Past Department Commanders

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1881 thru 1930

1881 Gilkey, E. Howard
1882 Bacon, Harry R.
1883 Poe, E. W.
1883 Wikeff, W. C.
1884 Myers, F. W.
1885 Ensign, George A.
1886 Frazee, Henry
1887 Frazee, Henry
1888 Leonard, George W.
1889 Bundy, William E.+
1890 Deckman, Charles J.
1891 Hilliard, J. v.
1892 Musser , Fillmore
1893 Gardner, Dan S.
1894 Cable, Don C.
1895 Williams, L. Vern
1896 Morrow, D. Q.
1897 Jones, Asa W. +
1898 Archer, E. H.
1899 Stephens, A.E.B. +
1900 Hendrix, F.W.
1901 Speelman, Harvey V. +
1902 Palmer, C.H.A.
1903 Rose, J. J.
1904 Reeder, W. S.
1905 Shrieves, W. T.
1906 Yengling, Park F. +
1907 Bommhardt, J. A.
1908 Williams, R. J.
1909 Davis, Hy D.
1910 Heintz, Michael G.
1911 Atchison, R. L.
1912 Combs, F. w.
1913 Morgan, George w.
1914 Aughinbaugh, T. L.
1915 Long, Thomas E.
1916 Whittlesey, C. A.
1917 Pfeifer, G. W.
1918 Snyder, Custer
1919 Shrieve, J. P.
1920 Myers, A. K.
1921 Martin, William B.
1922 Brown, William H.
1923 Selz, William A.
1924 Boden, Elmer E.
1925 Geib, Jacob
1926 Gleitsman, E. H.
1927 Harris, W. D.
1928 Penn, L. C.
1929 Hughes, James M.
1930 Thebaben, W.C.

1931 thru 1980

1931 Weber, C. H.
1932 Hess, Anbrey B.
1933 Warner, Judge
1934 Thompson, William
1935 Bigley, Chester O.
1936 Sattler, Carl S.
1937 Pharis, Fred D.
1938 Ryan, W. Gordon
1938 Schultz , William J.
1939 Hughes, James
1940 Thompson, Judge Lowell
1941 Heald, Howard
1942 Blair, Louis G.
1943 Eddie, Carlton N.
1944 Farmer, Earl
1945 Grate, Paul E.
1946 Randall, Cecil J.
1947 Waller, George E.
1948 Wetzel , C. Edward
1949 Austin, Robert D.
1950 Dorsey , Warfield w.
1951 Peters, Harold H.
1952 Wood, Clarence B.
1953 Schetts, Charles
1954 Corbin, W. Earl +
1955 Corbin, W. Earl +
1956 Battey, Martin R.
1957 Bigley, Charles
1958 Pfiester, Fred, Jr.
1959 Pfiester, Fred, Jr.
1960 Neff, Clyde
1961 Clancy, Daniel F.
1962 Powers, William F.
1963 Sprague, Howard N.
1964 Bucraw, Carl
1965 Brown, Eldon
1966 Decker , John
1967 Greenwalt, Richard L.+
1968 Wolz, Robert J. @
1969 Nutt, E. Alan *
1970 Shefelton, Guy E.
1971 Wolz, Robert J. @
1972 Shadel, Ralph
1973 Wolz, Robert C.
1974 Swift, Kenneth
1975 Hoffman, Thomas E
1976 Bury II, Gordon R. +
1977 Haueter, Wilbur *
1978 Altland , Forest
1979 Graham, Thomas
1980 Shadel, George

1981 thru Present

1981 Corfman, Charles +
1982 Swogger, Larry K.
1983 Shadel, Ralph
1984 Corfman, Charles +
1985 McGuire, Daniel
1986 Swogger, Larry K.
1987 Smyser I, Richard
1988 Smyser I, Richard
1989 Swogger, Larry K.
1990 Smyser I, Richard
1991 Medert , David R. +
1992 Medert , David R. +
1993 Rogers, Charles Jr.
1994 Grim, Robert E. +
1995 Hilton, James
1996 Webb, Herbert
1997 Ashley, Keith
1998 Eckley, Mark
1999 Medert , David V. +
2000 Frost, Terry
2001 Darby, Donald E. +
2002 Houston, James
2003 Silvis, Jon B.
2004 Tilton, Bradley A.
2005 Nagel, Raymond C.
2006 Freshley, Ken L. +
2007 Grant, Donald L.
2008 Keller, Craig W.
2009 Davis, Robert w.
2010 Reeves, Charles S.
2011 Martin, Donald L. +
2012 Lynch, Fred
2013 Davis, Jonathan
2014 Graham, Tim
2015 Cox, Shawn
2016 Hritsko, Pete +
2017 Crane, James
2018 Langdon, Kerry
2019 Milburn, Shane
2020 Spaulding, Michael
2021 Davis, R. A.
2022 Darby, Donald E. +
2023 Huffman, John M., Jr.
2024 Ball, Stephen W.
2025 Rish, David A.
2026 Kelly Hopkins (Current Department Commander)

Note:

* Dropped Membership
+ Past Commander-in-Chief
@ Past Commander-in-Chief (Honorary)