Storied leaders have led mighty 1st Published Nov. 8, 2006 By 1st Fighter Wing History Office LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- The list of commanders of the 1st Pursuit Group and 1st Fighter Wing reads like a "Who's Who of the Air Force," and includes aviation pioneers, wartime heroes and future Air Force chiefs of staff.Group Commanders and Dates Assigned Maj. Bert M. Atkinson, May 5, 1918 Maj. Harold E. Hartney, Aug. 21, 1918 Lt. Col. Davenport Johnson, Aug. 22, 1919 Capt. Arthur R. Brooks, June 29, 1920 Maj. Carl Spaatz, Oct. 5, 1920 Capt. Arthur R. Brooks, April 25, 1921 Maj. Carl Spaatz, Dec. 21, 1921 Maj. Thomas G. Lanphier, September 1924 Capt. Vincent B. Dixon, Feb. 4, 1926 Maj. Thomas B. Lanphier, June 26, 1926 Maj. Ralph Royce, Aug. 25, 1928 Lt. Col. Charles H. Danforth, c. 1930 Maj. Gerald E. Brower, c. 1930 Maj. Adlai H. Gilkeson, July 18, 1932 Maj. George H. Brett, Oct. 7, 1932 Lt. Col. Frank M. Andrews, July 11, 1933 Maj. Ralph Royce, Oct. 4, 1934 Maj. Edwin J. House, April 30, 1937 Col. Henry B. Clagett, c. 1938 Col. Lawrence P. Hickey, c. 1939 Lt. Col. Robert S. Israel, July 1941 Maj. John O. Zahn, May 1, 1942 Col. John N. Stone, July 9, 1942 Col. Ralph S. Garman, Dec. 7, 1942 Maj. Joseph S. Peddie, Sept. 8, 1943 Col. Robert B. Richard, Sept. 19, 1943 Col. Arthur C. Agan Jr., Nov. 15, 1944 Lt. Col. Milton H. Ashkins, March 31, 1945 Lt. Col. Charles W. Thaxton, April 11, 1945 Col. Milton H. Ashkins, April 28, 1945 Col. Bruce K. Holloway, July 3, 1946 Col. Gilbert L. Meyers, Aug. 20, 1946 Col. Frank S. Perego, January 1948 Lt. Col. Jack T. Bradley, July 1950 Col. Dolf E. Muehleisen, June 1951 Col. Walker M. Mahurin, 1951 Capt. Robert B. Bell, January 1952 Col. Norman S. Orwat, 1955 Col. John D. W. Haesler, by March 1958Col. Edward S. Popek, July 1, 1960 Col. Wallace B. Frank, by September 1960Wing Commanders and Dates Assigned Col. Carl J. Crane, Aug. 15, 1947 Col. Elvin F. Maughn, Jan. 19, 1948 Col. Clifford H. Rees, May 17, 1948 Col. Joseph H. Davidson, Jan. 13, 1949 Col. George McCoy Jr., June 14, 1949 Col. William L. Lee, Aug. 19, 1949 Col. Wiley D. Ganey, Jan. 4, 1950 Brig. Gen. Donald R. Hutchinson, c. Oct. 17, 1950 Col. Dolf E. Muehleisen, Dec. 14, 1950 Col. Robert F. Worley, c. June 1951 Col. Glenn E. Duncan, Oct. 18, 1956 Col. Charles D. Sonnkalb, c. August 1959 Col. George J. LaBreche, c. December 1960 Col. Ralph G. Taylor Jr., June 15, 1962 Col. Converse B. Kelly, Sept. 16, 1963 Col. Kenneth E. Rosebush, c. August 1966 Col. Taras T. Popovich, April 29, 1968 Col. Morris B. Pitts, c. Oct. 31, 1969 unknown, c. Dec. 31, 1969 Col. Mervin M. Taylor, January 1970 Col. Travis R. McNeil, Oct. 1, 1970 Col. Robert F. Titus, March 1, 1971 Col. Howard W. Leaf, May 6, 1971 Col. Walter D. Druen Jr., Nov. 1, 1971 Col. Sydney L. Davis, April 18, 1972 Col. Gerald J. Carey Jr., June 25, 1973 Col. Ernest A. Bedke, by June 30, 1975 Lt. Col. George H. Miller, July 1, 1975 Brig. Gen. Larry D. Welch, Aug. 1, 1975 Col. John T. Chain Jr., Aug. 1, 1977 Col. Neil L. Eddins, March 27, 1978 Col. Donald L. Miller, May 15, 1979 Brig. Gen. William T. Tolbert, Aug. 11, 1980 Brig. Gen. Eugene H. Fischer, Jan. 29, 1982 Brig. Gen. Henry Viccellio Jr., April 6, 1983 Col. Billy G. McCoy, May 31, 1985 Col. Buster C. Glosson, July 10, 1986 Col. Richard B. Myers, June 11, 1987 Col. John M. McBroom, Feb. 24, 1989 Col. David J. McCloud, June 27, 1991 Brig. Gen. Gregory S. Martin, June 15, 1993 Brig. Gen. William R. Looney III, May 23, 1995 Brig. Gen. Theodore W. Lay II, July 10, 1996 Brig. Gen. Gary R. Dylewski, Oct. 21, 1997 Brig. Gen. (S) Felix Dupré, April 7, 1999 Brig. Gen. (S) Stephen M. Goldfein, April 10, 2000Brig. Gen. (S) Stephen J. Miller, Jan. 11, 2002Brig. Gen. (S) Frank Gorenc, Sept. 2, 2003 Brig. Gen. (S) Burton M. Field, June 15, 2005