr 2002
Col John E. Tilton - 27 Apr 2002 to 27 Apr 2005
Col Michael A. Oakman - 27 Apr 2005 to 16 Aug 2008
Col Lisa Robinson - 16 Aug 2008 to 12 Mar 2012
Col J. Bradford Lynn - 12 Mar 2012 to Oct 2015
Col James B. Lewis - Oct 2015 to Present
Archival Confirmation:
17 Dec 41 Harold F. Wood was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19)
1 Aug 42 PO 5. Harold F. Wood, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 1 Jul 42
Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Maj. Harold F. Wood was Comdr.
5 Jan 44 Roster. Lt. Col. Harold F. Wood was Comdr.
29 Dec 45 Nat. Hq. list gives Lt. Col. Harold F. Wood as Comdr. 12/1/41 to date
14 May 46 Wing Commanders' Conf. Minutes. Lt. Col. Harold F. Wood was Comdr.
3 Sep 46 Roster. Lt. Col. Howard S. Banton was Comdr.
22 May 50 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. William S. Donovan was Comdr.
6 Jun 51 NEB Minutes. Approved Asa Rountree, Jr., aptd. Col. & Comdr. vice Col. William S.
Donovan resigned
31 Oct 52 Weekly Bulletin 4l. Col. Asa Rountree was Comdr.
29 Nov 53 Weekly Bulletin 43. Vice - Col. Asa Rountree resigned, Lt. Col. Ernest C. Nall aptd Act.
Comdr. eff 10 Nov 53
26 Mar 54 NEB Minutes. Ernest C. Nall to Col. & Comdr
9 Dec 63 PANHQ 102. Col. Ernest C. Nall was Comdr
30 Oct 64 NB Minutes. Col. William B. Hayes was Comdr
8 Dec 67 PANHQ 34. Col. William B. Hayes was Comdr
(NOTE: 25th Anniversary program for Frank G. Brewer, Sr., Memorial Aerospace Awards stated that
Frank G. Brewer, Jr., had served as Interim Commander of Alabama Wing. When Mr. Brewer was
asked about it, he stated that he had been Deputy Commander when Col. Hayes died, and that he
had served as Interim Commander for couple of months until Col. Casaday's appointment)
18 Jun 68 PANHQ 18. Lt. Col. Thomas C. Casaday aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 18 Jun 68
9 Aug 68 PANHQ 25. Thomas C. Casaday to Col. & Comdr. eff 9 Aug 68
29 Oct 70 PANHQ 49. Lt. Col. Lee F. Smith; vice Col. Thomas C. Casaday relieved eff 7 Nov 70
22 Mar 71 PANHQ 9. Lee F. Smith to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 20 Mar 7l
1 Dec 73 PANHQ 44. Lt. Col. Harry J. Howes; vice Col. Lee F. Smith replaced eff 1 Dec 73
3 Jun 74 PANHQ 18. Harry J. Howes to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 1 Jun 74
16 Jun 75 PANHQ 12. Harry J. Howes to Perm. Col. eff 7 Jun 75
13 Dec 76 PANHQ 41. Lt. Col. Duke C. Bradford aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Harry J. Howes
replaced eff 11 Dec 76
6 Jun 77 PANHQ 8. Duke C. Bradford to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 11 Jun 77
2 Jun 78 PANHQ 23. Duke C. Bradford to Perm. Col. eff 11 Jun 78
1 Sep 78 PANHQ 35 (Printed as PANHQ 34). Lt. Col. Philip L. Tate aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
Duke C. Bradford reassigned eff 1 Sep 78
1 Mar 79 PANHQ 8. Philip L. Tate to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 1 Mar 78
29 Feb 80 PANHQ 5. Philip L. Tate to Perm. Col. eff 1 Mar 80
15 Jul 80 PANHQ 22. Col. Harry J. Howes aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 19 Jul 80 vice Col. Philip L. Tate
resigned eff 19 Jul 80
30 Dec 80 PANHQ 48. Col. Harry J. Howes to Comdr. eff 19 Jan 81
17 Aug 81 PANHQ 25. Lt. Col. Robert M. Dorning aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Harry J. Howes
reassigned eff 1 Sep 81
22 Feb 82 PANHQ 4. Robert M. Dorning to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 1 Mar 82
8 Mar 83 PANHQ 7. Robert M. Dorning to Perm. Col. eff 1 Mar 83
8 May 87 PANHQ 21. Lt. Col. Clyde M. Maddox, vice Col. Robert M. Dorning eff 7 May 87
14 Dec 87 PANHQ 44. Lt. Col. Glen D. Atwell aptd, vice Lt. Col. Clyde M. Maddox eff 11 Dec 87
31 May 88 PANHQ 22. Glen D. Atwell to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 14 Jun 88.
31 May 89 PANHQ 34. Glen D. Atwell to Perm. Col. eff 14 Jun 89
30 Nov 90 PANHQ 73. Col. Glen D. Atwell reaptd. Comdr. eff 11 Dec 90
3 May 91 PANHQ 24. Lt. Col. Paul J. Albano aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Glen D. Atwell and to Temp.
Col. eff 11 May 91
1 May 92 PANHQ 28. Col. Paul J. Albano, Sr., reaptd Comdr. eff 11 May 92
30 Apr 93 PANHQ 18. Col. Paul J. Albano, Sr., reaptd Comdr. eff 11 May 93
3 Dec 93 PANHQ 61. Lt. Col. Angelos N. Petelos aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Paul J. Albano and to
Temp. Col. eff 7 Dec 93
30 Nov 95 PANHQ 74. Col. Angelos N. Petelos reaptd. Comdr. eff 7 Dec 95
3 Aug 98 PANHQ 42. Lt. Col. Joseph M. Owens, Jr., aptd Comdr. vice Col. Angelow N. Petelos
and to Temp. Col. eff 29 Aug 98. Col. Angelos N. Petelos to Perm. Col eff 29 Aug 98
3 Aug 99 PANHQ 40. Col. Joseph M. Owens, Jr, completed one year probationary term and aptd.
Comdr. eff 29 Aug 99
11 Apr 2002 PANHQ 28. Lt. Col. John E. Tilton aptd Comdr. vice Col. Joseph M. Owens and to
Temp. Col. eff 27 Apr 2002. Col. Joseph M. Owens to Perm. Col. eff 27 Apr 2002
11 Apr 2003 PANHQ 32. Col. John E. Tilton completed probationary term and aptd. Comdr. eff 27
Apr 2003
Researched by Louisa Morse, Col, CAP
Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 7 Jun 2016)
