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RAKKASAN COMMANDERS
1943-2022

 

   

Hildebrand, Harry B.

Colonel

Feb 43Apr 45

Pearson, George O.

Major General

Apr 45Dec 45

Wilson, Arthur L.

Lt. Colonel

Dec 45Aug 46

Riggins, Lou

Lt. Colonel

Aug 45Jul 47

Pearson, George O.

Major General

Jul 47Jul 48

Jablonsky, Harvey J.

Major General

Jul 48Jun 50

Bowen, Frank S.

Major General

Jun 50Jul 51

Trapnell, Thomas J.

Lt. General

Jul 51Jul 52

Westmoreland, Wm C.

General

Jul 52Oct 53

Lindquist, Roy E.

Major General

Oct 53Jul 55

Herrick, Curtis J.

Major General

Jul 55Aug 55

Ryneska, Joseph F.

Colonel

Aug 55Jun 56

Zais, Melvin

Lt. General

Jun 56May 57

Hatch, James J.

Colonel

May 57Jul 58

McCrory, Dorsey E.

Colonel

Jul 58May 59

Tucker, Henry P/

Colonel

May 59May 60

Griffith, W.M.

Colonel

Jun 60Nov 60

Bull, Kenneth R.

Colonel

Nov 60Dec 60

Mueller, A.L.

Colonel

Dec 60Jun 61

Bull, Kenneth R.

Colonel

Jun 61Jul 61

Sullivan, John F.

Colonel

Jul 61Sep 61

Bowlby, Herbert M.

Colonel

Sep 61Jun 62

Berry, John T.

Colonel

Jun 62Jun 63

Legere, Laurence J.

Colonel

Jun 63Feb 64

Mitchell, Clarence A.

Colonel

Feb 64Jul 65

Lange, Wells B.

Lt. Colonel

Jul 65Nov 66

Herbert, James

Brig. General

Nov 66May 67

Farris, Robert

Colonel

May 67Jul 67

Forrest, John F.

Lt. General

Jul 67Mar 68

Shaneyfelt, Stanley

Major

Mar 68Jul 68

Scheffs, George

Lt. Colonel

Jul 68Jan 69

Honeycutt, Weldon

Major General

Jan 69Jul 69

Steinberg, William A.

Colonel

Jul 69Jan 70

Schlandler, Herbert

Colonel

Jan 70Jun 70

Bland, Ivan

Lt. Colonel

Jun 70Oct 70

Sutton, Byron J.S. *

Lt. Colonel

Oct 70Mar 71

Stevenson, James R.

Lt. Colonel

Mar 71Dec 71

Hoffman, L.W.

Lt. Colonel

Jan 72Feb 73

Bramlett, James W.

Brig. General

Feb 73Jul 74

Kehoe, Thomas P.

Colonel

Jul 74Jan 76

Shelvin, George L.

Lt. Colonel

Jan 76Jul 77

Matz, William M.

Brig. General

Jul 77Feb 79

Broderick, Edward

Lt. Colonel

Feb 79Sep 80

Ionoff, John Jr.

Lt. Colonel

Sep 80Apr 83

Frankiecinicz, S

Lt. Colonel

Apr 83May 85

Kinzer, Joseph

Lt. General

May 86Nov 88

McDonald, John

Colonel

Nov 88Nov 90

Clark, Robert T.

Colonel

Nov 90Nov 92

Dees, Robert F.

Colonel

Nov 92Oct 94

Martinez, William J.

Colonel

Oct 94Oct 96

Smith, Eric F.

Colonel

Oct 96Sep 98

Hoogland, Steve J.

Colonel

Sep 98Aug 00

Wiercinski, Francis J.

Colonel

Aug 00Jun 02

Linnington, Michael S.

Colonel

Jun 02Jun 04

Steele, Michael

Colonel

Jun 04Nov 06

Caracillo, Dominic

Colonel

Nov 06Feb 09

Loung, Viet X.

Colonel

Feb 09 
    

* Lt. Colonel Byron Sutton KIA – Vietnam

 

                          RAKKASAN ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS


Jerry Mazur

(held title only about 3 months in 1981 when the Association was formed
at the Airborne Awards in Atlanta, GA)


Colonel William E. Weber, 1981 to 1993


C.W. Flevares, MD, 1993 to 1994


Alexander “Jazz” Jaznach, 1994 to 1999


Robert A. Nesbitt, 1999 to 2002


Cecil “Buddy” Hardaway, 2002 to 2004
 

Colonel James E. Hoeh, 2004 to 2010


Irving Weinsoff
, 2010 to 2016


James Bockman
, 2016 to 2017


Franklin Peterson
, 2017 to 2019


Colonel Bob Harkins
, 2019 to Present