Former Command Sergeant Majors of the 509th Parachute Infantry

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1st Battalion

01 Sep 1973 to 15 Jul 1974 - CSM Franklin D. Canterbury, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

15 Jul 1974 to ?? ??? ???? - CSM Frank L. Ponce, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? ??? 1977 to ?? ??? 1979 - CSM Bobby Teague, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? ??? 1979 to ?? ??? 1981 - CSM ??? ?. Garcia, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? ??? 1981 to ?? ??? 1983 - CSM ??? ?. ???, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? ??? 1983 to ?? ??? 1985 - CSM ??? ?. ???, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? ??? 1985 to ?? ??? 1987 - CSM ??? ?. ???, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? ??? 1987 to ?? ??? 1989 - CSM ??? ?. ???, 1-509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, SETAF

?? Jan 1989 to ?? Aug 1990 - CSM Velda "Max" Welch, 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

? 1990 to ? 1991 - CSM Joe A. Simental, 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

? 1991 to ? 1992 - CSM Dewey Aldridge - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

May 1992 to Jun 1994 - CSM George Ponder - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Jun 1994 to Sep 1995 - CSM Joe Picansa - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Sep 1995 to ? 1997 - CSM Michael Etheridge - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

? 1997 to ? 1999 - CSM Mark Nielsen - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

? 1999 to ? 2001 - CSM Bobby Lane - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

? 2001 to Jun 2002 - CSM Angel Febles - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Jun 2002 to Oct 2003 - CSM Gabriel Cervantes - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Oct 2003 to Oct 2005 - CSM Richard Beal - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Four to six month vacancy

Jun 2006 to Oct 2007 - CSM Kevin Sharkey - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Oct 2007 to Jun 2008 - CSM Jaime Garza - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Jun 2008 to Jun 2009 - CSM Douglas Maddi - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Jun 2009 to Jun 2011 - CSM William 'Bobby' Thompson - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Aug 2011 to Aug 2012 - CSM Nuuese Passi - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Aug 2012 to Feb 2015 - CSM Jason Young - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Feb 2015 to Feb 2017 - CSM Brian Stover - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Feb 2017 to Aug 2019 - CSM Robert Foster - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Aug 2019 to Dec 2021 - CSM Vladmir Querales - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR

Dec 2021 to Present - CSM William 'Jake' Brooks - 1-509th Infantry (Airborne), JRTC OPFOR


2nd Battalion

? 1971 to ? 1974 - CSM William E. Edge, Jr., 2-509th Airborne/Mechanized Infantry, 1st Brigade, 8th ID


3rd Battalion

15 Jan 1973 to 31 Aug 1973 - CSM Franklin D. Canterbury, 3-509th Parachute Infantry

17 Jun 2005 to 02 May 2008 - CSM Drew E. Pumarejo - 3-509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade, 25th ID

02 May 2008 to 06 Dec 2012 - CSM Doni L. Jones - 3-509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade, 25th ID

06 Dec 2012 to 18 Jun 2015 - CSM Beeson - 3-509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade, 25th ID

18 Jun 2015 to 31 Oct 2016 - CSM Hanson - 3-509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade, 25th ID

31 Oct 2016 to 16 Nov 2018 - CSM Quint F. Pospisil - 3-509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade, 25th ID

16 Nov 2018 to Present - CSM Jason A. Alldredge - 3-509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade, 25th ID