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	43k	MINSY 2848-44, Rear Admiral George Eugene Belknap was born in Newport, N.H., in 1832, George Eugene Belknap was appointed a Midshipman in 1847. He commanded Canonicus during the attacks on Fort Fisher, N.C., and Hartford during the Formosa Expedition of 1867. Appointed Rear Admiral 12 February 1889, he retired 22 January 1894. Rear Admiral Belknap died at Key West, Fla., 7 April 1903.		Darryl Baker
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to the UNITED STATES SHIP BOGUE with her Embarked Planes and Escort Vessels constituting the Five Task Groups listed below for service as set forth in the following Citation: "For outstanding performance in combat against enemy submarines in the Atlantic Area from April 20, 1943, to July 3, 1944. Carrying out powerful and sustained offensive action during a period of heavy German undersea concentrations threatening our uninterrupted flow of supplies to the European Theater of operations, the U.S.S. BOGUE, her embarked planes and her escorts tracked the enemy packs relentlessly and, by unwavering vigilance, persistent aggressiveness and perfect cooperation of all units involved, sank a notable number of hostile U-boats. The superb leadership of the BOGUE and the gallant spirit of the officers and men who fought her planes and manned her escort vessels were largely instrumental in forcing the complete withdrawal of enemy submarines from supply routes essential to the maintenance of our established military supremacy." United States Ships Bogue, Lea, Greene, Belknap, Osmond Ingram, George E. Badger, and VC-9 from April 20 to June 20, 1943. United States Ships Bogue, Osmond Ingram, George E. Badger, Clemson, and VC-9 from July 12 to August 23, 1943. United States Ships Bogue, Osmond Ingram, George E. Badger, Clemson, Dupont and VC-19 from November 14 to December 29, 1943. United States Ships Bogue, Haverfield, Swenning, Willis, Hobson (until March 25), Janssen (until April 7) and VC-95 from February 26 to April 19, 1944. United States Ships Bogue, Haverfield, Swenning, Willis, Janssen, F. W. Robinson, and VC-69 from May 4 to July 3, 1944. For the President, James Forrestal Secretary of the Navy
	183k	Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	163k	November 15 1919, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
Charleston, SC on July 27 1944 as the APD-34				Mike Mohl

LCDR Lewis Wells Comstock    Aug 24 1919 - Jul 12 1920
CDR Thomas Withers Jr.    Jul 12 1920 - May 13 1922 (Later RADM)
CDR Edwin Armin Wolleson    May 13 1922 - ?
As AVD-8
LCDR Silas Bruce Moore    Aug 2 1940 - Sep 14 1941
LCDR Sylvius Gazze    Sep 14 1941 - Sep 21 1942
LCDR Doyle Murray Coffee    Sep 21 1 1942 - Jun 16 1943
LCDR John Edward Page    Jun 16 1943 - Aug 6 1943
LCDR Benjamin Thomas Brooks Jr.    Aug 6 1943 - Ju1 1 1944
LT Ralph Childs Jr.    Jul 1 1944 - Aug 4 1945
LT Joseph Corwin Hill     Jun 30 1945 - Aug 4 1945