Leadership Delaware National Guard
Adjutants General of the State of Delaware
John Stockton 1797-1800
Samuel White 1803-1808
Jesse Green 1808-1814
John Mitchell 1814-1814
Robert Dill 1814-1814
Cornelius P. Comegys 1814-1816
William Hill Wells 1816-1820
James Rogers 1820-1827
William Green 1827-1833
Thomas Stockton 1833-1833
John McClung 1833-
MG Henry DuPont 1846-1861
George Davis 1862-1862
Mark G. Lofland 1862-1863
S. M. Harrington, Jr. 1863-1863
BG Edward D. Porter 1863-1875
William Reynolds 1875-1877
William S. McCaulley 1877-1879
James Parke Postles 1879-1887
BG Richard R. Kenney 1887-1891
BG Garrett J. Hart 1891-1895
Samuel A. MacAllister 1895-1895
BG Garrett J. Hart 1895-1901
BG I. Pusey Wickersham 1901-1920
J. Austin Ellison 1920-1931
BG Weller E. Stover 1931-1940
BG William Berl Jr. 1940-1941
Paul R. Rinard 1941-1950
MG Joseph J. Scannell 1950-1969
Maj Gen Clarence E. Atkinson 1969-1977
MG Francis A. Ianni 1977-1981
MG Joseph M. Lank 1981-1989
MG Arthur V. Episcopo 1989-1993
MG George Kenneth Hastings 1993-1999
MG Francis D. Vavala February 1999 –
Assistant Adjutants General for Army
BG Albert W. Adams 1969-1975
COL Paul J. Gallagher 1975-1981
BG Charles R. Painter 1981-1983
BG Oscar E. Trivits 1984-1989
BG George K. Hastings 1990-1993
BG Francis D. Vavala !993-1999
BG Ronald B. Stewart 1999-2006
BG Terry L. Wiley 2006-2010
BG Scott E. Chambers 2010-
Army Chief Warrant Officers
CW5 Major Travers 1999-2003
CW5 Roger Perry 2003-2006
CW5 Dennis D. Jester 2007-2008
CW5 Freddie A. Rios 2008-2010
CW5 John M. Turner 2010-
Army Command Sergeant Majors
CSM Gilbert S. Patterson Jr. 1964-1981
CSM William A. Sharpe 1981-1990
CSM William L. Phillips 1990-1994
CSM Kenneth F. Sutton 1994-1999
CSM James C. Vavala 1999-2006
CSM Paul Breeding 2006-2009
CSM Rosemarie H. Williams 2009-
Other Recent Delaware General Officers
Army
Brigadier General Reid K Beveridge (Retired)
Major General William Duncan, M.D. (Retired)
Brigadier General James J Dougherty Jr. (Retired)
Major General Henry C McCann
Assistant Adjutants General for Air
Brig Gen William Spruance 1956-1975
Brig Gen Ralph A. Skowron 1975-1989
Brig Gen Carl T. Butterworth 1989-1990
Brig Gen Hugh P. Goettel 1990-1992
Brig Gen James L. Pierce 1992-1995
Col James V. Dugar 1995-2000
Brig Gen Thomas Lauppe 2000-2001
Brig Gen Jon D. Jacobs 2001-2004
Brig Gen Hugh T. Broomall 2004-2010
Brig Gen John Wayne Merritt 2010-2012
Brig Gen Carol Timmons 2012
Air National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisors
CMSgt William L. Godwin 1980-1982
CMSgt Vincent L. Riley 1982-1984
CMSgt Clark D. Weber 1984-1988
CMSgt Stanley A. Marzec 1988-1991
CMSgt Emedio (Tony) A. Nardone 1991-1994
CMSgt C. Allen Walls 1994-1996
CMSgt Joan Holder 1996-2000* (served as SEA and CCM)
State Command Chiefs
CMSgt William Blest 2000-2001
CMSgt Daniel Young 2001-2007
CMSgt Holly A. Morris 2007-
*(Nov 1998 changed from Senior Enlisted Advisor to Command Chief Master Sergeant and new
chevrons introduced)
166 Airlift Wing SEA/CCM
CMSgt Melvin M. "Sonny" Gershman 1996-1999 (served as SEA and CCM)**
CMSgt Donald M. Goldstein 1999-2001
CMSgt William G. Blest 2001-2002
CMSgt John A. Jaskewich 2002-2006
CMSgt Lynn M. Davis 2006-Present
**DE ANG appointed only one SEA/CCM – the State Command CMSgt until 1996, when the first
Wing CCM was appointed to create two sitting CCMs in the DE ANG.
Other Recent General Officers
Air
Brigadier General Chaplain George C Allen II (Retired)
Brigadier General Frank NMI Pontelandolfo Jr (Retired)
Brigadier General Harry Staulcup
Brigadier General Ernest G Talbert (Retired)
Brigadier General Thomas A Thomas Jr.
Brigadier General Bruce Thompson
Brigadier General Hugh P. Goettel
Air Commanders: DE Air National Guard, 142nd Sqdn., 166th Group/Wing
Lt Col Wallace A. Cameron 1946-1947
Major Presson S Shane 1947-1948
Lt Col J. Ross Adams 1948-1951
Lt Col David F. McCallister 1951-1956
Lt Col Clarence E. Atkinson 1956-1961
Colonel Clarence E. Atkinson 1962-1968
Colonel Robert L. Fuller 1968-1972
Colonel Charles R. Skinner 1968-1972
Colonel William F. Hutchison 1972-1983
Colonel Judson E. Wooding 1983-1988
Colonel James V. Dugar 1988-1995
Colonel Jon D. Jacobs 1995-2001
Colonel Bruce Thompson
Colonel Ernest G. Talbert
Colonel Jon H. Groff
Adjutants General of the State of Delaware
John Stockton 1797-1800
Samuel White 1803-1808
Jesse Green 1808-1814
John Mitchell 1814-1814
Robert Dill 1814-1814
Cornelius P. Comegys 1814-1816
William Hill Wells 1816-1820
James Rogers 1820-1827
William Green 1827-1833
Thomas Stockton 1833-1833
John McClung 1833-
MG Henry DuPont 1846-1861
George Davis 1862-1862
Mark G. Lofland 1862-1863
S. M. Harrington, Jr. 1863-1863
BG Edward D. Porter 1863-1875
William Reynolds 1875-1877
William S. McCaulley 1877-1879
James Parke Postles 1879-1887
BG Richard R. Kenney 1887-1891
BG Garrett J. Hart 1891-1895
Samuel A. MacAllister 1895-1895
BG Garrett J. Hart 1895-1901
BG I. Pusey Wickersham 1901-1920
J. Austin Ellison 1920-1931
BG Weller E. Stover 1931-1940
BG William Berl Jr. 1940-1941
Paul R. Rinard 1941-1950
MG Joseph J. Scannell 1950-1969
Maj Gen Clarence E. Atkinson 1969-1977
MG Francis A. Ianni 1977-1981
MG Joseph M. Lank 1981-1989
MG Arthur V. Episcopo 1989-1993
MG George Kenneth Hastings 1993-1999
MG Francis D. Vavala February 1999 –
Assistant Adjutants General for Army
BG Albert W. Adams 1969-1975
COL Paul J. Gallagher 1975-1981
BG Charles R. Painter 1981-1983
BG Oscar E. Trivits 1984-1989
BG George K. Hastings 1990-1993
BG Francis D. Vavala !993-1999
BG Ronald B. Stewart 1999-2006
BG Terry L. Wiley 2006-2010
BG Scott E. Chambers 2010-
Army Chief Warrant Officers
CW5 Major Travers 1999-2003
CW5 Roger Perry 2003-2006
CW5 Dennis D. Jester 2007-2008
CW5 Freddie A. Rios 2008-2010
CW5 John M. Turner 2010-
Army Command Sergeant Majors
CSM Gilbert S. Patterson Jr. 1964-1981
CSM William A. Sharpe 1981-1990
CSM William L. Phillips 1990-1994
CSM Kenneth F. Sutton 1994-1999
CSM James C. Vavala 1999-2006
CSM Paul Breeding 2006-2009
CSM Rosemarie H. Williams 2009-
Other Recent Delaware General Officers
Army
Brigadier General Reid K Beveridge (Retired)
Major General William Duncan, M.D. (Retired)
Brigadier General James J Dougherty Jr. (Retired)
Major General Henry C McCann
Assistant Adjutants General for Air
Brig Gen William Spruance 1956-1975
Brig Gen Ralph A. Skowron 1975-1989
Brig Gen Carl T. Butterworth 1989-1990
Brig Gen Hugh P. Goettel 1990-1992
Brig Gen James L. Pierce 1992-1995
Col James V. Dugar 1995-2000
Brig Gen Thomas Lauppe 2000-2001
Brig Gen Jon D. Jacobs 2001-2004
Brig Gen Hugh T. Broomall 2004-2010
Brig Gen John Wayne Merritt 2010-2012
Brig Gen Carol Timmons 2012
Air National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisors
CMSgt William L. Godwin 1980-1982
CMSgt Vincent L. Riley 1982-1984
CMSgt Clark D. Weber 1984-1988
CMSgt Stanley A. Marzec 1988-1991
CMSgt Emedio (Tony) A. Nardone 1991-1994
CMSgt C. Allen Walls 1994-1996
CMSgt Joan Holder 1996-2000* (served as SEA and CCM)
State Command Chiefs
CMSgt William Blest 2000-2001
CMSgt Daniel Young 2001-2007
CMSgt Holly A. Morris 2007-
*(Nov 1998 changed from Senior Enlisted Advisor to Command Chief Master Sergeant and new
chevrons introduced)
166 Airlift Wing SEA/CCM
CMSgt Melvin M. "Sonny" Gershman 1996-1999 (served as SEA and CCM)**
CMSgt Donald M. Goldstein 1999-2001
CMSgt William G. Blest 2001-2002
CMSgt John A. Jaskewich 2002-2006
CMSgt Lynn M. Davis 2006-Present
**DE ANG appointed only one SEA/CCM – the State Command CMSgt until 1996, when the first
Wing CCM was appointed to create two sitting CCMs in the DE ANG.
Other Recent General Officers
Air
Brigadier General Chaplain George C Allen II (Retired)
Brigadier General Frank NMI Pontelandolfo Jr (Retired)
Brigadier General Harry Staulcup
Brigadier General Ernest G Talbert (Retired)
Brigadier General Thomas A Thomas Jr.
Brigadier General Bruce Thompson
Brigadier General Hugh P. Goettel
Air Commanders: DE Air National Guard, 142nd Sqdn., 166th Group/Wing
Lt Col Wallace A. Cameron 1946-1947
Major Presson S Shane 1947-1948
Lt Col J. Ross Adams 1948-1951
Lt Col David F. McCallister 1951-1956
Lt Col Clarence E. Atkinson 1956-1961
Colonel Clarence E. Atkinson 1962-1968
Colonel Robert L. Fuller 1968-1972
Colonel Charles R. Skinner 1968-1972
Colonel William F. Hutchison 1972-1983
Colonel Judson E. Wooding 1983-1988
Colonel James V. Dugar 1988-1995
Colonel Jon D. Jacobs 1995-2001
Colonel Bruce Thompson
Colonel Ernest G. Talbert
Colonel Jon H. Groff
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