Commanders

Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute firing musket salute
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute firing musket salute
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute firing musket salute at North Bridge in Concord
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute firing musket salute at North Bridge in Concord
Colonial Faire hosted by the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute
Colonial Faire hosted by the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute at Present Arms on North Bridge in Concord
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute at Present Arms on North Bridge in Concord
Dancers at the Regimental Ball hosted by the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute
Dancers at the Regimental Ball hosted by the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute awaiting start of annual March from East Sudbury on April 19
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute awaiting start of annual March from East Sudbury on April 19
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute firing musket salute during Stow Springfest
Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute firing musket salute during Stow Springfest
British Redcoats encounter colonial soldiers during Battle of Red Horse Tavern at Wayside Inn
British Redcoats encounter colonial soldiers during Battle of Red Horse Tavern at Wayside Inn

When the Sudbury Companies of Militia & Minute re-formed in 1964, they brought back many traditions of old. One was a novel idea about officer selection. Across the Atlantic in Colonial times, it was common for men to pay for their commissions, whereby, if you had the money and connections, you could be the commander. That lead to many idiots leading men into battle. American Provincials had a better idea. They elected their officers from the town populace, thereby knowing the quality of man who would lead them. The Sudbury Companies of Minute and Militia maintained that tradition for most of the years, annually electing their officers. Each year, the companies as a whole elect a lt. colonel, adjutant and quartermaster. In practice, the officers got promoted to the next rank each year. Recently, they decided to restructure their officer corps, electing a lt. colonel, adjutant and quartermaster who maintained their rank until the next election. At the end of service, the colonel or later the lt. colonel, as commander, is retired with honor and receives two tankards, one of which is kept at Longfellow's Wayside Inn. In addition, a somewhat unofficial history of the Companies has been kept, adding recollections of each commander’s year as leader of the Militia to To Kill a Squirrel. Click on the commander's name to see his ‘squirrel.’

To the following individuals who have honorably served the company well, the enlisted men and the public are eternally grateful.


Commander
Years of Service
1964-1965
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1971-1972
1972-1973
1974-1975
1975-1976
1977-1978
1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
1983-1984
1985-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
Roger Backman
1992-1993
 
Commander
Years of Service
Fran Logan
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1996
1996-1997
Bob O'Connor
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2010-2011
Carl Hutchinson
2011-2012
2012-2013
Jack McCarter
2013-2014
Peter Hoover
2014-2015
Brian Mixter
2015-2016
Steve Taskovics
2016-2017
John Kelly
2017-2018
Ron Moreira
2018-2019
Joe Tyrrell
2020
Will Hutchinson
2020-2023
John Neuhauser
2023-2024
John Powers, Maurice Fitzgerald, Joseph Brown, John Cheney, Roger Bump, Robert Oram, John Polutchko
Ira Amesbury, Robert MacLean, William Vollheim, Palmer True, Raymond Clark, Cornell Gray, Joe Bausk
Theodore Stone, Dan Tanona, Ed Schow, Dave Sargent, Don Dacier, Ray Duven, Jim Santamaria, Hal Cutler
Bob Duncan, Dwight Dixon, Ron MacInnis, Bob Childs, Ed Kreutz, Bryon Bausk, Roger Backman, Fran Logan
Dale Blue, Ford Daley, Dan Grillo, Bob O'Connor, Art Gould, Tony Howes, Frank Marini, Myles McConnon, Jim Wiegel, Kevin Gatlin, Les Malecki, Klaus Schneller, Keith Downer
Mark Lamkin, Dana Rock, John Neuhauser, Jim Doherty, Carl Hutchinson, Dan Meenan, Jack McCarter, Peter Hoover
Brian Mixter, Steve Taskovics, John Kelly, Ron Moreira, Joe Tyrrell, Will Hutchinson