Former District Commanders


Col. James D. Lang
May 1, 1946 – April 8, 1948
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Col. William E. Potter
April 9, 1948 – April 11, 1949
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Col. Lyle E. Seeman
April 12, 1949 – June 26, 1952
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Col. Louis H. Foote
June 27, 1952 – April 30, 1954
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Col. Carl Y. Farrell
May 1, 1954 – May 30, 1956
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Col. Pierre V. Kieffer, Jr.
Aug. 23, 1956 – June 30, 1958
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Col. William C. Gribble, Jr.
July 1, 1958 – June 30, 1960
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Col. Christian Hanburger
July 1, 1960 – Dec. 18, 1962
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Col. Kenneth T. Sawyer
Dec. 19, 1962 – Aug. 22, 1964
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Col. Clare F. Farley
Aug. 23, 1964 – Aug. 2, 1967
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Col. Ernest L. Hardin, Jr.
Aug. 3, 1967 – July 19, 1970
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Col. Amos C. Mathews
July 20, 1970 – June 29, 1973
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Col. Charles A. Debelius
Aug. 8, 1973 – June 3, 1976
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Col. George C. Robertson
June 17, 1976 – June 13, 1979
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Col. Lee R. Nunn
June 14, 1979 – May 24, 1982
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Col. Neil E. Saling
May 25, 1982 – June 11, 1985
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Col. Wilbur T. Gregory, Jr.
July 26, 1985 – June 29, 1988
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Col. William W. Kakel
July 15, 1988 – July 12, 1991
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Col. John W. Pierce
July 12, 1991 – July 12, 1994
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Col. Peter A. Topp
July 12, 1994 – July 15, 1997
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Col. Sheldon L. Jahn
July 15, 1997 – July 13, 2000
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Col. Steven T. Perrenot
July 13, 2000 – May 16, 2003
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Col. Timothy J. Gallagher
May 16, 2003 – July 14, 2006
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Col. Kevin J. Wilson
July 14, 2006 – June 23, 2009
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Col. Reinhard W. Koenig
June 23, 2009 – July 2, 2012
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Col. Christopher D. Lestochi
July 2, 2012 – July 16, 2015
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Col. Michael S. Brooks
July 16, 2015 – Aug. 14, 2018
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Col. Phillip J. Borders
Aug. 14, 2018 – Aug. 14, 2020
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Col. Damon A. Delarosa
Aug. 14, 2020 – June 30, 2023
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Col. Jeffrey S. Palazzini
June 30, 2023 - Present
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