Kansas Wing Commanders

Col H. Howard Wilcox - 1 Dec 1941 to 15 Sep 1947 Col Paul D. Threlfall - 15 Sep 1947 to 1 Apr 1950 Col Oliver A. Morard, Jr - 1 Apr 1950 to 9 Jul 1951 Col Theodore Chapman - 9 Jul 1951 to 9 Oct 1952 Col Henry E. Zoller - 9 Oct 1952 to 14 Sep 1953 Col James J. O'Connor - 14 Sep 1953 to 10 Sep 1960 Col Elbert S. Villines - 10 Sep 1960 to 17 Feb 1964 Lt Col Charles W. Matthis, Jr - 17 Feb 1964 to 1 Jun 1967 Col Noel F. Depew - 1 Jun 1967 to 11 Oct 1968 Col Toby Elster - 11 Oct 1968 to 1 Sep 1970 Col Ernest M. Green - 1 Sep 1970 to 15 Oct 1971 Col Eugene R. Beaver - 15 Oct 1971 to 15 Feb 1973 Col Arlyn F. Rowland - 15 Feb 1973 to 11 Dec 1976 Col James E. Barkley - 11 Dec 1976 to 1 Oct 1979 Col Jerome L. Hanson - 1 Oct 1979 to 20 Oct 1984 Col Ralph W. Rissmiller, Jr - 20 Oct 1984 to 15 Feb 1988 Lt Col Patricia A. Lane - 15 Feb 1988 to 15 Sep 1988 Lt Col Christopher N. Fox - 15 Sep 1988 to 20 May 1989 Col Patricia A. Lane - 20 May 1989 to 5 Dec 1992 Col Charles H. Tollett - 5 Dec 92 to 10 Jun 1995 Col Burgess W. Rennels, Jr - 10 Jun 1995 to 30 Sep 1995 Col Harold D. Brown - 30 Sep 1995 to 4 Jan 1997 Col Timothy A. Hansen - 4 Jan 1997 to 19 Feb 2000 Col George M. Boyd - 19 Feb 2000 to 29 May 2004 Col Bernard F. King - 29 May 2004 to 2008 Col Regena M. Aye - 2008 to 26 May 2012 Col Rick Franz - 26 May 2012 to Present

Archival Confirmation:
10 Dec 41 Telegram from J. Howard Wilcox accepting aptmt. 17 Dec 41 J. Howard Wilcox was Comdr. (AAF Hist. Studies, No. 19) 8 May 42 CAP Bulletin No. 15. J. Howard Wilcox was Comdr. 1 Aug 42 PO 5. J. Howard Wilcox, Wing Commander, to Maj. eff 1 Jul 42 Dec 43 Skyways Magazine. Maj. J. Howard Wilcox was Comdr. 5 Jan 44 Roster. Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox was Comdr. 29 Dec 45 Nat. Hq. list gives Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox as Comdr. from 12/1/41 to date 14 May 46 Wing Commander's Conf. Minutes. Lt. Col. J. Howard Wilcox was Comdr. 3 Sep 46 Roster. Col. J. Howard Wilcox was Comdr.

1948 SWR Annual Report. Col. Paul D. Threlfall was promoted to the rank of Colonel and appointed Wing Commander on April 1, l948. 10 May 49 NB Minutes. Col. Paul D. Threlfall was Comdr. 23 May 50 NB Minutes. Lt. Col. Morard was new since May 1949 28 Mar 51 NEB Minutes. Approved Oliver A. Morard to Col. & Comdr. 28 Sep 51 NEB Minutes. Approved Theodore Chapman to Col. & Comdr. vice Oliver A. Morard, Jr., relieved 13 May 52 NB Minutes. Col. Theodore A. Chapman was Comdr. 17 Oct 52 Weekly Bulletin 39. Lt. Col. Henry E. Zoller aptd. Act. Comdr. 4 Dec 52 NEB Minutes. Lt. Col. Henry E. Zoller, vice Col Theodore A. Chapman resigned 14 Sep 53 GO 54. Lt. Col. James J. O'Connor; vice Col. Henry E. Zoller resigned 11 Dec 53 NEB Minutes. James J. O'Connor to Col. & Comdr. 15 Oct 60 NB Minutes. Col. James J. O'Connor was Comdr. 25 Feb 61 NEC Minutes. Lt. Col. E. S. Villines to Temp Col, (Act. since 10 Sep 60) 1 Dec 61 NEC Minutes. Elbert S. Villines to Col. & Comdr. 12 Oct 63 NB Minutes. Col. Elbert S. Villines was Comdr. 10 Jul 64 NEC Minutes. Col. Charles W. Matthis, Jr., elected Comdr. 28 Oct 66 NB Minutes. Col. Charles W. Matthis, Jr., was Comdr. Apr 67 CAP Times. Col. Charles W. Matthis was 1966 Wing Comdr. of the Year. 1 May 67 PANHQ 09. Lt. Col. Noel F. Depew aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 1 Jun 67 8 Dec 67 PANHQ 33. Noel F. Depew to Col. eff 1 Dec 67 8 Dec 67 PANHQ 34. Col. Noel F. Depew to Comdr. 11 Oct 68 PANHQ 35. Lt. Col. Toby Elster; vice Col. Noel F. Depew relieved, 11 Oct 68 17 Oct 68 PANHQ 37. Lt. Col. Toby Elster aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 17 Oct 68 14 Dec 68 PANHQ 42. Lt. Col. Toby Elster cont. as Int. Comdr. 21 Nov 69 NB Minutes. Col. Toby Elster was Comdr. 8 Dec 69 PANHQ 56. Col. Toby Elster was Perm. Comdr. 15 Sep 70 PANHQ 36. Lt. Col. Ernest M. Green, vice Col. Toby Elster eff 1 Sep 70 22 Mar 71 PANHQ 9. Ernest M. Green to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 20 Mar 71 15 Oct 71 PANHQ 48. Eugene Beaver, vice Col. Ernest Green resigned, 15 Oct 71 20 Mar 72 PANHQ 9. Eugene R. Beaver to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 18 Mar 72 12 Feb 73 PANHQ 7. Lt. Col. Arlyn F. Rowland; vice Col. Eugene R. Beaver, 15 Feb 73 4 Jun 73 PANHQ 24. Arlyn F. Rowland to Col. & Perm. Comdr. eff 2 Jun 73 13 Dec 76 PANHQ 41. Lt. Col. James E. Barkley aptd. Int. Comdr. eff 11 Dec 76 6 Jun 77 PANHQ 8. James E. Barkley to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 11 Jun 77 2 Jun 78 PANHQ 23. James E. Barkley to Perm. Col. eff 11 Jun 78 1 Oct 79 PANHQ 30. Jerome L. Hanson, vice Col. James Barkley reassigned, 1 Oct 79 14 Apr 80 PANHQ 11. Jerome L. Hanson to Temp. Col. & Comdr. eff 1 Apr 80 1 Apr 81 PANHQ 9. Jerome L. Hanson to Perm. Col. eff 1 Apr 81 2 Oct 84 PANHQ 52. Ralph W. Rissmiller, Jr; vice Col Jerome L. Hanson, 20 Oct 84 1 Apr 85 PANHQ 13. Ralph W. Rissmiller to Temp. Col. eff 20 Apr 85 1 Apr 86 PANHQ 13. Ralph W. Rissmiller to Perm Col. eff 20 Apr 86 2 Mar 88 PANHQ 8. Lt. Col. Patricia A. Lane; vice Col. Ralph W. Rissmiller, 15 Feb 88 22 Sep 88 PANHQ 43 Lt Col Christopher N. Fox, vice Lt Col Patricia A. Lane, 15 Sep 88 20 May 89 PANHQ 31 Lt Col Patricia A. Lane, vice Lt Col Christopher N. Fox, 20 May 89 20 May 89 PANHQ 31. Lt. Col. Patricia A. Lane to Temp. Col. eff 20 May 89

1 May 91 PANHQ 22. Col. Patricia A. Lane reaptd. Comdr. eff 20 May 91 1 May 92 PANHQ 28. Col. Patricia A. Lane reaptd. Comdr. eff 20 May 92 17 Nov 92 PANHQ 67. Lt. Col. Charles H. Tollett aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Patricia A. Lane and to Temp. Col. eff 5 Dec 92. Col. Patricia A. Lane to Perm. Col. eff 5 Dec 92 2 Dec 93 PANHQ 60. Col. Charles H. Tollett, 5 Dec 93 5 Jun 95 PANHQ 37. Lt. Col. Burgess W. Rennels, Jr., aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Charles H. Tollett and to Temp. Col. eff 10 Jun 95. Col. Charles H. Tollett to Perm. Col. eff 10 Jun 95. 29 Sep 95 PANHQ 66. Capt. Harold D. Brown aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Burgess W. Rennels, Jr, Temp. Col, 30 Sep 95. Col Burgess W. Rennels, Jr., to Perm. Col, 30 Sep 95 23 Sep 96 PANHQ 62. Col. Harold D. Brown reaptd. Comdr. eff 30 Sep 96 30 Dec 96 PANHQ 88. Lt. Col. Timothy A. Hansen aptd. Comdr vice Col. Harold D. Brown and to Temp. Col. eff 4 Jan 97. Col. Harold D. Brown to Perm. Col. eff 4 Jan 97. 2 Feb 2000 PANHQ 4. Lt Col. George M. Boyd aptd. Comdr. vice Col. Timothy A. Hansen and to Temp. Col. eff 19 Feb 2000. Col. Timothy A. Hansen to Perm. Col. eff 19 Feb 2000. 31 Jan 2001 PANHQ 7. George M. Boyd completed 1 year term,19 Feb 2001 10 Feb 2004 PANHQ 7. Col. George M. Boyd extended to 28 May 2004 eff 19 Feb 2004 29 May 2004 PANHQ 37. Lt. Col. Bernard F. King aptd. Comdr. vice Col. George M. Boyd and to Temp. Col. eff 29 May 2004. Col. George M. Boyde to Perm. Col. eff 29 May 2004. 20 May 2005 PANHQ 37. Col. Bernard F. King completed probationary term, 29 May 2005

Researched by Louisa S. Morse, Col, CAP Updated by Mark Hess, Lt Col, CAP (As of 15 Oct 2013)