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White Sands Proving
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Sands Missile Range has had 26 Commanders since its Activation on July 9, 1945.
There commanders are listed below in chronological order. Click on the Commander's Name below to view their photo and biological sketch. Or page through all the photos/bios by Clicking Here. |
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Col. Harold Turner 1st White Sands Proving Ground Commander Jul 9, 1945 - Aug 3, 1947 |
BG Philip Blackmore 2nd White Sands Proving Ground Commander Aug 4, 1947 - Jan 31, 1950 |
BG George Eddy 3rd White Sands Proving Ground Commander Jan 12, 1950 - Jun 14, 1954 |
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MG William Bell 4th White Sands Proving Ground Commander Aug 1, 1954 - Jan 31, 1956 |
MG Waldo Laidlaw 5th White Sands Missile Range Commander Feb 1, 1956 - Jun 30, 1960 |
MG John Shinkle 6th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jul 1, 1960 - Jun 11, 1962 |
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MG Frederick Thorlin 7th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jul 9, 1962 - Jul 31, 1965 |
MG John Cone 8th White Sands Missile Range Commander Aug 1, 1965 - Mar 30, 1966 |
MG Horace Davisson 9th White Sands Missile Range Commander Oct 12, 1966-Mar 31, 1970 |
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MG Edward deSaussure 10th White Sands Missile Range Commander Apr 8,1970 - May 31, 1972 |
MG Arthur Sweeny 11th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jun 1, 1972 - Jul 21, 1974 |
MG Robert Proudfoot 12th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jul 29, 1974 - Jul 31, 1975 |
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MG Orville Tobiason 13th White Sands Missile Range Commander Sep 9, 1975 - Feb 28, 1979 |
MG Duard Ball 14th White Sands Missile Range Commander Mar 19, 1979 - Jul 22, 1980 |
MG Alan Nord 15th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jul 22,1980 - Sep 24,1982 |
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MG Niles Fulwyler 16th White Sands Missile Range Commander Sep 24, 1982 - Jun 4, 1986 |
MG Joe Owens 17th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jun 4,1986 - Oct 16,1987 |
MG Thomas Jones 18th White Sands Missile Range Commander Oct 16, 1987-Aug 10, 1990 |
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BG Ronald Hite 19th White Sands Missile Range Commander Aug 10, 1990 - Jul 11, 1991 |
BG Richard Wharton 20th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jul 11, 1991 - Jun 24, 1994 |
BG Jerry Laws 21st White Sands Missile Range Commander Jun 24,1994 - Apr 13, 1998 |
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BG Harry Gatanas 22nd White Sands Missile Range Commander Apr 13, 1998-Nov 16, 1999 |
BG Steven Flohr 23rd White Sands Missile Range Commander Nov 16, 1999-Oct 22, 2001 |
BG William Engel 24th White Sands Missile Range Commander Oct 22, 2001 - May 2, 2003 |
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Col. Lawrence Sowa 25th White Sands Missile Range Commander May 2, 2003 - Jul 17, 2003 |
BG Robert Reese 26th White Sands Missile Range Commander Jul 17, 2003 - Nov 30, 2005 |
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