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Wethersfield, England Apr. 27, 1956 Jun. 1, 1970 Upper Heyford, England Jun. 1, 1970 Dec. 30, 1993 Shaw AFB, South Carolina Jan. 1, 1994 Present Assigned Aircraft BOEING P-12 November 1993 October 1932 BOEING P-26 PEASHOOTER October 1932 September 1935 CURTIS P-36 MOHAWK September 1935 September 1940 CURTIS P-40 WARHAWK September 1940 February 1942 BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA February 1942 May 1942 REPUBLIC P-43 LANCER February 1942 September 1942 LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING May 1942 July 1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51 MUSTANG July 1944 February 1948 REPUBLIC F-84B/D/E/F/G THUNDERJET, THUNDERSTREAK February 1948 December 1957 NORTH AMERICAN F-100D/F SUPER SABRE June 1957 January 1971 GENERAL DYNAMICS F-111E AARDVARK September 1970 Oct. 15, 1993 REPUBLIC A/OA-10 THUNDERBOLT II Jan. 1, 1994 Jul. 3, 1996 LOCKHEED MARTIN F-16C/D FIGHTING FALCON Jul. 7, 1997 Present Commanders Capt. Gev E. Lovell Aug. 9, 1917 c. Sep. 8, 1917 1st Lt. Arthur W. Betts c. Sep. 8, 1917 Sep. 24, 1917 Capt. Gustave G. Baetcke Sep. 24, 1917 Mar. 16, 1919 1st Lt. Clarence E. Crumine Nov. 15, 1930 Aug. 24, 1934 1st Lt. Earl W. Barnes Aug. 24, 1934 Mar. 29, 1935 Capt. Armin F. Herold Mar. 29, 1935 Oct. 7, 1936 Capt. Morris R. Nelson Oct. 7, 1936 Jun. 1, 1939 1st Lt. Avelin P. Tacon Jr. Jun. 1, 1939 Unknown Maj. Paul Lobingier c. October 1942 Jan. 12, 1943 Maj. David R. McGovern Jan. 12, 1943 Dec. 29, 1943 Maj. Frank C. Clark Dec. 29, 43 Mar. 8, 1944 Maj. Donald H. McAuley Mar. 8, 1944 Apr. 24, 1944 Lt. Col. Cy Wilson Apr. 24, 1944 Jun. 25, 1944 Maj. Martin L. Low Jun. 25, 1944 Dec. 6, 1944 Capt. Richard Gatterdam Dec. 6, 1944 Mar. 23, 1945 Maj. Jack C. Price Mar. 23, 1945 Apr. 4, 1945 Maj. Maurice C. Cristadoro Jr. Apr. 4, 1995 Jul. 22, 1945 Maj. Robert H. Riemensnider Jul. 22, 1945 Oct. 18, 1945 Lt. Col. Franklin A. Nichols Jul. 29, 1946 Sep. 5, 1946 Maj. John M. Winkler Sep. 5, 1946 Oct. 30, 1946 Lt. Col. Alfred J. Ball Oct. 30, 1946 Jan. 8, 1947 Lt. Col. Richard Cline Jan. 8, 1947 Apr. 30, 1947 Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski Apr. 30, 1947 Aug. 4, 1947 Maj. James C. Hare Aug. 4, 1947 Sep. 2, 1947 Lt. Col. Melvin J. Nelson Sep. 2, 1947 May 5, 1948 Maj. Harold A. Lind May 5, 1948 Jun. 21, 1948 Lt. Col. Elmer E. McTaggart Jun. 21, 1948 c. October 1948 Maj. Charles W. Lasko c. October 1948 c. April 1949 Lt. Col. Gilbert O. Waymond Jr. c. April 1949 May 12, 1949 Maj. Charles W. Lasko 12 May 1949 c. November 1949 Lt. Col. William A. Mitchell Jr. c. November 1949 Jul. 24, 1951 Maj. Joseph A. Hageman Jul. 24, 1951 Aug. 6, 1954 Maj. John S. Bradley Aug. 6, 1954 Mar. 10, 1955 Maj. John J. Kropenick Mar. 10, 1955 May 1, 1956 Maj. Max T. Beall May 1, 1956 Jun. 15, 1956 Lt. Col. Michael C. McCarthy Jun. 15, 1956 Mar. 15, 1957 Lt. Col. Charles L. Miller Mar. 15, 1957 Nov. 2, 1957 Lt. Col. Raymond L. Flint Nov. 2, 1957 Jan. 1, 1959 Lt. Col. Raymond R. Stewart Jan. 1, 1959 Jun. 22, 1961 Maj. Tony M. Greget Jun. 22, 1961 Jun. 30, 1963 Maj. Walter P. Paluch Jr. Jun. 30, 1963 Jul. 22, 1964 20th Fighter Wing History --- Page Number 46.
Col. Ivan H. Dethman Jul. 22, 1964 Jul. 8, 1966 Lt. Col. Robert L. Jones Jul. 8, 1966 May 10, 1967 Lt. Col. Richard B. Davis May 10, 1967 Jun. 13, 1968 Maj. Lawrence W. Whitford Jun. 13, 1968 Sep. 12, 1968 Maj. Donald G. Duff Sep. 12, 1968 Nov. 1, 1968 Lt. Col. George G. Yeager Nov. 1, 1968 Dec. 30, 1969 Lt. Col. Elwood L. Sanders Dec. 30, 1969 c. January 1971 Lt. Col. Kenneth T. Blank c. January 1971 Aug. 27, 1971 Lt. Col. Harris J. Taylor Aug. 27, 1971 Sep. 17, 1972 Lt. Col. Charles A. Herning Sep. 17, 1972 Nov. 29, 1972 Lt. Col. George W. Kronsbein Jr. Nov. 29, 1972 c. July 1973 Lt. Col. James S. Walbridge c. July 1973 Dec. 1, 1975 Lt. Col. William K James Dec. 1, 1975 Jun. 29, 1977 Lt. Col. William E. Pickens III Jun. 29, 1977 Jun. 12, 1979 Lt. Col. Albert S. Dodd, III Jun. 12, 1979 May 26, 1981 Lt. Col. John H. Wambaugh Jr. May 26, 1981 c. October 1981 Lt. Col. Donald D. Henry c. October 1981 Feb. 24, 1983 Lt. Col. Danny D. Howard Feb. 24, 1983 Feb. 22, 1985 Lt. Col. Gary A. Voellger Feb. 22, 1985 Nov. 15, 1986 Lt. Col. James W. Savage Nov. 15, 1986 Sep. 30, 1988 Lt. Col. Robert D. Balph, II Sep. 30, 1988 Sep. 25, 1989 Lt. Col. John W. Dorough Jr. Sep. 25, 1989 Nov. 2, 1990 Lt. Col. Terry Simpson Nov. 2, 1990 Sep. 11, 1992 Lt. Col. Daniel C. Clark Sep. 11, 1992 Jul. 15, 1993 Lt. Col. Kenneth D. Holder Jul. 15, 1993 Oct. 15, 1993 Lt. Col. John A. Neubauer Oct. 15, 1993 c. August 1995 Lt. Col. Timothy B. Vigil c. August 1995 Jul. 3, 1996 Squadron not manned from Jul. 3, 1996 Jul. 7, 1997 Lt. Col. Maurice H. Forsyth Jul. 7, 1997 Jul. 10, 1998 Lt. Col. Robert D. Harvey Jul. 10, 1998 May 19, 2000 Lt. Col. James N. Post III May 19, 2000 Jun. 28, 2002 Lt. Col. John K Forsythe Jr. Jun. 28, 2002 Jun. 27, 2003 Lt. Col. John P. Montgomery Jun. 27, 2003 Jun. 3, 2005 Lt. Col. David C. Hathaway Jun. 3, 2005 Jun. 22, 2007 Lt. Col. Miles A. DeMayo Jun. 22, 2007 Mar. 2, 2009 Lt. Col. Douglas D. DeMaio Mar. 2, 2009 Dec. 10, 2010 Lt. Col. Michael K. Schnabel Dec. 10, 2010 Jun. 15, 2012 Lt. Col. Christopher A. Claus Jun. 15, 2012 Jan. 10, 2014 Lt. Col. Michael G. Horlbeck Jan. 10, 2014 Present Clockwise (all 55th): Group photo 1933 (USAF); Lt. “Cactus” Jack Yelton with P-38 1943 (USAF); P-51D King’s Cliffe, England (20th FWA); Lt. Preble checks out in the P-84 (W. Preble); Pilots taking part in “Frantic” mission to USSR Sep. 11, 1944 (USAF); P-36A Moffett Field, C.A. (20th FWA); Pilots back from West Coast Maneuvers 1937 (USAF); Center 20th FW F-100D over Alps (H. Loitwood, Jr.) 20th Fighter Wing History --- Page Number 47.
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Page 11 and 12: Group Lineage 20th FIGHTER GROUP ST
Page 13 and 14: 20th GROUP COMMANDERS Maj. Clarence
Page 15 and 16: Col. Kees W. Rietsema Jan. 1, 1994
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Page 23 and 24: Aircrews of the 79th TFS flew in a
Page 25 and 26: The 20th Fighter Wing Name Returns
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