List of commanders of 101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"^[1]—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord—the D-Day landings starting 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France—, Operation Market Garden, the liberation of the Netherlands and action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belgium. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles including the fight for Hamburger Hill in May 1969.

Upon its arrival in Vietnam in 1965 (1st Brigade, followed by the 2nd and 3rd Brigades in 1968), the division was an airborne unit. In mid-1968 it was reorganized and redesignated as an airmobile division, then in 1974 as an air assault division. Both of these titles reflect the fact that the division went from airplanes as the primary method of delivering troops into combat, to the use of helicopters as the way the division entered battle. Many current members of the 101st are graduates of the U.S. Army Air Assault School and wear the Air Assault Badge. Division headquarters is at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In recent years, the division has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The division is one of the most highly decorated units in the U.S. Army and has been featured prominently in military fiction since its first deployment.

Since the founding of the 101st Division, there have been 48 Commanding Generals.^[2]

This is a full list of commanding generals of the US 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army

Image	Rank	Name	From date	To date	Notes
	O-08 !MG	Lee, William C.William C. Lee	000000001942-08-01-0000August 1942	000000001944-02-01-0000February 1944
	O-07 !BG	Pratt, Don F.Don F. Pratt	000000001944-02-06-0000February 6, 1944	000000001944-03-14-0000March 14, 1944	^{[n 1]}
	O-08 !MG	Taylor, Maxwell D.Maxwell D. Taylor	000000001944-03-01-0000March 1944	000000001945-08-01-0000August 1945
	O-07 !BG	McAuliffe, Anthony C.Anthony C. McAuliffe	000000001944-12-05-0000December 5, 1944	000000001944-12-26-0000December 26, 1944	^{[n 1]}
—	O-07 !BG	Gillmore, William N.William N. Gillmore	000000001945-08-01-0000August 1945	000000001945-09-01-0000September 1945
—	O-07 !BG	Mickle, Gerald St. C.Gerald St. C. Mickle	000000001945-09-01-0000September 1945	000000001945-10-01-0000October 1945
—	O-07 !BG	Cutler, StuartStuart Cutler	000000001945-10-01-0000October 1945	000000001945-11-01-0000November 1945
—	O-08 !MG	Schmidt, William R.William R. Schmidt	000000001948-07-01-0000July 1948	000000001949-05-01-0000May 1949
—	O-08 !MG	Ryan, Cornelius E.Cornelius E. Ryan	000000001950-08-01-0000August 1950	000000001951-05-01-0000May 1951
—	O-08 !MG	Porter, Ray E.Ray E. Porter	000000001951-05-01-0000May 1951	000000001953-05-01-0000May 1953
	O-08 !MG	Adams, Paul DeWittPaul DeWitt Adams	000000001953-05-01-0000May 1953	000000001953-12-01-0000December 1953
—	O-08 !MG	Ennis, Riley F.Riley F. Ennis	000000001954-05-01-0000May 1954	000000001955-10-01-0000October 1955
—	O-08 !MG	Bowen, F. S.F. S. Bowen	000000001955-10-01-0000October 1955	000000001956-03-01-0000March 1956
—	O-08 !MG	Sherburne, Jr., Thomas L.Thomas L. Sherburne, Jr.	000000001956-03-01-0000March 1956	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958
	O-08 !MG	Westmoreland, William C.William C. Westmoreland	000000001958-04-01-0000April 1958	000000001960-06-01-0000June 1960
	O-08 !MG	Harrell, BenBen Harrell	000000001960-06-01-0000June 1960	000000001961-07-01-0000July 1961
—	O-08 !MG	Rich, C.W.G.C.W.G. Rich	000000001961-07-01-0000July 1961	000000001963-02-01-0000February 1963
—	O-08 !MG	Critz, Harry H.Harry H. Critz	000000001963-02-01-0000February 1963	000000001964-03-01-0000March 1964
—	O-08 !MG	Powell, Beverly E.Beverly E. Powell	000000001964-03-01-0000March 1964	000000001966-03-01-0000March 1966
—	O-08 !MG	Sternberg, BenBen Sternberg	000000001966-03-01-0000March 1966	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967
	O-08 !MG	Barsanti, Olinto M.Olinto M. Barsanti	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001968-07-01-0000July 1968
—	O-08 !MG	Zais, MelvinMelvin Zais	000000001968-07-01-0000July 1968	000000001969-05-01-0000May 1969
—	O-08 !MG	Wright, John M.John M. Wright	000000001969-05-01-0000May 1969	000000001970-05-01-0000May 1970
	O-08 !MG	Hennessey, John J.John J. Hennessey	000000001970-05-01-0000May 1970	000000001971-02-01-0000February 1971
	O-08 !MG	Tarpley, Thomas M.Thomas M. Tarpley	000000001971-02-01-0000February 1971	000000001972-04-01-0000April 1972
—	O-08 !MG	Cushman, John H.John H. Cushman	000000001972-04-01-0000April 1972	000000001973-08-01-0000August 1973
	O-08 !MG	Berry, Sidney BryanSidney Bryan Berry	000000001973-08-01-0000August 1973	000000001974-07-01-0000July 1974
—	O-08 !MG	McEnery, John W.John W. McEnery	000000001974-08-01-0000August 1974	000000001976-02-01-0000February 1976
	O-08 !MG	Wickham, Jr., John A.John A. Wickham, Jr.	000000001976-03-01-0000March 1976	000000001978-03-01-0000March 1978
—	O-08 !MG	Brandenburg, John N.John N. Brandenburg	000000001978-03-01-0000March 1978	000000001980-06-01-0000June 1980
—	O-08 !MG	Mackmull, Jack V.Jack V. Mackmull	000000001980-06-01-0000June 1980	000000001981-08-01-0000August 1981
	O-08 !MG	Bagnal, Charles W.Charles W. Bagnal	000000001981-08-01-0000August 1981	000000001983-08-01-0000August 1983
—	O-08 !MG	Thompson, James E.James E. Thompson	000000001983-08-01-0000August 1983	000000001985-06-01-0000June 1985
	O-08 !MG	Patrick, Burton D.Burton D. Patrick	000000001985-06-01-0000June 1985	000000001987-05-01-0000May 1987
	O-08 !MG	Allen, Teddy G.Teddy G. Allen	000000001987-05-01-0000May 1987	000000001989-08-01-0000August 1989
	O-08 !MG	Peay III, J. H. BinfordJ. H. Binford Peay III	000000001989-08-01-0000August 1989	000000001991-06-01-0000June 1991
—	O-08 !MG	Miller, John E.John E. Miller
—	O-08 !MG	Keane, John M.John M. Keane	000000001993-07-01-0000July 1993	000000001996-02-01-0000February 1996
—	O-08 !MG	Kernan, William F.William F. Kernan	000000001996-02-01-0000February 1996	000000001998-02-01-0000February 1998
	O-08 !MG	Clark, Robert T.Robert T. Clark	000000001998-02-01-0000February 1998	000000002000-06-01-0000June 2000
	O-08 !MG	Cody, Richard A.Richard A. Cody	000000002000-06-01-0000June 2000	000000002002-07-01-0000July 2002
	O-08 !MG	Petraeus, David H.David H. Petraeus	000000002002-07-01-0000July 2002	000000002004-05-01-0000May 2004
	O-08 !MG	Turner II, Thomas R.Thomas R. Turner II	000000002004-05-01-0000May 2004	000000002006-11-01-0000November 2006
	O-08 !MG	Schloesser, Jeffrey J.Jeffrey J. Schloesser	000000002006-11-01-0000November 2006	000000002009-07-01-0000July 2009
	O-08 !MG	Campbell, John F.John F. Campbell	000000002009-07-01-0000July 2009	000000002011-08-01-0000August 2011
	O-08 !MG	McConville, James C.James C. McConville	000000002011-08-01-0000August 2011	000000002014-06-01-0000June 2014
	O-08 !MG	Volesky, Gary J.Gary J. Volesky	000000002014-06-01-0000June 2014	000000002017-01-01-0000January 2017	^[3]
	O-08 !MG	Poppas, Andrew P.Andrew P. Poppas	000000002017-01-01-0000January 2017	000000002019-02-01-0000February 2019	^[3]
	O-08 !MG	Winski, Brian E.Brian E. Winski	000000002019-02-01-0000February 2019	000000002021-03-04-0000March 4, 2021	^[4]^[5]^[2]
	O-08 !MG	McGee, Joseph P.Joseph P. McGee	000000002021-03-05-0000March 5, 2021	Present	^[2]^[5]

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Acting commander

References[]

↑ "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5hBowvdrX. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Capt. Matthew Visser. "101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) welcomes new Commanding General". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. https://www.dvidshub.net/news/391038/101st-airborne-division-air-assault-welcomes-new-commanding-general. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Sgt. William White (January 20, 2017). "Poppas takes 101st command, Screaming Eagles bid farewell to Volesky". United States Army. https://www.army.mil/article/181000/poppas_takes_101st_command_screaming_eagles_bid_farewell_to_volesky. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
↑ "MG Brian E. Winski, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) & Fort Campbell". Archived from the original. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must also specify |archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20191121151220/https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/about/leadership/senior-commander. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "MG Joseph P. (JP) McGee, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) & Fort Campbell". United States Army. https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/about/leadership/senior-commander. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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[acting-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Acting commander

[SUD-1] "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5hBowvdrX. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

[McGee-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Capt. Matthew Visser. "101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) welcomes new Commanding General". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. https://www.dvidshub.net/news/391038/101st-airborne-division-air-assault-welcomes-new-commanding-general. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[Volesky-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Sgt. William White (January 20, 2017). "Poppas takes 101st command, Screaming Eagles bid farewell to Volesky". United States Army. https://www.army.mil/article/181000/poppas_takes_101st_command_screaming_eagles_bid_farewell_to_volesky. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[Winski-5] "MG Brian E. Winski, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) & Fort Campbell". Archived from the original. Error: If you specify |archiveurl=, you must also specify |archivedate=. https://web.archive.org/web/20191121151220/https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/about/leadership/senior-commander. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[McGee2-6] 5.0 ^5.1 "MG Joseph P. (JP) McGee, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) & Fort Campbell". United States Army. https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/about/leadership/senior-commander. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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