Fort Monroe - Commandants List

Commandants List

Image Rank Name Begin Date End Date Notes
Lieutenant colonel Ramsay D. PottsRamsay D. Potts 1904-02-2222 February 1904 1906-08-1111 August 1906 a
Lieutenant colonel George F. E. HarrisonGeorge F. E. Harrison 1906-10-2424 October 1906 1909-1-1414 January 1909 a
Lieutenant colonel Clarence P. TownsleyClarence Page Townsley 1909-02-0606-February-1909 1911-09-077 September 1911 a
Lieutenant colonel Frederick S. StrongFrederick S. Strong 1911-09-088 September 1911 1913-02-2727 February 1913 a
Colonel Ira A. HaynesIra A. Haynes 1913-02-1818 February 1913 1916-10-1616 October 1916 a
Colonel Stephen M. FooteStephen M. Foote 1916-10-011 October 1916 1917-08-2323 August 1917 a
Colonel John A. LundeenJohn A. Lundeen 1917-08-2323 August 1917 1918-03-3030 March 1918 a
Colonel Frank K. FergussonFrank K. Fergusson 1918-03-3030 March 1918 1918-09-1111 September 1918 a
Colonel Robert R. WelshimerRobert R. Welshimer 1918-09-0808 September 1918 1919-01-2929 January 1919 a
Colonel Eugene ReyboldEugene Reybold 1919-01-2929 January 1919 1920-01-1919 January 1920 a
Colonel Jacob C. JohnsonJacob C. Johnson 1920-01-1919 January 1920 1920-11-0303 November 1920 a
Colonel Richmond P. DavisRichmond P. Davis 1921-04-2828 April 1921 1922-12-2828 December 1922 a
Brigadier General William Ruthven SmithWilliam Ruthven Smith 1923-01-1111 January 1923 1924-12-2020 December 1924 a
Brigadier General Robert Emmet CallanRobert Emmet Callan 1924-12-2020 December 1924 1929-06-0303 June 1929 a
Brigadier General Henry D. ToddHenry D. Todd 1929-08-2828 August 1929 1930-08-3131 August 1930 a
Brigadier General Stanley Dunbar EmbickStanley Dunbar Embick 1930-10-011 October 1930 1932-04-2525 April 1932 a
Brigadier General Joseph P. TracyJoseph P. Tracy 1932-08-3131 August 1932 1936-12-011 December 1936 a
Brigadier General John W, GulickJohn W. Gulick 1937-01-033 January 1937 1938-10-1212 October 1938 a
Brigadier General Frederick H. SmithFrederick H. Smith 1938-11-2121 November 1938 1940-10-011 October 1940 a
Brigadier General Frank S. ClarkFrank S. Clark 1940-10-1010 October 1940 1942-01-1515 January 1942 a
Brigadier General Lawrence B. WeeksLawrence B. Weeks 1943-02-1815 January 1942 19445-10-011 October 1945 a
Brigadier General Robert T. FrederickRobert T. Frederick 1945-11-011 November 1945 1947-08-1919 August 1947 a

Fort Monroe and Fort Wool stood guard during World War I and World War II, and successfully protected Hampton Roads and the important military and civilian resources located inland. The Fort installed the first Anti-submarine net in america in February 1917 stretching to Fort Wool.

By World War II, Fort Monroe served as headquarters for an impressive array of coast artillery guns ranging from 3-inch rapid fire guns to 16-inch guns capable of firing a 2,000 pound projectile 25 miles. In addition, the Army controlled submarine barriers and underwater mine fields. But this vast array of armaments was made largely obsolete by the end of the Second World War due to the development of the long-range bomber and the refinement of naval aviation.

After the operational armament was removed, Fort Monroe received a mission that it still maintains to this day. Since World War II, it has served as the major headquarters for training soldiers for war. In 1973, Fort Monroe became home to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), which combines the recruitment, training and education of soldiers with the development of operational doctrine.

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