Wisconsin Wing Commanders

Maj Seth W. Pollard -1 Dec 1941 to 15 Mar 1942

Maj James B. King -15 Mar 1942 to 25 Jun 1942
Lt Col John F. Stratton - 25 Jun 1942 to 31 Mar 1946
Col Harry W. Schaefer - 31 Mar 1946 to 13 Jun 1949
Col Benjamin J. Moeller (Interim) - 13 Jun 1949 to 5 Mar 1950
Col John H. Batten - 5 Mar 1950 to 1 Sep 1954
Col Richard C. Jaye - 29 Jun 1955 to 9 May 1960
Col Richard H. Reynard - 9 May 1960 to 14 Sep 1963
Col Herbert V. Harrison -14 Sep 1963 to 15 Apr 1965
Col James C. Gates - 15 Apr 1965 to 26 Apr 1970
Col Ben D. Silko - 26 Apr 1970 to 31 Dec 1974
Col Arthur D. Rediske - 1 Jan 1975 to 10 Jul 1978
Col Leonard R. Wasylyk -10 Jul 1978 to 11 Sep 1982
Col Raymond A. Noonan - 11 Sep 1982 to 14 Mar 1987
Col Arthur R. Shanley - 14 Mar 1987 to 1 Dec 1990
Col David H. Spenner - 1 Dec 1990 to 15 Oct 1994
Col Lawrence Stys - 15 Oct 1994 to 17 Oct 1998
Col Larry S. Nack - 17 Oct 1998 to 20 Apr 2002
Col Clair D. Jowett - 20 Apr 2002 to Apr 2006
Col Donald J. Haffner - Apr 2006 to 24 Apr 2010
Col Clarence A. Peters - 24 Apr 2010 to 23 May 2014
Col Rose A. Hunt - 23 May 2014 to Present

Archival Confirmation:

10 Dec 41 Telegram from Seth W. Pollard accepting aptmt.

17 Dec 41 Seth W. Pollard was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19)
1 Aug 42 John F. Stratton, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 6 Aug 42
5 Mar 43 CAP Bulletin Vol. II, No. 10. Maj. John F. Stratton was Comdr.
Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Maj. John F. Stratton was Comdr.
5 Jan 44 Roster. Lt. Col. John F. Stratton was Comdr.
29 Dec 45 Nat. Hq. list gives Seth W. Pollard as Comdr from 12/1/41 to 3/15/42,
James B. King as Comdr. from 3/15/42 to 6/25/42, and Lt. Col. John F. Stratton as
Comdr. from 6/15 to date
31 Jan 46 Roster. Lt. Col. John F. Stratton was Comdr.
14 May 46 Wing Commanders' Conf. Minutes. Lt Col Harry W. Schaefer, Comdr
3 Sep 46 Roster. Lt. Col. Harry W. Schaefer was Comdr.
10 May 49 NB Minutes. Col. H. W. Schaefer was Comdr.
23 May 50 NB Minutes. Col. John H. Batten was new since May 49

3 Sep 53 Weekly Bulletin 32. Lt. Col. Reginald H. Jackson aptd. Comdr. vice
Col. John H. Batten relieved eff 1 Sep 53
26 Mar 54 NEB Minutes. Reginald H. Jackson to Col.
27 May 55 NB Minutes. Col. Reginald H. Jackson was Comdr.
1 Sep 55 NEB Minutes. Approved Lt. Col. Richard C. Jaye to Act. Comdr.
19 Jan 56 NEB Minutes. Approved Richard C. Jaye to Col. & Comdr. 28 Apr 59
NB Minutes. Col. Richard C. Jaye was Comdr.
11 Jan 60 GO 1. Col. Richard H. Reynard was Comdr.
22 Apr 60 NEB Minutes. Temp. Col. Richard H. Reynard to Col. & Comdr. at end
of 6 months (5.5 months as of 22 Apr 60)
11 Dec 62 PANHQ 61. Col. Richard H. Reynard was Comdr.
11 Oct 63 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. Herbert V. Harrison was Int. Comdr.
9 Dec 63 PANHQ 102. Col. Herbert V. Harrison to Col. eff 6 Dec 63
30 Oct 64 NB Minutes. Col. Herbert V. Harrison was Comdr.
18 Jun 65 NEC Minutes. Lt. Col. James C. Gates to Col. & Comdr.
20 Mar 70 PANHQ 12. Lt. Col. Ben D. Silko aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. James C.
Gates relieved eff 25 Apr 70
5 Dec 70 PANHQ 59. Ben D. Silko to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 5 Dec 70
2 Jan 75 PANHQ 1. Lt. Col. Arthur D. Rediske aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col. Ben D.
Silko reassigned eff 1 Jan 75
16 Jun 75 PANHQ 12. Arthur D. Rediske to Temp. Col & Comdr. eff 7 Jun 75
13 Dec 76 PANHQ 41. Arthur D. Rediske to Perm. Col. eff 11 Dec 76
19 Jul 78 PANHQ 31. Lt. Col. Leonard R. Wasylyk aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
Arthur D. Rediske reassigned eff 10 Jul 78
2 Jan 79 PANHQ 1. Leonard R. Wasylyk to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 10 Jan 79
31 Dec 79 PANHQ 45. Leonard R. Wasylyk to Perm. Col. eff 10 Jan 80
1 Sep 82 PANHQ 31. Lt. Col. Raymond A. Noonan aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
Leonard R. Wasylyk eff 11 Sep 82
28 Feb 83 PANHQ 5. Raymond A. Noonan to Col & Comdr. eff 11 Mar 83
1 Mar 84 PANHQ 8. Raymond A. Noonan to Perm. Col. eff 11 Mar 84
4 Mar 87 PANHQ 10. Lt. Col. Arthur R. Shanley aptd. Int. Comdr. vice Col.
Raymond A. Noonan eff 14 Mar 87
1 Sep 87 PANHQ 36. Arthur R. Shanley to Comdr. & Temp. Col. eff 14 Sep 87
31 Aug 88 PANHQ 38. Arthur R. Shanley to Perm. Col. eff 14 Sep 88.
6 Nov 90 PANHQ 68. Lt. Col. David H. Spenner aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Arthur R.
Shanley and to Temp. Col. eff 1 Dec 90
2 Dec 91 PANHQ 61. Col. David H. Spenner reaptd. Comdr. eff 1 Dec 91
1 Dec 92 PANHQ 75. Col. David H. Spenner reaptd. Comdr. eff 1 Dec 92
2 Dec 93 PANHQ 60. Col. David H. Spenner reaptd. Comdr. eff 1 Dec 93
15 Sep 94 PANHQ 65. Lt. Col. Lawrence Stys aptd. Comdr. vice Col. David H.
Spenner and to Temp. Col. eff 15 Oct. Col. David H. Spenner to Col eff 15 Oct 94
3 Oct 95 PANHQ 67. Col. Lawrence Stys reaptd. Comdr. eff 15 Oct 95
7 Oct 98 PANHQ 72. Lt. Col. Larry S. Nack aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Lawrence Stys
and to Temp. Col. eff 17 Oct 98. Col. Lawrence Stys to Perm. Col. eff 17 Oct 1998

8 Apr 2002 PANHQ 23. Lt. Col. Clair D. Jowett aptd Comdr. vice Col. Larry S.
Nack and to Temp. Col. eff 20 Apr 2002. Col. Larry S. Nack to Perm. Col. eff 20
Apr 2002
11 Apr 2003 PANHQ 32. Col. Clair D. Jowett completed probationary term and
aptd. Comdr. eff 20 Apr 2003

Researched by Louisa S. Morse, Col, CAP

Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 7 Jun 2016)