Minnesota Wing Commanders

Maj Leslie L. Schroeder - 1 Dec 1941 to 28 Aug 1942 Maj Horace E. Read - 28 Aug 1942 to 14 Aug 1943 Lt Col Clayton N. Wulff - 14 Aug 1943 to 24 Sep 1946 Lt Col Stafford King - 24 Sep 1946 to 5 Sep 1947 Col Vee L. Phillips - 5 Sep 1947 to 3 Nov 1952 Col James H. Laidlaw - 3 Nov 1952 to 11 Jan 1955 Col Malcolm McDermid - 11 Jan 1955 to 15 Sep 1958 Col Richard T. Murphy - 15 Sep 1958 to 19 Apr 1965 Col David D. Cleary - 12 May 1965 to 18 Sep 1968 Col William H. Ramsey - 18 Sep 1968 to 8 Dec 1969 Col Gerald M. Quilling - 8 Dec 1969 to 3 Apr 1972 Col John T. Johnson - 3 Apr 1972 to 31 Dec 1976 Col Russell E. Kruse - 1 Jan 1977 to 1 Jan 1981 Col Lorraine V. Timmerman - 1 Jan 1981 to 4 Dec 1982 Col Lionel B. Bourquin, Jr - 4 Dec 1982 to 1 Jan 1986 Lt Col Beverly A. Henderson - 1 Jan 1986 to 9 Sep 1986 Col Alan K. Brandon - 9 Sep 1986 to 28 Apr 1990 Col Dennis A. Rock - 28 Apr 1990 to 9 Apr 1994 Col Joseph H. Kasper - 9 Apr 1994 to 27 May 1997 Col Wilbur D. Donaldson - 27 May 1997 to 19 Apr 2000 Col Dale E. Hoium - 19 Apr 2000 to 1 May 2004 Col Stephen G. Miller - 1 May 2004 to Apr 2008 Col Thomas B. Theis - Apr 2008 to Aug 2011 Col Brent Halweg - Aug 2011 to Present

Archival Confirmation:
17 Dec 41 Leslie L. Schroeder was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19) 1 Aug 42 PO 5. Leslie L. Schroeder, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 1 Jul 42 Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Capt. Clayton N. Wulff was Actg. Comdr. 5 Jan 44 Roster. Maj. Clayton N. Wulff was Comdr. 20 Jun 44 Temp. Duty Orders. Maj. Clayton N. Wulff was Comdr. 3 Jul 45 Roster. Lt. Col. Clayton N. Wulff was Comdr. 29 Dec 45 Nat. Hq. list gives Maj Leslie L. Schroeder from 12/1/41 to 8/28/42, Maj Horace E. Read as Comdr. from 8/28/42 to 8/14/43, Lt Col Clayton N. Wulff, from 8/14/43 to date 3 Sep 46 Roster. Lt. Col. Clayton N. Wulff was Comdr 10 May 49 NB Minutes. Col. Vee L. Phillips was Comdr 13 May 52 NB Minutes. Col. Vee L. Phillips was Comdr 7 Nov 52 Weekly Bulletin 42. Lt. Col. James H. Laidlaw has been aptd. Act. Comdr. 4 Dec 52 NEB Minutes. Lt. Col. James H. Laidlaw; vice Col. Vee L. Phillips resigned

25 Jan 55 NEB Minutes. Confirmed Lt. Col. Malcolm McDermid; vice Laidlaw 26 May 55 NEB Minutes. Malcolm McDermid to Col. & Comdr. 4 Mar 58 NB Minutes. Col. Malcolm McDermid was Comdr. 8 Nov 58 NEB Minutes. Richard T. Murphy to Temp. Col. & Act. Comdr. eff 15 Sep 58 26 Apr 59 NEB Minutes. Richard T. Murphy to Col. & Comdr. eff 15 Sep 58 30 Oct 64 NB Minutes. Col. Richard T. Murphy was Comdr. 18 Jun 65 NEC Minutes. Lt. Col. David Cleary reaptd. Int. Comdr. 29 Oct 65 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. David D. Cleary was Int. Comdr. 28 Oct 66 NB Minutes. Col. David D. Cleary was Comdr. 2 Nov 67 NB Minutes. Col. David D. Cleary was Comdr. 17 Oct 68 PANHQ 37. Lt. Col. William H. Ramsey aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 17 Oct 68 28 Mar 69 PANHQ 13. William H. Ramsey to Col. & Perm Comdr. eff 28 Mar 69 21 Nov 69 NB Minutes. Col. William H. Ramsey was Comdr. 8 Dec 69 PANHQ 56. Lt. Col. Gerald M. Quilling aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 8 Dec 69 13 Jul 70 PANHQ 29. Gerald M. Quilling to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 11 Jul 70 18 Apr 72 PANHQ 16. Lt. Col. John T. Johnson; vice Col. Gerald M. Quilling, 3 Apr 72 2 Dec 72 PANHQ 51. John T. Johnson to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 2 Dec 72 30 Dec 76 PANHQ 44. Lt. Col. Russell E. Kruse aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 1 Jan 77 1 Jul 77 PANHQ 10. Russell E. Kruse to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 1 Jul 77 30 Jun 78 PANHQ 26. Russell E. Kruse to Perm. Col, 1 Jul 78 30 Dec 80 PANHQ 48. Lt. Col. Lorraine Timmerman; vice Col. Russell E. Kruse, 1 Jan 81 1 Jul 81 PANHQ 20. Lorraine V. Timmerman to Temp Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 1 Jul 81 28 Jun 82 PANHQ 21. Lorraine V. Timmerman to Perm. Col. eff 1 Jul 82 4 Dec 82 PANHQ 43. Lionel B. Bourquin, vice Col Lorraine Timmerman, 4 Dec 82 31 May 83 PANHQ 16. Lionel B. Bourquin, Jr., to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 4 Jun 83 25 Jun 84 PANHQ 32. Lionel B. Bourquin, Jr., to Perm. Col. eff 4 Jun 84 30 Jan 86 PANHQ 06. Lt Col Beverly Henderson; vice Col Lionel Bourquin, Jr, 1 Jan 86 12 Sep 86 PANHQ 41. Lt. Col. Alan Brandon; vice Lt Col Beverly Henderson, 9 Sep 86 27 Feb 87 PANHQ 8. Alan K. Brandon to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 9 Mar 87 29 Feb 88 PANHQ 5. Alan K. Brandon to Perm. Col. eff 9 Mar 88 26 Apr 90 PANHQ 25. Lt Col Dennis A. Rock; vice Col Alan K. Brandon, 28 Apr 90 31 Mar 91 PANHQ 15. Col. Dennis A. Rock reaptd. Comdr. eff 28 Apr 91 31 Mar 92 PANHQ 21. Col. Dennis A. Rock reaptd. Comdr. eff 28 Apr 92 31 Mar 93 PANHQ 12. Col. Dennis A. Rock reaptd. Comdr. eff 28 Apr 93 3 Mar 94 PANHQ 18. Lt. Col. Joseph H. Kasper aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Dennis A. Rock and to Temp. Col. eff 9 Apr 94. Col. Dennis A. Rock to Perm. Col. eff 9 Apr 94 27 May 94 PANHQ 39. Lt. Col. Wilbur D. Donaldson aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Joseph H. Kasper and to Temp. Col, 27 May 94. Col. Joseph H. Kasper to Perm. Col, 27 May 94 28 Apr 95 PANHQ 28. Col. Wilbur D. Donaldson reaptd. Comdr. eff 27 May 95 1 May 96 PANHQ 21. Col. Wilbur D. Donaldson reaptd. Comdr. eff 27 May 96 13 Mar 97 PANHQ 9. Lt. Col. Kevin F. Sliwinski; vice Col. Wilbur D. Donaldson and to Temp. Col, 19 Apr 97. Col Wilbur D. Donaldson to Perm. Col, 19 Apr 97 7 Apr 2000 PANHQ 17. Lt. Col. Dale E. Hoium aptd Comdr. vice Col. Kevin F. Sliwinski and to Temp. Col. eff 29 Apr 2000. Col. Kevin F. Sliwinski to Perm. Col. eff 29 Apr 2000 4 Apr 2001 PANHQ 22. Col. Dale E. Hoium completed probationary term, 29 Apr 2001

20 Apr 2004 PANHQ 32. Lt. Col. Stephen G. Miller aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Dale E. Hoium and to Temp. Col. eff 1 May 2004. Col. Dale E. Hoium to Perm. Col. eff 1 May 2004 6 May 2005 PANHQ 34. Col. Stephen G. Miller completed probationary term, 1 May 2005

Researched by Louisa S. Morse, Col, CAP Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 15 Oct 2013)