Commanding Officers | |||
Captain Robert Perche McConnell | USNRF 1921 (1) | 28 May 1943 – 18 May 1944 | VADM |
Captain Herbert Watson Taylor, Jr. | USNA 1921B | 18 May 1944 – 24 November 1944 | |
Captain George Harbord DeBaun | USNA 1921A (2) | 24 November 1944 – 10 September 1945 | RADM |
Captain Herbert Spencer Duckworth | USNA 1922 | 10 September 1945 – 13 December 1945 | VADM |
Captain Francis Benedict Johnson | USNA 1922 | 13 December 1945 – 31 January 1946 | |
Commander Frederick James Brush | USNA 1931 | 31 January 1946 – 22 August 1946 | RADM |
Commander Albert H. Wilson, Jr. | USNA 1931 | 22 August 1946 – 13 January 1947 | CAPT |
(1) Joined the Navy in June 1917 and received his wings in October 1918 (Naval
Aviator #1372). He transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1921. [Back] (2) Graduated on 3 June 1920 with the first half of the Class of 1921 [Back] |
Sources: Ron Reeves & Wolfgang Hechler.
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