Fort Ritchie
eponym: Albert Ritchie |
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Finger Buildings on Barrick Avenue |
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| Coordinates | 39°42′19.1″N 77°29′45.6″W / 39.705306°N 77.496000°W / 39.705306; -77.496000 |
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| In use | 1926–1998 |
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| Battles/wars | World War II, Cold War |
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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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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.
