SALUTE
History of Post 43 Commanders

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1920-21   -   Bruce Porter                                                                             1922-23   -   Chester Simpson
1924        -   William Mercill                                                                     1925        -   Felix Buchenroth
1926        -   Carl Bark                                                                                  1927        -   E. L. Walker
1928        -   Lester Leek                                                                               1929        -   Ray Reed
1930        -   Buster Estes                                                                              1931        -   Frank Vanleeuwen
1932        -   Olaus Murie                                                                             1933        -   George Lamb
1934        -   C. F. Novasio                                                                          1935        -   E. J. Ward
1936        -   Glen Crosbey                                                                          1937        -   O.A. Pendergraft
1938        -   Willis Winegar                                                                       1939        -   Charles Erzinger
1940        -   Clarence Blain                                                                       1941        -   Dudley Hayden
1942        -   George Melcoe                                                                         1943        -   Carl Jepson/Buster Estes
1944        -   Allen Budge                                                                             1945        -   Leslie Barbee
1946        -   Paul Imeson                                                                             1947        -   John Lamb
1948        -   R. E. Stewart                                                                          1949        -   Bob Pulliam
1950        -   Ken Reimers                                                                            1951        -   Floyd Graefe

1952        -   Carl Jepson                                                                              1953        -   Tom Lamb   USN AO1MC Tom Lamb

 
1954        -   Arthur McCain                                                    1955        -   Floyd Livingston
1956        -   Jim Mercill                                                           1957-58   -   Henry Gunther
1959        -   Tom Lamb  (Second tour)                                                       1960        -   Arthur McCain  (Second tour)
1961        -   Ralph Gill                                                            1962        -   Jay Brazelton
1963-79   -   Jack Richards  (Longest tour)                                                1980        -   Bill Jarnigan
1981        -   Jim LaRue

Air Force LtCol Jim LaRue and his F-100 SuperSabre                                     1982       -   Steve Kruse                  1983-86  -   Bob Kranenburg   USN Seabees Carpenter's Mate 1/C Bob Kranenberg
 

 
1987       -   Jack Langan                                                          1988-94  -   Bob LaLonde
Air Force Colonel Bob LaLonde

 
1995-96  -   Larry North                                                                                1997-2002 - Ron Bircher

North                                                                        Army Sgt Ron Bircher

 
2003-07   -   David Bentlage
Army Sgt David Bentlage
 

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