List of commanding Officers of the 76th From 1942 to present


1. Maj Edward F. Rector
  -  4 Jul 1942
2. Lt Col Bruce K. Holloway -  5 Dec 1942
3. Capt (later Maj) Grant Mahony - 2 Jan 1943
4. Capt William Miller  - 9 Jun 1943
5. Capt (later Maj) Robert Costello  - Jul 1943
6. Capt James M. Williams  - Oct 1943
7. Capt (later Maj) John S. Stewart  - Jan 1944
8. Maj (later Lt Col) Charles E. Griffith - May 1944
9. Maj (later Lt Col) L. V. Teeter - Dec 1944
10. Maj (later Lt Col) David T. Whiddon - Jun 1945
11. Maj Eugene McGuire   -  Oct 1945-c. Dec 1945
Squadron Inactivated 5 Jan 1946 - 10 Oct 1946
12. Capt (later Maj) Victor N. Curtis
  - 10 Oct 1946
13. Maj Robert M. Levy  -    5 Oct 1948-1949
Squadron Inactivated   24 Sep 1949 - 18 Aug 1955
14. Lt Col Walter R. Hardee Jr
  - 1956
15. Maj Morris F. Wilson  - 1957
16. Lt Col Donald V. Miller  - 11 Sep 1959
17. Maj William B. Howell  - 1 Feb 1961
18. Lt Col Frederick D. Ellis  - 1961
19. Maj Willliam B. Howell  - 29 Dec 1961
20. Lt Col (later Col) James A. Hearn  - 15 Feb 1962
21. Maj Robert W. Thompson  - 6 May 1963
22. Capt Frederick W. Knops Jr.  - 28 May 1963-1 Jul 1963 
Squadron Inactivated   -   1 Jul 1963 - 1Oct 1972
23. Lt Col John B. Cutler,
  - 1 Oct 1972
Researching (1972-85)
23.   LtCol Wallace “Bing” Girling. 1972 - ? (actual dates uk)

Col. Arthur L. Chase
1976-1977
LtCol Jim Jamerson LtCol Jim Jamerson LtCol Jim Jamerson 1979-1980
LtCol Joe Redden
1980-1982
LtCol Roger Carleton
1982-1984
LtCol Bob Hoh
1984-1985
Ron Cooper
1985
Lt Col Ron Cooper  -
1985-1987
Lt Col Bill Pitts
  - 1987-1989
Lt Col Victor E. Renuart Jr  - 1989-1991
Squadron Inactivated    -    1992-1Dec 1995
Lt Col Thomas Meade,
  - 1 Dec 1995- July 1996
Lt Col Dallas Stephens  - July 1996-5 Sep 1997
Lt Col Craig Brazeau  - 6 Sep 1997-19 Oct 1997
Lt Col Mary Staley  - 20 Oct 1997-5 Jul 1999
Lt Col David Ziegler   - 6 Jul 1999- 22 May 2001
Lt Col Sam McCraw - 23 May 2001
Lt Col Todd Gossett - 4 Feb 2004

 

Chronological history of the 76th Squadron

3rd Pursuit Squadron "Hell's Angels" became

76th Pursuit Squadron P-40's
Constituted        December 17, 1941 China
76th Fighter Squadron  P-40's
Renamed  May 15, 1942   Kunming China
76th Fighter Squadron  (23rd Fighter Group) P-40's
P-51 Mustangs 1944
Reassigned July 4 1942 Kunming China
Relocated December 1945 United States
Inactivated January 6, 1946 Fort Lewis, Washington
76th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group) P-47 and RF-80
Reactivation Oct. 10, 1946 Northwest Field, Quam
Transferred April 1949 Howard AFB Panama Canal
Zone
Inactivation September 24, 1949
76th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (23rd FG) F-89
Activated August 18, 1955 Presque Isle, AFB Maine
76th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (35th AD) F-89 Scorpion
Relocated November 1957 Pinecastle AFB Florida
Relocated February 1961 Westover AFB Mass.
Deactivated July 1963 Massachusetts
76th Tactical Fighter Squadron (23rd TFW) A-7s, A-10s
Activated October 1972 England AFB Louisiana
Deployed 1991 - 1992 Saudi Arabia
Deactivated 1992
76th Space Operations Squadron 14th AF) Space Systems
Reactivated December 1995
76th Space Operations Squadron
Deactivated January 21, 2001
76th Space Control Squadron Space Systems
Activated January 22, 2001