Ready Now
Hospital Commanders
World War II
Fort Riley, Kansas
Republic of Vietnam
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
If anyone has information on the pre-WWII Hospital Commanders, send it for posting!
Dates From - To
Rank - Name of Commander
3 Sep 42 - 9 Jul 45
COL Donald E. Currier
16 Jul 45 - 26 Sep 45
COL John F. Blatt
27 Sep 45 - 1 Nov 45
LTC Albert N. Stevenson Jr.
2 Nov 45 - 11 Dec 45
MAJ George V. Byfield
Dates From - To
Rank - Name of Commander
17 Jan 55 - 6 Mar 55
CPT George Keifgen
7 Mar 55 - ? ??? 57
COL Franklin G. Sitton
? ??? 58 - 24 Sep 60
LTC Lloyd W. Dezarn Jr.
Dates From - To
Rank - Name of Commander
? Nov 65 - ? Jan 66
LTC Thomas D. Kelley
? Jan 66 - 8 Aug 66
LTC Walter C. Gordon Jr.
9 Aug 66 - 16 Oct 66
LTC Robert W. Irwin Jr.
17 Oct 66 - 11 Feb 67
LTC Louis E. Harmon Jr.
12 Feb 67 - 12 Aug 67
LTC James E. Dubois
12 Aug 67 - 22 May 68
LTC Jackson K. Walker
23 May 68 - 20 Apr 69
COL John J. Kovaric
21 Apr 69 - 23 Apr 70
COL Ceasar A. Lopez
24 Apr 70 - ? Dec 70
COL Quitman W. Jones
? Dec 70 - 25 Mar 71
COL Edmund A. Krekorian
26 Mar 71 - 2 May 71
MAJ Jack O. Lanier
Dates From - To
Rank - Name of Commander
3 May 71 - 13 Feb 72
CPT Otis E. Linkhouse III
14 Feb 72 - 18 Sep 74
LTC John Guttendorf
19 Sep 74 - 22 Sep 77
LTC Donald R. Gossage
23 Sep 77 - 10 Jun 79
LTC Roy L. Whitehouse
11 Jun 79 - 2 Oct 80
LTC Richard E. Meiers
3 Oct 80 - 9 Sep 82
LTC Theodore C. Reineck Jr.
10 Sep 82 - 11 Oct 84
LTC Bernard J. Dunlevy
12 Oct 84 - 11 Oct 85
LTC Ronald L. Woodward
12 Oct 85 - 15 Jan 86
MAJ Thomas M. Tyrell
17 Jan 86 - 14 Jul 88
LTC Andrew D. Beckey
15 Jul 88 - 13 Jul 90
LTC Samuel G. McQueen
13 Jul 90 - 25 Nov 90
LTC William Thorton
Dates From - To
Rank - Name of Commander
25 Nov 90 - 31 May 91
COL George Sampson
Dates From - To
Rank - Name of Commander
31 May 91 - 9 Jul 91
LTC Robert Sperberg
9 Jul 91 - 7 Jul 93
LTC Thomas E. Broyles
7 Jul 93 - 17 Jul 94
LTC Felipe Casso
We are lacking any information from when we were the 61st Surgical Hospital !
Note: If your browser is not JAVA enabled, use the menu at the bottom of this page!
Navigation Menu
Sign Our Guestbook
View Our Guestbook
Email the Webmaster
Note: The "unofficial" 93rd Vietnam Shield, used at the top of this page, was enhanced by Leon Baldwin, a good friend!
Leon also provided the background used on these pages!