COMMANDERS OF THE 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION

1917 -1970

 

Division Commander
From To
Constitution and Activation of the 5th Division
Col. William M. Morrow 1 Dec 1917 11 Dec 1917
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Muir 12 Dec 1917 12 Dec 1917
Col. William M. Morrow 13 Dec 1917 31 Dec 1917
Brig. Gen. John E. McMahon 1 Jan 1918 5 Feb 1918
Maj. Gen. John E. McMahon 6 Feb 1918 16 Oct 1918
Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely 17 Oct 1918 22 July 1919
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines 27 Sep 1920 7 July 1921
Brig. Gen. Ulysses G. Alexander 13 July 1921 4 Oct 1921
Reactivation as Triangular Division, renamed 5th Infantry Division
Brig. Gen. Campbell B. Hodges 24 Oct 1939 3 Sep 1940
Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Cummins 4 Sep 1940 23 July 1941
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel 24 July 1941 19 Aug 1941
Maj. Gen. Cortland T. Parker 20 Aug 1941 23 June 1943
Brig. Gen. Allen D. Warnok 24 June 1943 2 July 1943
Maj. Gen. S. Leroy Irwin 3 July 1943 20 Apr 1945
Maj. Gen. Albert E. Brown 21 Apr 1945 20 July 1946
Brig. Gen. Harry B. Sherman June 1946 June 1946
Maj. Gen. Jens A. Doe 20 July 1946 20 Sep 1946
Reactivation under 1947 organization
Brig. Gen. John H. Church 15 July 1947 1 Oct 1947
Maj. Gen. William B. Kean 2 Oct 1947 30 June 1948
Maj. Gen. George H. Decker 1 July 1948 28 Feb 1950
Brig. Gen. Frank C. McConnell 1 Mar 1950 30 Apr 1950
Reactivation as Training Unit for Korean War replacements
Col. Thomas J. Wells 6 Apr 1951 ?
Maj. Gen. Lawrence B. Kaiser 1 Feb 1952 30 Nov 1952
Maj. Gen. George B. Barth 1 Dec 1952 1 Sep 1953
Maj. Gen. Richard C. Partridge 25 May 1954 30 June 1955
Maj. Gen. William T. Sexton 1 July 1955 28 Feb 1956
Brig. Gen. Hiram D. Ives 1 Mar 1956 30 Apr 1956
Brig. Gen. Cyrus A. Dolph 1 May 1956 30 June 1956
Maj. Gen. Gilman C. Mudgett 1 July 1956 31 May 1957
Brig. Gen. William M. Breckenridge 1 Feb 1957 1 June 1957
Reactivation under ROAD organization as Mechanized Division, Renamed 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
Brig. Gen. Ashton H. Manhart 19 Feb 1962 31 Mar 1962
 Maj. Gen. Ashton H. Manhart

 1 Apr 1962

10 Dec 1962
Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Russ 11 Dec 1962 28 Jan 1963
Maj. Gen. John A. Heintges 29 Jan 1963 15 July 1964
Brig. Gen. Milburn N. Huston 16 July 1964 30 July 1964
Maj. Gen. Autrey J. Maroun 1 Aug 1964 30 Nov 1966
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Corcoran 1 Dec 1966 30 April 1968
 Maj. Gen. Donald H. McGovern

 1 May 1968

 2 June 1968
 Maj. Gen. Roland M. Gleszer

 3 June 1968

 17 Sep 1969
 Maj. Gen. Bernard W. Rogers

 18 Sep 1969

 9 Dec 1970

Source: Official list from U.S.Army, via Debbie DeRose, daughter of Frank DeRose (B Company, 10th Infantry, in WWII).
Addition from list of Fort Carson Commanders.

 

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