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This is a list of commanders of the US 1st Cavalry Division of the
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. *MG Robert L. Howze September 1921 – June 1925 *BG Joseph C. Castner June 1925 – January 1926 *MG Edwin B. Winans January 1926 – October 1927 *BG Samuel D. Rockenbach October 1927 – November 1927 *MG
George Van Horn Moseley George Van Horn Moseley (September 28, 1874 – November 7, 1960) was a United States Army general. Following his retirement in 1938, he became controversial for his fiercely anti-immigrant and antisemitic views. Early life and career Moseley ...
November 1927 – September 1929 *BG Charles J. Symmonds September 1929 – October 1930 *BG George C. Barnhardt October 1930 – December 1930 *MG
Ewing E. Booth Ewing E. Booth (February 28, 1870 - February 19, 1949) was a general in the United States Army who fought in the Spanish–American War and World War I. He received several decorations for his service, including the United States Army Distinguis ...
December 1930 – March 1932 *BG
Walter Cowen Short Walter C. Short (April 2, 1870 – March 5, 1952) was a career officer in the United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, a ...
March 1932 – March 1933 *MG Frank R. McCoy March 1933 – October 1933 *BG Walter Cowen Short October 1933 – April 1934 *BG Hamilton S. Hawkins Jr. April 1934 – September 1936 *BG Francis Le J. Parker September 1936 – October 1936 *MG
Ben Lear Benjamin Lear (May 12, 1879 – November 1, 1966) was a United States Army general who served in the Spanish–American War, Philippine Insurrection, World War I and World War II. He also competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Early car ...
October 1936 – November 1938 *MG
Kenyon A. Joyce Kenyon A. Joyce was a major general in the United States Army. He commanded the 1st Cavalry Division and later IX Corps in World War II. Joyce was a prominent cavalry officer in the early outset of the war and was a mentor to a young George S. P ...
November 1938 – October 1940 *MG Robert C. Richardson Jr. October 1940 – February 1941 *MG Innis Palmer Swift February 1941 – August 1944 *MG Verne D. Mudge August 1944 – February 1945 *BG Hugh F. T. Hoffman February 1945 – July 1945 *MG William C. Chase August 1945 – February 1949 *BG William B. Bradford February 1949 – February 1949 *MG John M. Devine February 1949 – August 1949 *BG Henry I. Hodes August 1949 – September 1949 *MG
Hobart R. Gay Lieutenant General Hobart Raymond Gay (May 16, 1894 – August 19, 1983), nicknamed "Hap", was a United States Army officer who served in numerous conflicts, including World War II, where he worked closely alongside General George S. Patton, and l ...
September 1949 – February 1951 *MG Charles D. Palmer February 1951 – July 1951 *MG Thomas L. Harrold July 1951 – March 1952 *MG Arthur G. Trudeau March 1952 – March 1953 *BG William J. Bradley March 1953 – April 1953 *MG Joseph P. Cleland May 1953 – June 1953 *MG Armistead D. Mead June 1953 – December 1954 *BG Orlando C. Troxel Jr. December 1954 – May 1955 *MG Edward J. McGraw May 1955 – November 1956 *MG Edwin H. J. Carns November 1956 – August 1957 *MG Ralph W. Zwicker October 1957 – January 1958 *MG George E. Bush January 1958 – April 1959 *MG Charles E. Beauchamp April 1959 – May 1960 *MG Charles G. Dodge May 1960 – December 1960 *MG Frank H. Britton December 1960 – July 1961 *MG James K. Woolnough July 1961 – September 1962 *BG D.C. Clayman September 1962 – October 1962 *MG Clifton F. Von Kann October 1962 – June 1963 *BG Charles P. Brown June 1963 – August 1963 *MG Chas F. Leonard Jr. August 1963 – October 1964 *MG Hugh Exton October 1964 – June 1965 *MG Harry W. O. Kinnard July 1965 – May 1966 *MG John Norton May 1966 – March 1967 *MG John J. Tolson March 1967 – August 1968 *BG Richard L. Irby August 1968 – August 1968 *MG George I. Forsythe August 1968 – April 1969 *MG E. B. Roberts May 1969 – May 1970 *MG George W. Casey Sr. May 1970 – July 1970 *MG George W. Putnam August 1970 – May 1971 *MG James C. Smith May 1971 – January 1973 *MG Robert M. Shoemaker January 1973 – February 1975 *MG Julius W. Becton Jr. February 1975 – November 1976 *MG
W. Russell Todd William Russell Todd (May 1, 1928 – February 12, 2023) was a United States Army major general who served as commander of the 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 1st Cavalry Division from 1976 to 1978. He graduated from Norwich University in ...
November 1976 – November 1978 *MG Paul S. Williams Jr. November 1978 – November 1980 *MG Richard D. Lawrence November 1980 – July 1982 *MG Andrew P. Chambers July 1982 – June 1984 *MG Michael J. Conrad June 1984 – June 1986 *MG John J. Yeosock June 1986 – May 1988 *MG William F. Streeter May 1988 – July 1990 *MG John H. Tilelli Jr. July 1990 – July 1992 *MG Wesley K. Clark July 1992 – March 1994 *MG
Eric K. Shinseki Eric Ken Shinseki (; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army General (United States), general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014). His final United States Army post was as the 34th C ...
March 1994 – July 1995 *MG Leon J. LaPorte July 1995 – July 1997 *MG
Kevin P. Byrnes Kevin P. Byrnes (born March 12, 1950) is a retired United States Army general who was officially relieved of command in August 2005 after 36 years of military service for disobeying a lawful order from Army Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker. I ...
July 1997 – October 1999 *MG David D. McKiernan October 1999 – October 2001 *MG Joe Peterson October 2001 – August 2003 *MG
Peter W. Chiarelli Peter William Chiarelli (born March 23, 1950) is a retired United States Army General (United States), general who served as the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from August 4, 2008 to January 31, 2012. He also served as commande ...
August 2003 – November 2005 *MG Joseph F. Fil Jr. November 2005 – February 2008 *BG
Vincent K. Brooks Vincent Keith Brooks (born October 24, 1958) is a retired United States Army general who last commanded United States Forces Korea, United Nations Command, and ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command. He previously served as the commanding general of Uni ...
(Acting Commander) Feb – April 2008 *MG Daniel P. Bolger April 2008 – April 2010 *MG Daniel B. Allyn April 2010 – June 2012 *MG Anthony R. Ierardi June 2012 – March 2014 *MG Michael A. Bills March 2014 - January 2016 *MG John C. Thomson III January 2016 - October 2017 *MG Paul T. Calvert October 2017 - September 2019 *MG Jeffery Broadwater September 2019 - July 2021 *MG John B. Richardson July 2021 – present


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