18th Infantry Regiment Association
History
NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE!!!!
18th Infantry History books available
18th Infantry WWII Book "American Iliad" American Iliad, written by Robert Baumer and Mark Reardon,
is available as of May 1st. Copies of this book (of
approximately 424 pages) retails for $24.95 plus $4.00 shipping. Active duty members of the 18th Regiment and 18th
Regiment Association members and their families may purchase
the book for $19.95 pls shipping. Orders may be made by
contacting the publisher: The Aberjona Press, Aegis
Consulting Group, INC., PO Box 623, Bedford, PA 15522.
Phone orders are also welcome, toll free, at (866) 265-9063,
using VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover credit
cards.18th Infantry Civil War Book "That Body of Brave Men" That Body of Brave Men is enjoying a successful first
edition and is currently available at bookstores. While
this 600+ page book is about the Regular Brigade, Army of
the Cumberland, it is primarily an account of the 18th
Infantry during the Civil War. Mark Johnson has done an
exceptional job of weaving primary documents into a
readable story. This is a must read for those who enjoy
reading about the Civil War and those who love and
appreciate the history of our great regiment.
The following Officers served as Colonel of the
18th Infantry Regiment: Henry B. Carrington 1861-1869 Thomas H. Ruger 1869-1886 John E. Yard (died in command) 1886-1889 Henry M. Lazelle 1889-1894 Daingerfield Parker 1894-1896 David D. Van Valzah 1896-1899 Gilbert S. Carpenter 1899-1899 James M. J. Sanno 1899-1903 Charles B. Hall 1903-1907 Thomas F. Davis 1907-1913 James S. Rogers 1913-1916 Howard F. Glenn 1916-1916 Samuel E. Smiley 1916-1917 James W. McAndrew 1917-1917 Ulysses G. McAlexander 1917-1917
Commanders of the 18th Infantry Regiment. Names marked by an @ indicate actual commanders in the
absence of the colonel; an asterisk (*) = Commanders of the
18th Battle Group; 1-18 = 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry;
2-18 = 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry; and so forth.
(1) following a name indicates future commander of
1st Infantry Division. World War I and German Occupation Duty (1917-1919) James W. McAndrew 1917-1917 Ulysses G. McAlexander 1917-1917 Frank Parker (1) (BRO - 18 Oct-20 Nov 1918) Charles A. Hunt 1918-1919 Stateside Duty between WWI and WWII 1919-1941 Orrin R. Wolfe 1919-1923 John J. Bradley (Bradlay) 1923-1927 Charles F. Humphrey, Jr. 1927-1929 William B. Graham 1929-1931 John N. Hughes 1931-1931 Claude H. Miller 1931-1933 Noble J. Wiley 1933-1935 Royden E. Beebe 1935-1937 1-18 = MAJ "Cappy" Wells Ray W. Brabsen 1937-1939 Eley P Denson 1939-1941 1-18 = LTC John N. Hopkins 2-18 = LTC Charles W. Yuill 3-18 = LTC John C. Blizzard, Jr. Edward G. Sherburn 1941-1942
World War II (1941-1945) Frank U. Greer 1 Jul 42 - 23 May 43 1-18 = MAJ Richard C. Parker 2-18 = MAJ John L. Powers 3-18 = LTC Courtney P. Brown 1-18 = LTC Robert H. York 1-18 = LTC Joseph W. Sisson, III 2-18 = LTC Ben Sternberg 3-18 = LTC Joseph W. Sisson, III George A. Smith, Jr. 23 May 43 - 25 Feb 45 1-18 = LTC Henry G. Learnard, Jr. 2-18 = LTC John Williamson 3-18 = LTC Courtney P. Brown 3-18 = LTC Elisha O. Peckham John Williamson 25 Feb 45 - Oct 1945 1-18 = LTC Henry G. Learnard Feb 45--Oct 45 2-18 = LTC Henry Middleworth June 45--Aug 45 3-18 = LTC George Pecham June 45--July 45 3-18 = MAJ Frank Dupree July 45--Aug 45
Occupation of Germany 1945-1955 Henry G. Learnard, Jr Oct 45-Mar 46 1-18 = CPT John Maggason Oct 45--Dec 45 1-18 = CPT George K. Maertins Dec 45--June 46 (Jan 46?) 1-18 = CPT William Coshun Jan 46--Feb 46 1-18 = MAJ James D. Green Feb 46--Apr 46 2-18 = MAJ Thomas Murphy Aug 45--Sep 45 2-18 = LTC George B. Pickett Sep 45--Nov 45 2-18 = LTC Rich G. Williams 21 -- 28 Nov 45 2-18 = LTC Ernest C. Peters Nov 45--Dec 45 2-18 = MAJ Jos W. Nelson Dec 45--Feb 46 3-18 = MAJ Keith P. Fabianich Aug 45--Nov 45 3-18 = LTC Rich G. Williams Dec 45--Jan 46 3-18 = CPT William Coshun Jan 46--Mar 46 James S. Luckett Mar-Aug 1946 1-18 = CPT William Coshun Apr 46--May 46 1-18 = LTC Herman O. Overman May 46--Oct 46 2-18 = LTC George B. Pickett Feb 46--Nov 46 3-18 = MAJ Keith P. Fabianich Mar 46--June 46 3-18 = LTC Rich G. Williams June 46--Sep 46 LTC Gerald C. Kelleher Aug 1946 Sterling A. Wood Aug 1946-? 1948 1-18 = LTC Gerald C. Kelleher Oct 46--? (May 1949) 2-18 = LTC James F. Skells Nov 46--? 3-18 = LTC William A. McNulty Sep 46--? Rinaldo Van Brunt (May) 1948-1950 2-18 = LTC John G. Bennett (May) 1948- 3-18 = MAJ Chester C. Arthur (May) 1948- 2-18 = LTC Lloyd R. Fredenhall, Jr.(May) 1949 3-18 = LTC John C. Speedie (May) 1949 1-18 = LTC Joseph J. Coffey 2-18 = LTC Eben F. Swift 3-18 = LTC Elias C. Townsend Ralph W. Zwicker 1950-1952 Benjamin F. Evans 1952-1953 Eugene A. Salet 1953-(Jun) 1954 1-18 = LTC Albert H. Smith, Jr. ? 1954 2-18 = LTC Vincent Guerin ? 1954 3-18 = LTC Arndt Mueller ? 1954 George T. Calvin (Colvin) 1954-Sep 1955 Gyroscope Rotations between Ft Riley and Germany (1955-1965) William A. Cunningham, III Sep 1955-Feb 1957 Rotations between Ft Riley and Germany (1955-1965) William A. Cunningham, III Sep 1955-Feb 1957 *Frank J. Sackton Feb 1957-1958 *Theodore H. Andrews 1958-1960 *Glover S. Johns, Jr. 1960-Jan 1962 *Max V. Kirkbride Jan 1962-1963 *Samuel M. Karrick, Jr. -Apr 1963 *Robert L. Dickerson Apr-Sep 1963 *William F. Malone Sep 1963-Jan 1964 [Need list of 3rd Battalion commanders] [Need list of 4th Battalion commanders in Germany] 1-18 = LTC Jere O Whittington Jan 1964-Jul 1965
Vietnam Duty (1965-1970) 1-18 = LTC Norman J. Salisbury Jul 1965-Jan 1966 2-18 = LTC John H. Hougen Jan 1964-Nov 1965 2-18 = LTC Edgar N. Glotzbach Nov 1965-Jan 1966 1-18 = LTC Karl R. Morton Jan-May 1966 2-18 = LTC Herbert J. McChrystal, Jr. Jan-Jul 1966 1-18 = MAJ John C. Bard May-Jul 1966 1-18 = LTC Warner S. Goodwin, Jr. Jul 1966-Jan 1967 2-18 = LTC Lewis R. Baurmann Jul 1966-May 1967 1-18 = LTC Earle L. Denton Jan-Mar 1967 1-18 = LTC Richard E. Cavazos Mar-Dec 1967 2-18 = LTC James F. Price May-Dec 1967 1-18 = LTC George M Tronsrue, Jr. Dec 1967-Jun 1968 2-18 = LTC Max R. Pfanzelter Dec 1967-Feb 1968 1-18 = LTC Ronald J. Gillis Jun-Dec 1968 2-18 = LTC Max L. Waldrop Feb-Aug 1968 1-18 = LTC Robert E. Price Dec 1968-Jun 1969 2-18 = LTC James E. Crow Aug 1968-Feb 1969 2-18 = LTC David Teberg Feb-Jul 1969 1-18 = LTC Karl F Lange Jun-Oct 1969 2-18 = LTC Ronald Ochis Jul 1969-Apr 1970 1-18 = LTC Thomas R. Finley Oct 1969-Apr 1970
Stateside Duty at Ft Riley after Vietnam (1970-1983) 1-18 = LTC Jack O Thomas Apr-May 1970 1-18 = LTC James G Humphreys May 1970-Jun 1971 1-18 = MAJ Buddy F. Poole Jun-Aug 1971 1-18 = LTC James M. Tucker Aug 1971-Dec 1972 1-18 = LTC Roy W. Muth Dec 1972-1974 1-18 = LTC Moses Smalls 1974-1975 1-18 = LTC J Warmath 1975-1977 1-18 = LTC R Boyd 1977-1979 1-18 = LTC D Gannon 1979-1981 1-18 = LTC M A. McDermott 1981-1983
Inactivated from Regular Army (1983-1987) [Need list of commanders of 3rd Battalion] Reactivated in Regular Army and Persian Gulf Duty (1987-1996) 2-18 = LTC David W. Wilson Oct 1987-Aug 1988 2-18 = LTC Richard L. Stouder Aug 1988-Oct 1990 1-18 = LTC Archibald V. Arnold, III Jul 1989-1990 3-18 = LTC Robert W. O'Brien (??-1989?) 4-18 = LTC Robert J. St. Onge, Jr. Jun 1989-19?? 5-18 = LTC George W. Aldridge Sep 1989-?? 1-18 = LTC E. W. Chamberlain, III Jul 1990-Jul 1992 2-18 = LTC Eric T. Olson ? 1990-Oct 1992 3-18 = LTC Thomas F. Finn, Jr. (? 1992-Oct 93) 4-18 = LTC Robert L. Fulcher 8 Mar 1990- 15 Nov 1991 5-18 = LTC Harold M. Neely 19??-19?? 1-18 = LTC Roy H. Adams, Jr. Jul 1992-Jul 1994 2-18 = LTC Alex McKindra Oct 1992-Oct 1994 3-18 = LTC Mark Grazier (Oct 93-Apr 94) 1-18 = LTC Edward M. Cook Jul 1994-May 1996 2-18 = LTC Brian R. Zahn Oct 1994-May 1996 1-18 = LTC Steven Layfield April 1996-Jul 1997 1-18 = LTC William B. Norman Jul 1997-Jun 1999 1-18 = LTC John M. Murray Jun 1999-Jun 2001 1-18 = LTC Butch Botters Jun 2001-Jun 2003 1-18 = LTC Jeffrey Sinclair Jun 2003-Jun 2005 1-18 = LTC George Glaze Jun 2005-Jan 2008 1-18 = LTC Steven S. Miska Jan 2008-Mar 2008 1-18 = LTC Christopher H. Beckert Mar 2008-May 2008 1-18 = LTC John Vermeesch May 2008-May 2010 2-18 = LTC Matthew L. Eichburg Jul 2009- 1-18 = LTC John D. Cross May 2010-
Honorary Colonel Edward W. McGregor Oct 1987(Jul 1989)-Jun 1991 Herbert J. McChrystal, Jr. Jun 1991-Jun 1994 Walter R. (Bob) Jones Jun 1994-Aug 1997 Philip A. Pryor Aug 1997-Aug 2001 George M. Tronsrue, Jr. Aug 2001-Jun 2005 E.W.(Bill) Chamberlain Jun 2005-
Honorary Sergeant Major Wiley R. Tucker, Jr. Jul 1988-Jun 1992 Manuel R. Sanchez Jun 1992-Sep 1997 Louis H. Johnson Sep 1997-Aug 2001 Namen R. Carter Aug 2001-Jun 2005 Michael Binkley Jun 2005-Jul 2009 Dwight Hood Jul 2009-
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