VMF(N)-531 + VMF(AW)-531 + VMFA-531

"Grey Ghosts"

BGen. Frank H. SCHWABLE: 16 Nov 1942 --31 March 1943

BGen. John D. HARSHBERGER: 1 April 1943 --31 May 1943

BGen. Frank H. SCHWABLE: 1 June 1943 --17 Feb 1944

BGen. John D. HARSHBERGER: 18 Feb 1944 --6 May 1944

Capt. James H. WEHMER: 7 May 1944 --31 Aug 1944

Capt. Ralph J. GARZA: 1 Sept 1944 --3 Sept 1944

The squadron disbanded: 3 September 1944

The squadron was reformed: 13 Oct 1944

Maj. Radford C. WEST: 13 Oct 1944 --10 Nov 1944

Maj. Edward V. MENDENHALL, Jr.: 11 Nov 1944 --16 Nov 1944

Capt. Robert R. FINCH: 17 Nov 1944 --15 March 1945

LtCol. Alfred G. GORDON: 16 March 1945 --9 April 1945

Maj. Robert P. KELLER: 10 April 1945 --10 June 1945

Capt. James H. WEHMER: 11 June 1945 --21 Oct 1945

LtCol. Alfred G. GORDON: 22 Oct 1945 --27 Dec 1945

LtCol. Harold G. SCHLENDERING: 28 Dec 1945 --6 June 1946

Col. Joseph H. REINBURG: 7 June 1946 --16 July 1946

LtCol. Ernest R. HEMINGWAY: 17 July 1946 --31 July 1946

Col. Joseph H. REINBURG: 1 Aug1946 --31 May 1947

LtCol. Peter D. LAMBRECHT: 1 June 1947 --31 July 1947

LtCol. Andrew G. SMITH, Jr.: 1 Aug 1947 --14 July 1948

LtCol. Nathan T. POST, Jr.: 15 July 1948 --12 June 1949

LtCol. Joseph W. KEAN, Jr.: 13 June 1949 --15 June 1950

Col. John R. SPOONER: 16 June 1950 --23 July 1951

Col. Fred J. GILHULLY: 24 July 1951 --28 July 1951

Col. Boyd C. McELHANY, Jr.: 29 July 1951 --6 Jan 195

Col. Gelon H. DOSWELL: 7 Jan 1952 --11 Feb1952

Col. Lowell D. GROW: 12 Feb 1952 --14 June 1953

Col. Arthur R. BOAG: 15 June 1953 --30 July 1953

LtCol. Ernest R. HEMINGWAY: 31 July 1953 --14 June 1954

LtCol. Roscoe C. CLINE, Jr.: 15 June 1954 --31 Aug1954

Col. Alexander M. HEARN: 1 Sept 1954 --10 Nov 1955

LtCol. Walter W. TURNER: 11 Nov 1955 --31 Jul 1956

LtCol. Donald S. BUSH: 1 Aug1956 --31 July 1957

LtCol. Gordon E. GRAY: 1 Aug1957 --19 Aug 1957

BGen. Henry W. HISE: 1 Aug 1958 --29 June 1960

Col. Emmons S. MALONEY: 30 June 1960 --5 July 1960

Col. George J. COLLINS: 6 July 1960 --2 May 1961

LtCol John N. SWARTLEY: 3 May 1961 --1 July 1961

Col. George J. COLLINS: 2 July 1961 --14 July 1962

Col. Robert F. FOXWORTH: 15 July 1962 --1 July 1963

Col. William C. McGRAW, Jr.: 2 July 1963 --1 July 1965

LtCol. Robert L. WILDEY: 2 July 1965 --4 May 1966

Col. Frank D. TOPLEY: 5 May 1966 --15 Dec 1966

Col. Roy A. SEAVER: 16 Dec 1966 --14 July 1967

Col. William K. PARCELL: 15 July 1967 --31 March 1968

LtCol. Karl A. ZIMMERMAN: 1 April 1968 --25 July 1968

LtCol. Richard PEREZ: 26 July 1968 --24 July 1969

Col. John L. THATCHER: 25 July 1969 --23 Feb 1971

LtCol. Robert N. HUTCHINSON: 24 Feb 1971 --12 Oct 1971

LtCol. John T. ZYCH, Jr.: 13 Oct 1971 --25 July 1973

LtCol. Michael P. CADY: 26 July 1973 --26 Aug 1974

Col. John A. GAGEN: 27 Aug 1974 --24 June 1976

LtCol. David G. VEST: 25 June 1976 --8 June 1978

LtCol. John A. WILLIAMS: 9 June 1978 --30 May 1979

Col. Gary R. BRAUN:31 May 1979 --10 Dec 1980

LtCol. John L. VOGT: 11 Dec 1980 --17 Dec 1981

LtCol. Robert R. RENIER: 18 Dec 1981 --9 July 1982

Col. James L. LUCAS: 10 July 1982 --15 June 1984

Col. Manfred A. RIETSCH: 16 June 1984 --25 June 1986

LtCol. James L. CIESLAK: 26 June 1986 --28 Oct 1988

LtCol. John F. GOODMAN: 29 Oct 1988 --1 Dec 1990

LtCol. Keith J. STALDER: 2 Dec 1990 --31 March 1992

Some names reflect rank at retirement from USMC

The ‘Grey Ghosts’ of VMFA-531 were decommissioned on March 21, 1992.