All-American commanders: the following All-American commanders distinguished themselves during the 2001-02 year
VFW Magazine, Nov, 2002
DEPARTMENT
Alaska Gary Kurpius
Arizona Lawrence E. Reinhardt
Arkansas Harold Harris
Colorado Phil Phillips
Delaware Jesse E. Kitson
Europe Peter J. Mascetti
Florida Eugene Leshore
Georgia Billy W. Smith
Hawaii Paul Schoener
Idaho Ken Pitcher
Kansas Richard Clutts
Kentucky William J. Apple
Maine Thaxter S. Sedgewick
Mississippi James E. Gordon
Missouri Paul Jones
Nebraska John Gollihare
Nevada James R. Parsons
New Mexico
Allan W. Kuchinsky
Oregon Harold C. Jordan
Pacific Areas
William H. Wichmann
South Dakota
Kenneth C. Jorgenson
Vermont Ronald J. Gascon
Virginia James E. Tucker
Washington H. Rae Jones
Wisconsin Steven D. Lawrence
Wyoming Herb Carstens
DISTRICT
Alabama Oliver E. Prothro/4
Robert L. Littrell/5
George A. Ganey/9
Arizona Donald R. Snyder/1
Arkansas Michael K. Nuckolls/5
California Edward J. Ketcham/1
Raymond H. Fairbank/3
Wallace R. Max/13
Colorado John R. Lewis/2
Europe John C. Neilson/1
Robert E. Mann/3
Stephen A. Ward/5
Florida Billy B. Moore/6
John P. Gulitti/10
David J. Guy/12
Ronald C. Kerr/13
John F. Fogarty/21
Georgia James R. Coggins/16
Idaho Robert R. Willis/5
Illinois Dean A. Gard/7
Attilio J. Pieroni/19
Kansas William J. Slater/1
Kentucky Brian J. Duffy/6
Louisiana Clarence L. Woods/6
Mississippi Lorenzo M. Akins/1
Nebraska Richard P. Doty/10
Nevada John W. Stroud/6
New Jersey
Joseph Vermette/12
North Carolina
John W. Shelander/8
Ohio Roger H. Weltch/3
John A. Halter/7
Harry Crabtree/12
Pacific Areas
Sammy R. Skipper/1
Robert Henault/3
Texas Donald Hollingsworth/14
Joe Diaz/20
Virginia Wesley W. Flora/2
Washington
Carlos L. Almeda/11
Wisconsin Thomas R. Lemmer/2
Walter G. Hogan/5
POST
Alabama T.C. Bates/49
Robert J. Van Cleave/924
Paul W. Calhoun/1762
Lawrence O. Sepanski/4190
Wesley L. Tidwell/4850
Alton S. Jones/5797
Elwood Sergent/6020
Richard H. Kizziah/6022
Alaska Jack A. Cowan/9365
Michael Donaldson/9981
Joseph J. Simms/10252
Arizona Ronald D. Gage/8242
Charles R. Price, Jr./9972
Arkansas Billy R. Hogue/3543
Thomas K. Williams/9095
California Jose Limas/52
Linda J. Fairbank/385
Michael C. McCoy/1744
Robert D. Abrams/3795
Garry L. Overby/4647
Arthur L. Harris/5179
James G. Elliott/5948
William E. Pfeifle/9009
Walter S. Pynn/9223
Colorado Ray Bustos, Jr./2643
William R. Myers/4061
William L. Duncan/5812
Delaware
Lawrence E. Hittinger/11197
Europe
Ronald J. Robinson/2566
Peter H. Luste/8862
John J. Regan/9845
Billy D. Barber/10436
Donald K. Wells, Jr./10557
Charles W. Cofield/10810
Florida Robert M. Krepp, Jr./3270
Donald G. Eckerdt/4781
Bruce L. Bahneman/8108
William A. Anderson/10097
Glenn E. Hosmer/10132
Edward R. Noll/10209
Georgia Ronald R. Maher/649
Cart L. Hunter/665
Bobby G. Wise/2938
Hawaii Ralph E. Moore/970
Idaho James M. Mariman/63
Illinois Tiger Miller/1059
Indiana Jack L. Pope/972
Kansas Michael S. Clark/56
Kendal G. Hower/1714
Mckinley Smith/8773
Kentucky
James T. MacDonald/1170
Robert O. Hendrickson/1181
James F. Basham/10281
Louisiana Richard L. Cook/3106
Maryland
Joseph A. Winner/6506
Massachusetts
Lawrence E. Christianson/529
Michigan
Kenneth L. DeBoer/1146
Minnesota James R. Hein/2701
Mississippi
James E. Slayton/79
Joseph W. Clark/2539
Missouri
Dennis L. Turner/1000
Harlan P. Hager/3838
David A. Wright/3944
Randall L. Conaway/4541
Nebraska Lorenz Montoya/1581
Richard E. Morrison/8334
Roger T. Hector/10616
Nevada Stephen P. Gibbs/1753
Marvin Alig/10047
New Mexico
George A. Martinez, Sr./401
George B. Prudencio/7686
New York
James M. Sheets/7227
North Carolina
Thomas W. Taylor/2057
Bryce H. Swindle/10630
North Dakota
Casper R. Scholl/1326
Ohio Emil A. Soltesz/2133
James D. McAlpin/6560
Melvin B. Deems/6846
John V. Coey/7174
William K. Seagraves/9582
Oklahoma
Darrell R. McGee/5263
Oregon James F. Hand/5233
Pacific Areas
Stephen M. Tharp/8180
Barry K. Lambert/9985
Ronald D. Teets/10033
Daryl E. Vroom/10216
Laurence L. Lyons/11016
Stanley E. Stewart/11435
South Carolina
George E. Watts/5208
Lawrence Verraneault/10420
South Dakota
Patrick R. Condon/1273
Tennessee
Thomas E. Ferrell/11160
Texas Robert L. Carter/2034
Ronald E. Johnson/2195
Dennis M. Barber/3892
Earl Baumann/4372
Ted P. Mikkelsen/6796
Pedro L. Guerra/6873
Oscar G. Gonzalez/7475
Charles F. McGrath/8577
Nick B. Herrera/8936
Lonnie Garza/9186
Vermont Craig B. Sawicky/4980
Virginia Kim A. Deshano/392
James K. Martin/1503
Michael J. Hoiness/4809
Washington
Martin H. Spani/1040
Karl R. Rosbach/2200
West Virginia Alroy S. Irvin/4595
Wisconsin
David L. Cochran/1091
Gundel M.E. Metz/1318
Mark A. Weber/5158
John H. Swanson/6498
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