Fort Ritchie

Fort Ritchie in Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and southeast of Waynesboro in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 1998.

For the larger census-designated place, see Fort Ritchie, Maryland.
Fort Ritchie
eponym: Albert Ritchie
Part of United States Army
Washington County, Maryland
Finger Buildings on Barrick Avenue
Coordinates39°42′19.1″N 77°29′45.6″W
Site history
In use1926–1998
Battles/warsWorld War II, Cold War
Garrison information
Past
commanders
  • Col. George V. Sotton Nov 51 – May 53
  • Col. Maurice C. Higgins May 53 – Oct 55
  • Lt. Col. Roy W. Lonsinger Oct 55 – Jan 56
  • Col. James J. Winn Jan 56 – Jun 59
  • Col. Percy H. Lash Jul 59 – Jul 61
  • Col. David B. Nye Aug 61 – Apr 64
  • Col. Harry W Barry ay 64 – Jun 65
  • Col. George W. Rhyne June 65 – Apr 68
  • Col. Otis Koch May 68 – Nov 68
  • Col. Thomas W. Riley Jr. Dec 68 – Aug 69
  • Col. Robert E. Dunlap Oct 69 – Jul 72
  • Col. Herman Ertlschweiger Jul 72 – Nov 73
  • Col. James A Manning Nov 73 – Aug 74
  • Col. Harold G. DeMoya Aug 74 – Jun 76
  • Col. Daniel F Schungel Aug 76 – Aug 78
  • Col. William B. Brumley Oct 78 – Apr 80
  • Col. Dan S. Leonard Apr 80 – Mar 81
  • Col. Raymond E. Burrell Apr 81 – Nov 82
  • Col. Herbert N. Meininger Nov 82 – Jul 84
  • Col. Carroll M. Fyffe Jul 84 – Jun 88
  • Col. Thomas B Edwards June 88 – Oct 90
  • Col. Mark A Scureman Oct 90 – Aug 92
  • Lt. Col. Robert J Boehman Aug 92 – Jan 93
  • Lt. Col. Robert M. Butt Jun 93 – Jul 95
  • Lt. Col. James A LaFleur Jul 95 – Jun 97
  • Lt. Col Francis D. Clepper Jr. Jun 97 – Sep 98
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