Utah Wing Commanders
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Col Joseph S. Bergin - 9 Dec 1941 to 20 Dec 1949
Lt Col Ralph Winn - 20 Dec 1949 to 20 Oct 1950
Col Roy C. Metcalf - 20 Oct 1950 to 23 Jul 1951
Col Theodore J. Enos - 23 Jul 1951 to 22 Jul 52
Lt Col Angus V. McKay (Interim) - 22 Jul 1952 to 30 Oct 1952
Col Ralph B. Ottenheimer - 30 Oct 1952 to 14 Sep 1957
Col Joseph S. Bergin - 23 Sep 1957 to 30 Jun 1969
Lt Col Bobby V. Walker - 1 Jul 1969 to 18 Nov 1969
Col Thomas C. Jackson - 18 Nov 1969 to 1 Jul 1972
Col Larry D. Miller - 1 Jul 1972 to 1 May 1976
Col Harold M. Hilburn - 1 May 1976 to 1 Jul 1978
Col Roy A. Hopkinson - 1 Jul 1978 to 28 May 1979
Col Virginia E. Smith - 28 May 1979 to 13 Sep 1981
Col Ralph F. Findlay - 13 Sep 1981 to 25 Oct 1983
Col John W. Barainca - 25 Oct 1983 to 24 Feb 1987
Col E. Woodrow Walton - 24 Feb 1987 to 21 Nov 1989
Col Alan C. Rehkemper - 21 Nov 1989 to 1 Oct 1990
Col Craig L. Thomas - 1 Oct 1990 to 7 Jan 1992
Col Gerald M. Maass - 7 Jan 1992 to 3 Nov 1993
Col John D. Newman - 3 Nov 1993 to 14 Oct 1995
Col John J. O'Donnell, Jr - 14 Oct 1995 to 8 Apr 1997
Col Terry H. Robinson - 8 Apr 1997 to 22 Jul 2000
Col David L. Hankwitz (Interim) - 22 Jul 2000 to 20 Jan 2001
Col Lynda C. Robinson - 20 Jan 2001 to 22 Sep 2001
Maj Russell E. Chazell (Interim) - 22 Sep 2001 to 1 Dec 2001
Col Jack D. Butterfield - 1 Dec 2001 to 16 Oct 2005
Col Russell E. Chazell - 16 Oct 2005 to 10 Oct 2009
Col Jerry E. Wellman - 10 Oct 2009 to 15 Mar 2013
Col Jonathon Niedfeld - 15 Mar 2013 to Present
Archival Confirmation:
11 Nov 41 Telegram from Joseph S. Bergin indicating willingness to serve
10 Dec 41 Telegram from Joseph S. Bergin accepting aptmt.
17 Dec 41 Joseph Bergin was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19)
1 Aug 42 PO 5. Joseph Bergin, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 1 Jul 42
Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Maj. Joseph D. Bergin was Comdr.
5 Jan 44 Roster. Lt. Col. Joseph D. Bergin was Comdr.
29 Dec 45 Nat. Hq. list gives Lt. Col. Joseph D. Bergin as Comdr. from 12/1/41 to
date
15 May 46 Wing Commanders' Conf. Minutes. Lt. Col. Joseph D. Bergin was
Comdr.
3 Sep 46 Roster. Col. Joseph S. Bergin was Comdr.
8 Dec 49 NEB Minutes. Voted to relieve Col. Joseph S. Bergin
23 May 50 NB Minutes. Col. Winn is new since May l949
May 50 Annual Conference Report. Maj. Ralph Winn replaced Col. Joseph Bergin
in December l949
24 Oct 50 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. Roy C. Metcalf was Comdr.
15 Jan 51 NEB Minutes. Approved Roy C. Metcalf to Lt. Col. & Comdr. vice Lt.
Col. Ralph Winn relieved
28 Mar 51 NEB Minutes. Approved Roy C. Metcalf to Col. 28 Sep 51 NEB
Minutes. Approved Capt. Theodore J. Enos aptd. Lt. Col. & Act. Comdr. vice Col.
Ray C. Metcalf resigned.
16 Jan 52 NEB Minutes. Ratified Theodore J. Enos to Col. & Comdr.
7 Nov 52 Weekly Bulletin 42. Lt. Col. Ralph B. Ottenheimer has been aptd. Act.
Comdr.
4 Dec 52 NEB Minutes. Approved Lt. Col. Ralph B. Ottenheimer to Act. Comdr.
vice Lt. Col. Angus V. McKay relieved
4 Jun 53 NEB Minutes. Approved Ralph B. Ottenheimer to Col. & Comdr.
10 May 57 NB Minutes. Col. Ralph B. Ottenheimer was Comdr.
14 Nov 57 NEB Minutes. Confirmed aptmt. of Col. Joseph S. Bergin as Comdr.
14 Dec 68 PANHQ 42. Col. Joseph S. Bergin was Comdr.
6 Jun 69 PANHQ 26. Lt. Col. Bobby V. Walker aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 1 Jul 69
21 Nov 69 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. Bobby V. Walker represented by Lt. Col. Thomas
C. Jackson.
8 Dec 69 PANHQ 56. Lt. Col. Thomas C. Jackson aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 18 Nov 69
13 Jul 70 PANHQ 29. Thomas C. Jackson to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 11 Jul 70
3 Jul 72 PANHQ 25. Lt. Col. Larry D. Miller aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Thomas C.
Jackson reassigned eff 1 Jul 72
2 Dec 72 PANHQ 51. Larry D. Miller to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 2 Dec 72
28 Apr 76 PANHQ 13. Lt. Col. Harold Hilburn aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Larry D.
Miller reassigned eff 1 May 76
13 Dec 76 PANHQ 41. Harold Hilburn to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 11 Dec
76
6 Mar 78 PANHQ 10. Harold Hilburn to Perm. Col. eff 4 Mar 78
30 Jun 78 PANHQ 26. Lt. Col. Roy A. Hopkinson aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
Harold Hilburn reassigned eff 1 Jul 78
2 Jan 79 PANHQ 1. Roy A. Hopkinson to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 1 Jan 79
27 Apr 79 NEB Minutes. Approved waiver of normal promotion requirements and
promotion of Col. Roy A. Hopkinson to the grade of Perm. Col. eff immediately.
30 Apr 79 PANHQ 14. Roy A. Hopkinson to Perm. Col. eff 27 Apr 79
8 Jun 79 PANHQ 18. Lt. Col. Virginia E. Smith aptd. Int. Comdr.
10 Dec 79 PANHQ 39. Virginia E. Smith to Temp. Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 28 Nov
79
28 Nov 80 PANHQ 42. Virginia E. Smith to Perm. Col. eff 29 Nov 80
11 Sep 81 PANHQ 29. Lt. Col. Ralph F. Findlay aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
Virginia E. Smith resigned eff 13 Sep 81
9 Dec 81 PANHQ 46. Ralph F. Findlay to Temp. Col. eff 5 Dec 81 & Int. Comdr.
eff 4 Dec 81
22 Feb 82 PANHQ 4. Col. Ralph F. Findlay to Perm. Comdr. eff 13 Mar 82
30 Dec 82 PANHQ 46. Ralph F. Findlay to Perm. Col. eff 5 Dec 82
14 Oct 83 PANHQ 39. Lt. Col. John W. Barainca aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Ralph
F. Findlay reassigned eff 25 Oct 83
25 Apr 84 PANHQ 17. John W. Barainca to Temp. Col. eff 25 Apr 84
1 Apr 85 PANHQ 13. John W. Barainca to Perm. Col. eff 25 Apr 85
13 Feb 87 PANHQ 7. Lt. Col. E. Woodrow Walton aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
John W. Barainca eff 24 Feb 87
21 Jul 87 PANHQ 32. E. Woodrow Walton to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 24 Aug 87
24 Aug 88 PANHQ 35. E. Woodrow Walton to Perm. Col. eff 24 Aug 88.
13 Nov 89 PANHQ 65. Lt. Col. Alan C. Rehkemper aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. E.
Woodrow Walton eff 21 Nov 89 6 Mar 90 PANHQ 12. Alan C. Rehkemper to
Temp. Col. eff 24 Feb 90
30 Apr 90 PANHQ 26. Alan C. Rehkemper to Comdr. eff 21 May 90
27 Sep 90 PANHQ 55. Maj. Craig L. Thomas aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Alan C.
Kehkemper & to Lt. Col. eff 1 Oct 90. Alan C. Kehkemper to Col. eff 1 Oct 90
22 Mar 91 PANHQ 13. Craig L. Thomas to Temp. Col. eff 1 Apr 91
1 Oct 91 PANHQ 49. Col. Craig L. Thomas reaptd. Comdr. eff 1 Oct 91
6 Jan 92 PANHQ 1. Maj. Gerald M. Maass aptd Comdr. vice Col. Craig L.
Thomas and to Lt. Col. eff 7 Jan 92
6 Jan 92 PANHQ 1. Col. Craig L. Thomas to Perm. Col. eff 7 Jan 92
1 Jul 92 PANHQ 40. Lt. Col. Gerald M. Maass to Temp. Col. eff 7 Jul 92
6 Jan 93 PANHQ 1. Col. Gerald M. Maass reaptd Comdr. eff 7 Jan 93
15 Nov 93 PANHQ 53. Lt. Col. John D. Newman aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Gerald M.
Maass & to Temp. Col. eff 3 Nov 93. Col. Gerald M. Maass to Col. eff 3 Nov 93.
3 Oct 95 PANHQ 69. Lt. Col. John J. O'Donnell, Jr., aptd Comdr. vice Col. John D.
Newman and to Col eff 14 Oct 95. Col John D. Newman to Col eff 14 Oct 95.
2 Apr 97 PANHQ 15. Capt. Terry H. Robison aptd. Comdr. vice Col. John J.
O'Donnell, Jr. and to Temp. Col. eff 8 Apr 97. Col. John J. O'Donnell, Jr., to Perm.
Col. eff 8 Apr 97.
30 Jun 2000 PANHQ 32. Maj. David L. Hankwitz aptd Comdr. vice Col. Terry H.
Robinson and to Temp. Col. eff 22 Jul 2000. Col. Terry H. Robbinson to Perm. Col.
eff 22 Jul 2000.
8 Jan 2001 PANHQ 3. Lt. Col. Lynda C. Robinson aptd Comdr. vice Col. David L.
Hankwitz and to Temp. Col. eff 20 Jan 2001. Temp. Col. David L. Hankwitz reverts
to the grade of Lt. Col. upon replacement as Comdr. eff. 20 Jan 2001.
24 Sep 2001 PANHQ 59. Maj. Russell E. Chazell aptd. Interim Comdr. vice Col.
Lynda C. Robinson eff 22 Sep 2001. Col Lynda C. Robinson to Col.eff 22 Sep 2001
27 Nov 2001 PANHQ 99. Capt. Jack D. Butterfield aptd. Comdr. vice Maj. Russell
E. Chazell and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Dec 2001
27 Nov. 2002 PANHQ 93. Col. Jack D. Butterfield completed one year
probationary term and to Comdr. eff 1 Dec 2002
15 Apr 2005 PANHQ 28. Lt. Col. Russell E. Chazell aptd Comdr vice Col. Jack D.
Butterfield and to Temp. Col. eff 16 Apr 2005. Col. Jack D. Butterfield to Perm. Col.
eff 16 Apr 2005.
Researched by Louisa S. Morse, Col, CAP
Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 7 Jun 2016)
