List of commanders of 1st Infantry Division (United States)

This article lists the commanders of the 1st Infantry Division, a combined arms division of the United States Army. Known as "The Big Red One," the 1st Infantry Division has a long and distinguished history, having participated in numerous conflicts from World War I to the present day.

The following individuals have held the position of commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division:

• Brigadier General William L. Sibert (June 8, 1917 – December 12, 1917)
• Major General Robert Lee Bullard (December 14, 1917 – July 19, 1919)
• Brigadier General Frank Parker (July 20, 1919 – August 18, 1920)
• Brigadier General Paul B. Malone (August 19, 1920 – September 21, 1921)
• Major General Dennis E. Nolan (September 22, 1921 – February 15, 1925)
• Major General Hanson E. Ely (February 16, 1925 – July 19, 1927)
• Major General William S. Graves (July 20, 1927 – October 15, 1928)
• Major General Ewing E. Booth (October 16, 1928 – October 15, 1930)
• Major General Frank R. McCoy (October 16, 1930 – October 15, 1931)
• Major General George Van Horn Moseley (October 16, 1931 – October 15, 1933)
• Major General Harry B. Clagett (October 16, 1933 – October 15, 1935)
• Major General Walter C. Short (October 16, 1935 – January 15, 1937)
• Major General James K. Parsons (January 16, 1937 – October 15, 1938)
• Major General Frank C. Bolte (October 16, 1938 – October 15, 1940)
• Major General Walter E. Prosser (October 16, 1940 – July 21, 1941)
• Major General Donald C. Cubbison (July 22, 1941 – August 10, 1941)
• Major General Henry Terrell Jr. (August 11, 1941 – February 12, 1942)
• Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. (February 13, 1942 – July 28, 1943)
• Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (July 29, 1943 – August 8, 1943)
• Major General Clarence R. Huebner (August 9, 1943 – December 28, 1944)
• Brigadier General Willard G. Wyman (December 29, 1944 – January 12, 1945)
• Major General Clift Andrus (January 13, 1945 – August 1, 1945)
• Major General John B. Wogan (August 2, 1945 – August 26, 1946)
• Brigadier General Harry J. Collins (August 27, 1946 – April 12, 1947)
• Major General Hobart R. Gay (April 13, 1947 – January 31, 1949)
• Major General Albert C. Smith (February 1, 1949 – July 20, 1950)
• Major General Thomas L. Harrold (July 21, 1950 – June 23, 1951)
• Major General George W. Smythe (June 24, 1951 – March 16, 1952)
• Major General Robert L. Dulaney (March 17, 1952 – March 20, 1953)
• Major General August Schomburg (March 21, 1953 – May 25, 1954)
• Major General Robert H. York (May 26, 1954 – June 23, 1955)
• Major General Charles E. Beauchamp (June 24, 1955 – May 12, 1956)
• Major General John H. Michaelis (May 13, 1956 – February 7, 1957)
• Major General Thomas J. Trapnell (February 8, 1957 – May 28, 1958)
• Major General Edwin J. Messinger (May 29, 1958 – August 14, 1959)
• Major General George P. Van (August 15, 1959 – March 12, 1961)
• Major General Charles Billingslea (March 13, 1961 – August 9, 1962)
• Major General Charles W. G. Rich (August 10, 1962 – March 26, 1964)
• Major General Jonathan O. Seaman (March 27, 1964 – August 5, 1965)
• Major General William E. DePuy (August 6, 1965 – July 15, 1966)
• Major General John H. Hay Jr. (July 16, 1966 – June 30, 1967)
• Major General John F. Kroesen (July 1, 1967 – July 21, 1968)
• Major General Orwin C. Talbott (July 22, 1968 – June 16, 1969)
• Major General Albert E. Milloy Jr. (June 17, 1969 – April 15, 1970)
• Major General George M. Seignious II (April 16, 1970 – August 31, 1971)
• Major General Frederic E. Davison (September 1, 1971 – November 30, 1972)
• Major General Willard Latham (December 1, 1972 – June 30, 1974)
• Major General Paul S. Williams Jr. (July 1, 1974 – July 14, 1976)
• Major General John W. Vessey Jr. (July 15, 1976 – May 31, 1979)
• Major General James Boatner Jarett (June 1, 1979 – November 14, 1981)
• Major General John H. Moellering (November 15, 1981 – February 20, 1984)
• Major General Gordon R. Sullivan (February 21, 1984 – June 18, 1985)
• Major General David M. Maddox (June 19, 1985 – July 16, 1987)
• Major General Ronald H. Griffith (July 17, 1987 – July 6, 1989)
• Major General Pete J. Schoomaker (July 7, 1989 – June 14, 1991)
• Major General Montgomery C. Meigs (June 15, 1991 – July 19, 1993)
• Major General William L. Nash (July 20, 1993 – June 23, 1995)
• Major General Guy A. J. LaBoa (June 24, 1995 – June 26, 1997)
• Major General Daniel R. Zanini (June 27, 1997 – June 22, 1999)
• Major General John P. Abizaid (June 23, 1999 – June 29, 2000)
• Brigadier General John M. LeMoyne (June 30, 2000 – July 18, 2000)
• Major General Bantz J. Craddock (July 19, 2000 – August 20, 2002)
• Major General John R. S. Batiste (August 21, 2002 – August 2, 2005)
• Major General Kenneth W. Hunzeker (August 3, 2005 – August 1, 2007)
• Major General Robert E. Durbin (August 2, 2007 – August 5, 2009)
• Major General William C. Mayville Jr. (August 6, 2009 – August 3, 2011)
• Major General Paul E. Funk II (August 4, 2011 – August 13, 2013)
• Major General Wayne W. Grigsby Jr. (August 14, 2013 – June 2, 2016)
• Major General Timothy M. McGuire (June 3, 2016 – June 15, 2018)
• Major General John S. Kolasheski (June 15, 2018 – June 10, 2021)
• Major General Douglas A. Sims II (June 10, 2021 - June 13, 2023)
• Major General Curtis D. Taylor (June 13, 2023 – Present)

This list may not be exhaustive, and further research may be needed to confirm the complete and accurate history of the 1st Infantry Division's command.