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Company Staff

updated 12/23/209

Elected Officers for this Campaign Season

(click on thumbnail image)

 

Founders

Robert Garbisch, Ray Bisio and Gary Smith

Captain garbisch2.jpg (17458 bytes) Robert Garbisch
Lieutenant

D. Thomas Starr aka "Ellis Spear"

(tstarr@cmc.net)
1st Sergeant buckley.jpg (66285 bytes) Dave Buckley
Sergeant avila.jpg (41132 bytes) Frank Avila
Sergeant ericksonjohn.jpg (29419 bytes) John Erickson
Corporal nystrom.jpg (23083 bytes)

Eric Nystrom

Corporal klassen.jpg (32780 bytes)

Mark Klassen

Corporal dancheli.jpg (61142 bytes) Dan Cheli
Corporal richardgray.jpg (185152 bytes) Richard Gray
Sgt. Major Bisio.JPG (19991 bytes)

Ray Bisio

(musician and narrator)

Quartermaster eich.JPG (51323 bytes)

Chris Eich

Ordnance Sgt. Mace2007.jpg (15631 bytes)

Mace Gjerman

Maine Camp and Hospital Association (MCHA) Liasion mharvey.JPG (56821 bytes) Michelle Harvey
Company Clerk

buckley.jpg (66285 bytes)

Dave Buckley

Treasurer norvelle.jpg (19270 bytes)

Rudy Norvelle

Cadet Corps Commander brownlarry.jpg (13470 bytes) Larry Brown
Head Recruiter

D. Thomas Starr

Webmaster   Mike Musante (mikemusante@hotmail.com)

 

 

Past 20th Maine elected officers:

 

 

2009

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dave Buckley

Sergeant: Frank Avila and John Erickson

Corporals: Mark Klassen, Dan Cheli, Eric Nystrom, Richard Gray

Treasurer: Rudy Norvelle

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson (Chris Eich took over in July)

Ordnance Sergeant: Mace Gjerman

MCHA Liasion (unelected): Michelle Harvey

Company Clerk: Dave Buckley

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Ordnance "private" (unelected): Tom Hegdahl

Commissary (unelected): Chris Werner, Kim DeMarco (Buckley), Brenda Klassen, Elizabeth Gray, Carol Deasy, Michelle Harvey, Tanya Gjerman and others!

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2008

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dave Buckley

Sergeant: Frank Avila and Eric Nystrom

Corporals: Joe Marti, Mark Klassen, Joe Emde, Dan Cheli

Treasurer: Rudy Norvelle

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Mace Gjerman

MCHA Liasion (unelected): Michelle Harvey

Company Clerk: Dave Buckley

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Ordnance "private" (unelected): Tom Hegdahl

Commissary (unelected): Chris Werner, Kim DeMarco (Buckley), Brenda Klassen, Elizabeth Gray, Carol Deasy, Michelle Harvey, Tanya Gjerman and others!

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2007

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dave Buckley

Sergeant: Frank Avila and John Erickson

Corporals: Eric Nystrom, Mark Klassen, Brandon Gardner, Joe Marti

Treasurer: Rudy Norvelle

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Mace Gjerman

Company Clerk: Dave Buckley

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Ordnance "private" (unelected): Tom Hegdahl

Commissary (unelected): Chris Werner, Kim DeMarco (Buckley), Brenda Klassen, Elizabeth Gray, Carol Deasy, Michelle Harvey, Tanya Gjerman and others!

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2006

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dave Buckley

Sergeant: Frank Avila and John Erickson

Corporals: Kevin Brown, Eric Nystrom, Mark Klassen, Brandon Gardner

Treasurer: Rudy Norvelle

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Ron Lam

Company Clerk: Dave Buckley

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Robert McCulloch

Ordnance "private" (unelected): Tom Hegdahl

Commissary (unelected): Harvey, Werner, and McCulloch families

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2005

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dave Buckley

Sergeant: Frank Avila and Kevin Brown

Corporals: John Erickson, Eric Nystrom, Mark Klassen

Treasurer: Rudy Norvelle

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Ron Lam

Company Clerk: Dave Buckley

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Robert McCulloch

Ordnance "private" (unelected): Tom Hegdahl

Commissary (unelected): Harvey, Werner, and McCulloch families, Brenda Klassen, Carol Lillig, Kim DeMarco

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2004

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dick Thompson

Sergeant: Frank Avila and Dave Buckley

Corporals: John Erickson, Eric Nystrom, Mike Badley, Kevin Brown

Treasurer: Emmitt Milton

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Ron Lam

Company Clerk: Bob Harvey resigned at Fort Point, Dave Buckley suckered in March

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Amy Brown resigned April 1st, Robert McCulloch assumed role

Ordnance "private" (unelected): Tom Hegdahl

Commissary (unelected): Harvey, Werner, and McCulloch families, Brenda Klassen

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2003

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Dick Thompson

Sergeant: Brian Brown (resigned in July), Frank Avila elected in August.

Corporals: Gray Brill (resigned March), Bob Harvey, Frank Avila, John Erickson, Dave Buckley (breveted in July)

Treasurer: Emmitt Milton

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Ron Lam

Company Clerk: Bob Harvey

Cadet Corps Sergeant:  Larry Brown

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Brian Brown (resigned in August), Amy Brown assumes role

Commissary (unelected): Dee Rehmus and Michelle Harvey

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2002

Captain: Mike Musante

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Steve Black (resigned in February), Bob Garbisch (elected in March)

Sergeant: Brian Brown

Corporals: Gray Brill, Brandon Clark, Mike Jones, Clay Rehmus 

Treasurer: Emmitt Milton

Quartermaster: Larry Erickson

Ordnance Sergeant: Tom Hegdahl

Company Clerk: Mike Musante

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Brian Brown

Commissary (unelected): Dee Rehmus and Michelle Harvey

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2001

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Mike Musante

Sergeant: Niels Follestad

Corporals: Brian Brown, Gray Brill, Dick Thompson

Treasurer: Emmitt Milton

Quartermaster: Steve Black

Ordnance Sergeant: Tom Hegdahl

Company Clerk: Mike Musante

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Brian Brown

Commissary (unelected): Dee Rehmus and Michelle Harvey

Webmaster (unelected): Mike Musante

 

2000

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Mike Musante

Sergeant: John Kalleen

Corporals: Dick Thompson, Jason Boruta, Bob Todd (resigned in May and Brian Brown was breveted)

Treasurer: Niels Follestad

Quartermaster: Steve Black

Ordnance Sergeant: Tom Hegdahl

Company Clerk: Mike Musante

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Brian Brown

Commissary (unelected): Mary Hess

Webmaster (unelected): Trent Pierson

 

1999

Captain: Robert Garbisch

2nd Lieutenant: Tom Starr

1st Sergeant: Mike Musante

Sergeant: John Kalleen

Corporals: Jason Boruta, Trent Pierson, Jerry Battle

Treasurer: Niels Follestad

Quartermaster: Steve Black

Company Clerk: Mike Musante

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Tom Verrill until February, Rick Lemyre until July, and Brian Brown took over in September

Commissary (unelected): Mary Hess

Webmaster (unelected): Trent Pierson

 

1998

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Mike Abdy

1st Sergeant: Joe Kitzero

Sergeant: Mike Musante

Corporals: Ken Feragen, Ben Modlin

Treasurer: Arthur Henrick

Quartermaster (unofficial): Steve Black ???

Company Clerk: Mike Musante

Head Recruiter: Tom Starr

Bayonet Editor: Tom Verrill

Commissary (unelected): Bill and Hiroko Tyndall

 

1997

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Gary Smith

2nd Lieutenant: Mike Abdy???

1st Sergeant: Joe Kitzero

Sergeant: Ken Feragen

Corporals: Mike Musante, Dwight Cline

Treasurer: Arthur Henrick

Company Clerk: Mike Musante

Head Recruiter: Mike Musante

Bayonet Editor: Steve Bechtold until June, Tom Verrill started in September

Commissary (unelected): Bill and Hiroko Tyndall took over from Bechtold ???

 

1996

Captain: Robert Garbisch

1st Lieutenant: Gary Smith (elected in May at Roaring Camp)

1st Sergeant: Joe Kitzero

Corporal: Ken Feragen in June after passing of Glenn Hauser

Treasurer: Ken Feragen

Company Clerk: Mike Musante and Ken Feragen (both took over in June)

Head Recruiter: Mike Musante (took over in June)

Newsletter Editor: Bob Garbisch and Steve Bechtold (took over in June)

Commissary: Steve Bechtold took over from Garbisch at RC in May

 

1995

1st Lieutenant: Robert Garbisch

1st Sergeant: Gary Smith

Corporal: Glenn Hauser

Treasurer: Bob Garbisch

Head Recruiter: Bob Garbisch

Newsletter Editor: Bob Garbisch

Commissary: Bob Garbisch

 

1994

1st Lieutenant: Robert Garbisch

1st Sergeant: Gary Smith

Treasurer: Bob Garbisch

Newsletter Editor: Bob Garbisch

Head Recruiter: Bob Garbisch

Commissary: Bob Garbisch

Quartermaster: Bob Garbisch

 

 

Past Union Battalion Elected Officers (ACWA):

 

2010

Colonel: Tom Bispo

Executive Officer: Richard Gray

 

2009

Colonel: Tom Bispo

Executive Officer: William Coye

 

2008

Colonel: Tom Bispo

 

2007

Colonel: John Kalleen

 

2006

Colonel: John Kalleen

Executive Officer: Kevin Braafladt

Adjutant (appointed): Jason Boruta

Aide de Camp: Morgan Tittle

Sergeant Major: Rick Biagi

Principal Musician: Mike Badley

 

2005

Colonel: John Kalleen

Executive Officer: Kevin Braafladt

Adjutant (appointed): Jason Boruta

Aide de Camp: Morgan Tittle

Sergeant Major: Rick Biagi

Principal Musician: Mike Badley

 

2004

Colonel: Niles Kynett

Executive Officer: Major John Kalleen

Adjutant:  

Sergeant Major: Ray Bisio

 

2003

Colonel: Justin Oldfield

Adjutant: Major Niles Kynett

Sergeant Major: Ray Bisio

 

2002

Colonel: "Fighting Joe" Kitzero

Adjutant: Major Justin Oldfield

Sergeant Major: Ray Bisio

 

2001

Colonel: "Fighting Joe" Kitzero

Adjutant (and second in command): Major Justin Oldfield

 

2000

Colonel: Ed Basanese

Adjutant: Joe Kitzero

 

1999

Colonel: Ed Basanese

Adjutant: Joe Kitzero

Brigade Clerk: Bob Todd

 

1998

Colonel: Ed Basanese

Adjutant: Bill Cyders

 

1997

Colonel: Ed Basanese

Adjutant: 1st Lt. Arthur Henrick (also paymaster) ?????

 

1996

Colonel: Ed Basanese

Adjutant: 1st Lt. Arthur Henrick (also paymaster)

 

1995

Colonel: Ed Basanese

Adjutant: 1st Lt. Arthur Henrick (also paymaster)

 

1994

The Union Brigade was comprised of only the 20th Maine.  Ed Basanese had not joined us yet at that point, but made a visit to us at Roaring Camp in November of 1994.  Our first event was at Pollardville in June of 1994.