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Lt. Col. William J. Broomall, Jr Jan. 11, 1972 Jun. 10, 1974 Lt. Col. Charles A. Herning Jun. 10, 1974 Aug. 1, 1975 Lt. Col. Ronald D. McDonald Jr Aug. 1, 1975 Jul. 16, 1977 Lt. Col. William W. Hopkins Jr Jul. 16, 1977 Aug. 18, 1978 Lt. Col. Frank B. Pyne Aug. 18, 1978 Jan. 28, 1980 Maj. Leo J. Lemoine Jan. 28, 1980 Apr. 1, 1980 Lt. Col. Richard R. Riddick Apr. 1, 1980 Mar. 12, 1982 Lt. Col. Raymond J. Bartholomew Mar. 12, 1982 Feb. 6, 1984 Lt. Col. Wilson D. Briley Jr. Feb. 6, 1984 Feb. 11, 1985 Lt. Col. John H. Cain Feb. 11, 1985 Nov. 20, 1986 Lt. Col. Jon G. Safley Nov. 20, 1986 Jun. 6, 1988 Lt. Col. David F. Macghee Jun. 6, 1988 Jun. 11, 1990 Lt. Col. Harold H. Barton Jr. Jun. 11, 1990 Mar. 20, 1992 Lt. Col. Wesley E. Trevett Mar. 20, 1992 Jul. 9, 1993 Lt. Col. James D Matheny Jul. 9, 1993 Sep. 30, 1994 Lt. Col. Joseph Shirley Sep. 30, 1994 c. May 1996 Lt. Col. Michael R. Cook c. May 1996 Dec. 31, 1997 Lt. Col. David G. Minto Dec. 31, 1997 Dec. 3, 1999 Lt. Col. Michael H. Geczy Dec. 3, 1999 Nov. 9, 2001 Lt. Col. Jon A. Norman Nov. 9, 2001 May 30, 2003 Lt. Col. David R. Stillwell May 30, 2003 Jul. 15, 2005 Lt. Col. Donavan E. Godier Jul. 15, 2005 Jun. 28, 2007 Lt. Col. Craig S. Leavitt Jun. 28, 2007 Jul. 23, 2009 Lt. Col. Lance A. Kildron Jul. 23, 2009 Jun. 3, 2011 Lt. Col. John E. Vargas Jr. Jun. 3, 2011 Jun. 21, 2013 Lt. Col. Matthew L. Ayers Clockwise (all 77th): 77th Aero Squadron WW I (20th FWA), Squadrons first aircraft (USAFM), P-36A Moffett Fld. C.A. (C. Tucker), Lt. Hoey P-40 Hamilton Fld. CA (A. Hoey), Pilots just before first D-Day missions (USAF), Capt. Fiebelkorn 20th FG’s top ace scores 4 in one mission Sep. 9, 1944 (USAF), F-84 tagged by Marines during PORTEX Maneuvers 1950 (H. Martin), F-84Gs RAF Wethersfield 1954 (20th FWA), Group photo F-100D c.1961 (C. Segrest), Lt. Col. Bartholomew (CC) final flight March 1984 (A. Sevigny), Group photo F- 111E Distant Drum 83, Turkey (USAF). Center top to bottom: Commander’s aircraft (USAF), Deployed to Middle East (20th FWA). 20th Fighter Wing History --- Page Number 50.
Lineage 79th FIGHTER SQUADRON Organized as 79th Aero Squadron Feb. 22, 1918 Redesignated Squadron B, Taliaferro Field, Texas Jul. 23, 1918 Demobilized Nov. 15, 1918 Reconstituted & consolidated (25 May 1933) with 79th Observation Squadron Oct. 18, 1927 Redesignated 79th Pursuit Squadron May 8, 1929 Activated Apr. 1, 1933 Redesignated 79th Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) Dec. 6, 1939 79th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) Mar. 12, 1941 79th Fighter Squadron May 15, 1942 Inactivated Oct. 18, 1945 Activated Jul. 29, 1946 Redesignated 79th Fighter Bomber Squadron Jan. 20, 1950 Redesignated 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron Jul. 8, 1958 Redesignated 79th Fighter Squadron Oct. 1, 1991 Inactivated Jun. 30, 1993 Reactivated Jan. 1, 1994 Assignments Unknown c. 1918 c. 1919 20th Pursuit (later Fighter) Group Apr. 1, 1933 Oct. 18, 1945 20th Fighter (later Fighter Bomber) Group Jul. 29, 1946 Feb. 8, 1955 20th Fighter Bomber (later Tactical Fighter) Wing Feb. 8, 1955 Oct. 1, 1991 20th Fighter Wing Oct. 1, 1991 Mar. 30, 1992 20th Operations Group Mar. 31, 1992 Jun. 30, 1993 20th Operations Group Jan. 1, 1994 Present Stations Waco, Texas Feb. 22, 1918 Feb. 28, 1918 Taliaferro Field, No. 1 (Later Hicks, Field), Texas Feb. 28, 1918 Nov. 15, 1918 Barksdale Field, Louisiana Apr. 1, 1933 Nov. 19, 1939 Moffett Field, California Nov. 19, 1939 Sep. 9, 1940 Hamilton Field, California Sep. 9, 1940 Dec. 8, 1941 Oakland, California Dec. 8, 1941 Feb. 8, 1942 Wilmington, North Carolina c. Feb. 21, 1942 Apr. 23, 1942 Morris Field, North Carolina Apr. 23, 1942 Sep. 30, 1942 Paine Field, Washington Sep. 30, 1942 Jan. 1, 1943 March Field, California, Jan. 1, 1943 Aug. 11, 1943 King’s Cliffe, England Aug. 27, 1943 Oct. 11, 1945 Camp Kilmer, New Jersey Oct. 16, 1945 Oct. 18, 1945 Biggs Field, Texas Jul. 29, 1946 Oct. 25, 1946 Shaw Field, South Carolina Oct. 25, 1946 Nov. 19, 1951 Langley Air Force Base, Virginia Nov. 19, 1951 May 22, 1952 RAF Bentwaters, England May 31, 1952 Oct. 1, 1954 RAF Woodbridge, England Oct. 1, 1954 Jan. 15, 1970 RAF Upper Heyford, England Jan. 15, 1970 Jun. 30, 1993 Shaw AFB, South Carolina Jan. 1, 1994 Present Assigned Aircraft BOEING P-12 November 1930 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 REPUBLIC P-43 LANCER c. February 1942 c. September 1942 BELL P-39 AIRACOBRA February 1942 May 1942 LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING May 1942 July 1944 NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG Jul 1944 Feb 1948 20th Fighter Wing History --- Page Number 51.
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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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Page 47 and 48: Col. Ivan H. Dethman Jul. 22, 1964
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