List of commanders of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
This is a listing of commandants and commanders of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Brief timeline
- 10 Jun 1898 : U.S. occupation.
- 23 Feb 1903 : U.S. leases naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.[1] The agreement also gave the U.S. the right to establish another base at Bahía Honda.
- 06 Oct 1903 : Guantanamo Bay Naval Station leased to U.S.[2]
- 1912 : claim on Bahia Honda relinquished,[citation needed] in exchange for larger facilities at Guantanamo Bay.
- 12 Dec 1913 : Naval Station officially opens. Cuban flag lowered.
- 31 May 1934 : The 1934 Treaty of Relations[3] abrogates the 1903 Treaty of Relations,[4] except as regards the lease of Guantanamo. Partially addresses the issue of the termination of the lease, by granting the US the right to walk away from the lease.
- 1 Apr 1941 : Renamed Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Operating Base.
- 18 Jun 1952 : Renamed Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base.
List of commanders and commandants
Commandants
- 10 Dec 1903 – May 1904 : William H. Allen
- 17 May 1904 – Sep 1906 : Charles C. Rogers
- 8 Sep 1906 – Jul 1907 : Albert A. Ackerman
- Aug 1907 – May 1908 : Clark D. Stearns (acting)
- May 1908 – April 1909 : Charles H. Harlow
- May 1909 – Nov 1909 : Myles Joyce (acting)
- Nov 1909 – Jan 1912 : Walter Ball
- 18 Jan 1912 – Jun 1913 : George W. Kline
- Jun 1913 – Jan 1914 : Merritt S. Corning (acting)
- Jan 1914 – Oct 1914 : Hilary Williams
- Dec 1914 – May 1916 : John M. Luby
- 4 May 1916 – Sep 1917 : Dudley Wright Knox
- Sep 1917 – Nov 1918 : E.E. Wright
- Dec 1918 – Sep 1920 : Guy Whitlock
- Sep 1920 – Jun 1921 : John J. Hannigan
- Jun 1921 – May 1923 : Robert T. Menner
- May 1923 – Jun 1924 : Ward K. Wortman
- Jun 1924 – Jun 1926 : Charles M. Tozer
- Jun 1926 – Aug 1928 : Charles C. Soule, Jr.
- Aug 1928 – Jun 1930 : Charles S. McWhorter
- Aug 1930 – Feb 1931 : Alfred Hart Miles
- Feb 1931 – May 1933 : Thomas L. Johnson
- Jun 1933 – Jun 1934 : Edward C. Raguet
- Jun 1934 – Apr 1936 : Charles "Savvy" M. Cooke Jr.
- May 1936 – Jun 1938 : Mark L. Hersey, Jr.
- Jun 1938 – Aug 1940 : Worral Reed Carter
- Sep 1940 – Mar 1944 : George L. Weyler
Commanders
- Apr 1944 – Oct 1944 : F.A. Braisted
- Oct 1944 – Dec 1945 : J.J. Mahoney
- Jan 1946 – May 1948 : C.E. Battle, Jr.
- Jun 1948 – Jun 1950 : W.K. Phillips
- Jun 1950 – Dec 1950 : A.M. Bledsoe
- Dec 1950 – Jan 1953 : M.E. Murphy
- Jan 1953 – Dec 1953 : C.L.C. Atkeson
- Feb 1954 – Sep 1955 : E.B. Taylor
- Sep 1955 – Oct 1956 : W.G. Cooper
- Dec 1956 – Nov 1958 : R.B. Ellis
- Nov 1958 – Oct 1960 : F.W. Fenno
- Nov 1958 – Oct 1960 : E.J. O'Donnell
- Dec 1962 – Dec 1963 : J.W. Davis
- Dec 1963 – Jun 1966 : John Duncan Bulkeley
- Jun 1966 – Jul 1968 : E.R. Crawford
- Jul 1968 – Jun 1970 : James B. Hildreth
- Jun 1970 – Aug 1972 : B. McCauley
- Aug 1972 – Jun 1973 : Leo B. McCuddin
- Jun 1973 – Jul 1975 : Ralph M. Ghormley
- Jul 1975 – Jun 1977 : J.H. McConnell
- Jun 1977 – Feb 1979 : D.W. DeCook
- Feb 1979 – Mar 1981 : John H. Fetterman, Jr.
- Mar 1981 – Oct 1983 : M.D. Fitzgerald
- Oct 1983 – Oct 1985 : R.A. Allen
- Oct 1985 – Apr 1988 : John R. Condon
- Apr 1988 – Jun 1990 : John S. Boyd
- Jun 1990 – Aug 1992 : W.C. McCamy, Jr.
- Aug 1992 – Sep 1994 : W.M. DeSpain
- Sep 1994 – Sep 1995 : James F. Boland, Jr.
- Sep 1995 – Apr 1997 : Jim Cannon
- Apr 1997 – 12 May 2000 : Larry E. Larson
- 12 May 2000 – 27 Mar 2003 : Robert A. Buehn
- 27 Mar 2003 – 9 Jul 2005 : Leslie J. McCoy
- 9 Jul 2005 – 19 Sep 2005 : Lawrence S. Cotton, Jr.
- 19 Sep 2005 – Sep 2008 : CAPT Mark M. Leary
- Sep 2008 – Sep 2010 : CAPT Steve Blaisdell
- Sep 2010 – July 2012 : CAPT Kirk Hibbert
- Jul 2012 – Jan 2015 : CAPT J.R. Nettleton
- Jan 2015 – Present : CAPT Scott Gray[5]
References
- ^ Text of Feb 1903 lease, part 1
- ^ Text of July 1903 lease, part 2
- ^ 1934 treaty of relations
- ^ Proclamation containing the text of the 1903 Treaty of Relations
- ^ http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=85277