Commandants Marine Corps League Department of Indiana

Term Commandant Detachment

1. 1941 Charles E. Lynch Circle City Indianapolis City

2. 1942 Frank J. Murray St. Joseph Valley South Bend 3. 1943 Albert Douglas Ft. Miami Fort Wayne 4. 1944 Ray Roller** Ft. Miami Fort Wayne 5. 1944 William Brimlow Elkhart 6. 1945 Ted Gray Ft. Miami Fort Wayne 7. 1946 John U. Johnson St. Joseph Valley South Bend 8. 1947 Dale Dickson Joseph A. Bray Terre Haute 9. 1948 Wilford Weaver Hammond 10. 1949 Clyde Oviatt River Cities Evansville 11. 1950 Jack Comer Hammond 12. 1951 James Phillipoff St. Joseph Valley South Bend 13. 1952 John l. Clayton Hammond 14. 1953 William Webster St. Joseph Valley South Bend 15. 1954 Joe Wilson St. Joseph Valley South Bend 16. 1955 William Arney Ft. Miami Fort Wayne 17. 1956 Thomas I. Finch Jr. Mooresville 18. 1957 Maurice Eggers Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 19. 1958 James G. Smith Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 20. 1959 Ora M. Fultz David M. Shoup Lafayette 21. 1960 Maurice Eggers Hiram I. Bearss Det. Indianapolis 22. 1961 Owen Shoaf David M. Shoup Lafayette 23. 1962 Otto Simhauser St. Joseph Valley South Bend 24. 1963 Walter V. Trocha Highland 25. 1964 Cecil Carter David M. Shoup Lafayette 26. 1965 Howard Skinner Howlin Mad Hobart 27. 1966 Richard R. Reynolds Hammond 28. 1967 Howard Skinner Howlin Mad Hobart 29. 1968 Ora M. Fultz David M. Shoup Lafayette 30. 1969 Helen Fitzgerald Calumet Griffith 31. 1970 Marvin l. Foland Swayzee 32. 1971 Fred W. Ehlen Gary 33. 1972 Joseph C. Coblentz Whitewater Valley Richmond 34. 1973-1974 James Hartman St. Joseph Valley South Bend 35. 1975 Charles J. Hutson Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 36. 1976-1977 Robert J. Corbett Whitewater Valley Richmond 37. 1978 Donald F. Myers Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 38. 1979 Melville Jay Whitewater Valley Richmond

39. 1980-1982 Robert Tenbarge Ft. Miami Fort Wayne 40. 1983 Diana (Boyce)Dils Centerville 41. 1984 John Hudkins Plymouth 42. 1985-1986 Lester Hartman Ft. Miami Fort Wayne 43. 1987-1988 Dan G. Switzer Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 44. 1988-1991 Howard W. Suttmiller Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 45. 1992-1993 Harley Trueblood Mounds Det. Anderson 46. 1994-1995 Robert A. Creedon Crown Point 47. 1996-1997 Cletus McGrath** Waterloo 48. 1997-1998 Homer Teegarden Jonesboro 49. 1999-2000 Joseph l. Fleck So. IN. Leathernecks Jasper 50. 2001-2002 Patrick J. Deal Joseph A. Bray Terre Haute 51. 2003 Thomas Swihart Dunes Leatherneck Valpariaso 52. 2004-2006 Bernard R. Loechel Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 53. 2007-2008 Michael Lieber Dunes Leatherneck Valpariaso 54. 2009-2010 Russell L. Eaglin Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis 55. 2011- James N. Wade Hiram I. Bearss Indianapolis

** Died In Office

Any updates or corrections to the above historical list are appreciated.