Former Battalion Commanders of the 509th Parachute Infantry

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14 Mar 1941 to 05 Mar 1942 - Maj. Richard Chase - 504th Parachute Battalion

05 Mar 1942 to 01 Dec 1942 - Lt. Col. Edson D. Raff - 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment / 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment

01 Dec 1942 to 15 Sep 1943 - Lt. Col. Doyle R. Yardley - 2nd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment

15 Sep 1943 to 15 Sep 1944 - Lt. Col. William P. Yarborough - 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion / 509th Parachute Infantry Combat Team

15 Sep 1944 to 01 Mar 1945 - Lt. Col. Edmond J. Tomasik - 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion


12 May 1947 to 27 Mar 1963 - ?Commanders? - 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion


27 Mar 1963 to 00 ??? 1964 - ?Commanders? - 1-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

?? ??? 1964 to 00 ??? 1966 - LTC Jack L. Treadwell, MOH - 1-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

00 ??? 1966 to 00 ??? 1968 - LTC Egg? - 1-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

00 ??? 1968 to 00 Jun 1970 - ?Commanders? - 1-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

00 Jun 1970 to 00 Nov 1971 - LTC Stephen R. Woods Jr.- 1-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

00 Nov 1971 to 00 Aug 1973 - LTC Andrew Chambers - 1-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID


27 Mar 1963 to ?? ??? ???? - ?Commanders? - 2-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

?? ??? 1964 to ?? ??? 1966 - LTC Murray Winn Williams - 2-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

?? ??? 1966 to ?? ??? ???? - ?Commanders? - 2-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID

?? ??? ???? to 31 Aug 1973 - LTC Hardin L. Olson - 2-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID


01 Apr 1963 to 15 Jan 1973 - ?Commanders? - 3-509th Parachute Infantry

15 Jan 1973 to 31 Aug 1973 - LTC Ward M. LeHardy - 3-509th Parachute Infantry


01 Sep 1973 to 15 Aug 1974 - LTC Ward LeHardy - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

15 Aug 1974 to 00 Feb 1976 - LTC William T. Golden - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

00 Feb 1976 to ? 1977 - LTC Dean H. Darling - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

00 ? 1977 to 00 Apr 1978 - LTC Robert Murphy - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

00 Apr 1978 to 00 Sep 1978 - LTC Keith Nightingale - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

00 Sep 1978 to 00 Aug 1979 - LTC Robert Murphy - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

00 Aug 1979 to ? 1981 - LTC Mark Herrling - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

? 1981 to ? 1983 - LTC Needham - 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF


1st Battalion

16 Jan 1986 to ? Jun 1987 - ?Commander? - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? Jun 1987 to 23 Jun 1988 - LTC Clarke Gilbertson - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

24 Jun 1988 to 03 Jul 1990 - LTC Don Loftis - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

04 Jul 1990 to ? 1991 - LTC John Reitzell - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 1991 to ? 1993 - LTC Michael Cummins - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 1993 to ? 1994 - LTC Daniel French - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 1994 to ? Dec 1996 - LTC Stephen Sittnick - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? Dec 1996 to 22 Jan 1999 - LTC David Pelizzon - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

22 Jan 1999 to 06 Apr 2001 - LTC Jeffrey Jarkowsky - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

06 Apr 2001 to ? 2003 - LTC Cecil Lewis III - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2003 to ? 2005 - LTC Daniel Griffith - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2005 to ? 2007 - LTC John King - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2007 to ? 2009 - LTC Darron L. Wright - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2009 to ? 2011 - LTC Anthony Judge - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2011 to ? 2013 - LTC Scott Hymes - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2013 to ? 2015 - LTC Matthew Tackett - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? 2015 to Jun 2017 - LTC Curtis Rowland - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? Jun 2017 to ? ???? - LTC Jimmy Hathaway - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR

? ??? ???? to Present - LTC Brendan D. Fitzgerald - 1-509th Airborne Infantry, JRTC OPFOR


3rd Battalion

10 Sep 2004 to ?? May 2005 - VACANT - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

?? May 2005 to ?? Aug 2005 - CPT Jason Murray - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

?? Aug 2005 to 18 Aug 2006 - LTC David Buckingham - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

18 Aug 2006 to 02 May 2008 - LTC Val Kaveany - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

08 May 2008 to 25 Jun 2010 - LTC Peter G. Minalga - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

25 Jun 2010 to 24 Nov 2012 - LTC Shawn Daniel - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

29 Nov 2012 to 24 Nov 2014 - LTC Patrick Altenburg - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

24 Nov 2014 to 31 Aug 2016 - LTC Matthew Hardman - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

31 Aug 2016 to 04 Jun 2018 - VACANT

04 Jun 2018 to ?? Jun 2020 - LTC J. Adam Bartlow - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID

?? Jun 2020 to Present - LTC David J. Nelson - 3-509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 25th ID