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| 54k | Rear Admiral Henry Maston Mullinnix was born on 4 July 1892 in Spencer, Ind., and graduated first in his Naval Academy Class of 1916. He served in Balch (Destroyer #50), engaged in patrol and escort duty off Ireland during World War I. Following service in Gridley (DD-92) and Brooks (DD-232), he completed work in aeronautical engineering at Annapolis and MIT, receiving an M.S. degree in 1923. After flight training at Pensacola, Fla., he was designated naval aviator on 11 January 1924. He was one of those mainly responsible for developing the air-cooled engine for naval aircraft. Between 1924 and 1941, besides various shore duties, he served in Saratoga (CV-3, as assembly & repair officer; assistant air officer; and commanding officer of her bombing squadron, VB-2B), Wright (AV-1), and was the first commanding officer of Albemarle (AV-5). Mullinnix commanded Saratoga from 7 April 1943, until 22 August, when he was transferred to duty with a carrier division, with the rank of rear admiral. Rear Admiral Mullinnix was ComCarDiv 24, on board Liscome Bay, when she was torpedoed and sunk off Makin Island, in the Gilberts, 24 November 1943. He was reported as "Missing In Action" and declared dead one year later. Henry M. Mullinnix was posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit in recognition of his "outstanding initiative and superior executive ability." | Fabio Peña | |
| 52k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 121k | Undated image from the NAVSEA Journal. | Bob Bush | |
| 41k | Undated aerial view, location unknown. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 34k | Undated, location unknown. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 51k | Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 96k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 91k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 88k | U.S. Naval Station Trinidad T.W.I. 26 June 1958 | James C. Young ETR2 58-59 | |
| 70k | USS Mullinnix (DD-944) underway circa 1959, location unknown. Note crewmen manning the rails as she heads out of port. Photo Ted Stone. Photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1960-61 Edition. | Robert Hurst | |
| 252k | In Malta circa 1960's, Hellenic Ship RODOS (ex USS BOWMAN COUNTY) with USS Mullinnix in the background. | Chris Howell | |
| 201k | The whaleboat circa 1961-1962, location unknown. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 186k | The 3" gun mount circa 1961-1962, location unknown. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 126k | Nine views aboard the Mullinnix during June 1961 in the Mediterranean. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 127k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 200k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 117k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 126k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 159k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 156k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 156k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 198k | As above. | ETC Robert C. Wolff USN (Ret.) | |
| 191k | Five views aboard the Mullinnix during July 1961 in the Mediterranean. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 124k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 157k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 151k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 130k | As above. | William C. Beckenbach | |
| 48k | New York July 1962. | Marc Piché | |
| 46k | San Juan during Cuba Crisis, Nov. 1962. USS Mullinnix and USS Lester (DE-1022). | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 15k | Refueling from the USS Intrepid (CV-11), March 1963. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 32k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 49k | Ron with USS Fletcher (DD-445) in background, March 1963.. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 61k | Shakedown cruise, anchored in harbor at Gitmo Cuba, Aug 1963. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 21k | Underway in heavy weather south of Jamaica, October 1963. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 16k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 13k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 13k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 13k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 19k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 50k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 33k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 51k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 36k | As above. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 33k | Captain's Gig, Hamilton, Bermuda April 1964. | Ron Zimmerman | |
| 215k | NOB Norfolk, August 1964 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 184k | Photos taken from the deck of the USS Caliente AO-53 between '66 and '69 off the coast of Vietnam. | Bill Dougherty | |
| 212k | As above. | Bill Dougherty | |
| 182k | As above. | Bill Dougherty | |
| 181k | As above. | Bill Dougherty | |
| 203k | As above. | Bill Dougherty | |
| 118k | Long range and rapid fire 5"/54 guns of the destroyer USS Mullinnix (DD-944) blast enemy positions in South Vietnam, 30 October 1966. Source: United States National Archives, Photo No. USN 1118703. | Mike Green | |
| 162k | 1967 port bow view of the USS Mullinnix at sea. Image from 1967-1968 Jane's Fighting Ships. | Mike Green/Robert Hurst | |
| 145k | Circa Spring 1970, location unknown. | Jerry Krumwiede | |
| 58k | Circa Spring 1970, location unknown. | Jerry Krumwiede | |
| 152k | A series of six images of the Mullinnix on 20 October 1975 in Kithira Strait in the Mediterranean Sea as seen from the Soviet ship Krasny Krim (Cashin class). | Eugene Ivkin | |
| 155k | As above. | Eugene Ivkin | |
| 151k | As above. | Eugene Ivkin | |
| 153k | As above. | Eugene Ivkin | |
| 244k | As above. | Eugene Ivkin | |
| 193k | As above. | Eugene Ivkin | |
| 179k | Three views of the Mullinnix in Genoa, Italy on January 1 1976. | Carlo Martinelli | |
| 110k | As above. | Carlo Martinelli | |
| 106k | As above. | Carlo Martinelli | |
| 53k | A series of 3 views of the Mullinnix in the Persian Gulf passing through the Straits of Hormuz in November. | Carl Orbann | |
| 52k | As above. | Carl Orbann | |
| 61k | As above. | Carl Orbann | |
| 31k | The destroyer USS Mullinnix (DD-944) closing to fuel from RFA Plumleaf, Indian Ocean, February 1983. Photo by George Mortimer. | Robert Hurst | |
| 27k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 36k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| 31k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 38k | Ship's Zippo. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 43k | Ship's Zippo. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 30k | Ship's Zippo. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
CDR Clyde Bertram Anderson Mar 7 1958 - Jul 1959 CDR John Clayton Hill II Jul 1959 - Jul 3 1961 CDR William Harvey Shaw Jul 3 1961 - 1962 CDR George Ritter Reinhart III 1962 - Aug 8 1963 CDR Robert Street Tisdale Aug 8 1963 - Sep 1965 CDR Gordon Richard Nagler Sep 1965 - Mar 1967 (Later VADM) CDR Donald Emory Babcock Mar 1967 - Sep 17 1968 CDR Donald Wayne Knutson Sr. Sep 17 1968 - Mar 26 1970 CDR Jerold Laverne Krumwiede Mar 26 1970 - Oct 8 1971 CDR James Rowland Cannon Oct 8 1971 - Aug 14 1972 CDR Alex Jan Viessmann Aug 14 1972 - Apr 1974 CDR Herman Stacy Clardy Jr. Apr 1974 - Mar 24 1976 CDR Thomas King Anderson Mar 24 1976 - Feb 15 1978 CDR Peter Stephen Labyak Feb 15 1978 - Jun 25 1980 CDR Thomas William Yankura Jun 25 1980 - Aug 10 1982 CDR Richard Harry Schmidt Aug 10 1982 - Aug 11 1983
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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