Command
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Commander (USNA Class)
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Dates in Command
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Prior Assignment
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Subsequent Assignment
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Date of Rank
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Next Promotion
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Notes
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Commander Submarine Force
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RADM Wilhelm L. Friedell (1905)
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19 May 1938 - 1 Nov 1940
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C.O. USS Colorado (BB-45)
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COMSUBSCTFOR
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23 Jun 1938
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Commander Submarines Scouting Force
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RADM Wilhelm L. Friedell (1905)
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1 Nov 1940 - 17 Jan 1941
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COMSUBFOR
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Commandant, Mare Island Navy Yard
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23 Jun 1938
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RADM Thomas Withers (1906)
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17 Jan 1941 - 1 Feb 1941
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Inspector-of-Ordnance-in- Charge, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport
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Commander Submarines Scouting Force Pacific Fleet
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1 Dec 1940
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Commander Submarines Scouting Force Pacific Fleet
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RADM Thomas Withers (1906)
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1 Feb 1941 - 1 Jan 1942
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Commander Submarines Scouting Force
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COMSUBPAC
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1 Dec 1940
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Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)
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RADM Thomas Withers (1906)
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1 Jan 1942 - 14 May 1942
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Inspector-of-Ordnance-in- Charge, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport
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Commandant, Portsmouth Navy Yard
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1 Dec 1940
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RADM Robert H. English (1911)
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14 May 1942 - 21 Jan 1943
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COMSUBRON 4
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May 1942
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Died 21 Jan 1943
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Killed in aircraft accident while on inspection tour to California
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VADM Charles A. Lockwood, Jr. (1912)
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15 Feb 1943 - 17 Dec 1945
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COMSUBSOWESPAC
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USN Inspector General
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5 Oct 1943
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Moved HQ from Pearl Harbor to Guam Jan 1945 and ceased endorsing patrol reports.
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RADM John H. Brown, Jr. (1914)
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21 Jan -13 Feb , 24 Mar - 16 Apr , 17-18 May , 13-21 Dec 1943; 5 Jan, 14 Feb, 6 -11 Mar, 11 - 13 Apr, 4 - 8 May, 3 - 9 Jul, 8 -11 Aug, 6 - 11 Sep, 6 - 12 Oct, 23 Dec 1944
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COMSUBRON 4
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COMSUBTRAINPAC, later Deputy COMSUBPAC
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19 Jan 1943
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RADM Charles W. Styer (1918)
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14 May 1943
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13 Apr 1943
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Capt. John B. Griggs (1919)
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3 Oct 1943
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17 Jun 1942
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Commo. Merrill Comstock (1917)
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11 - 13 Aug 1944, 13 Mar - 2 Jul 1945
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20 Oct 1944
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Along with Yeomans endorsed most patrol reports in 1945
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Capt. Elmer E. Yeomans (1924)
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3 Jun - 23 Jul 1945
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COMSUBPAC Staff
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1 Jun 1943
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Along with Comstock endorsed most patrol reports in 1945
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RADM Allan R. McCann (1917)
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19 Dec 1945 - 1948
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Asst Chief of Staff COMINCH/CNO
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25 Mar 1943
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Deputy COMSUBPAC
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RADM John A. Brown (1914)
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25 Jan 1945 - 23 Apr 1945
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COMSUBTRAINPAC
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Commander TF 93
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19 Jan 1943
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COMSUBPAC in 1949
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Commo. Merrill Comstock (1917)
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2 Aug 1945 - 20 Oct 1945
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Chief of Staff, COMSPUBPAC
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20 Oct 1944
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Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, Administration
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Capt. Charles B. Momsen (1920)
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early 1943
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Hawaiian Sea Frontier
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COMSUBRON 2
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18 Jun 1942
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Capt. John B. Griggs (1919)
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26 May 1943 - Sep 1943
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17 Jun 1942
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concurrently COMSUBRON 12
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Capt. Charles D. Edmunds (1920)
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1943 - 18 Jan 1944
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C.O. Submarine Base Pearl Harbor
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COMSUBPAC Subordinate Command
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18 Jun 1942
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Capt. John B. Griggs (1919)
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18 Jan 1944 - 20 Mar 1944
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17 Jun 1942
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concurrently COMSUBRON 12
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Capt. Willard M. Downes (1920)
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20 Mar 1944
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18 Jun 1942
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concurrently COMSUBRON 8
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Capt. Joseph A. Connolly (1921B)
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2 Jul 1944
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C.O. Naval Operating Base Midway
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C.O. USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37)
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Capt. Leo L. Pace (1921A)
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15 Sep 1944 - 30 Nov 1944
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20 Jun 1942
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Acting; COMSUBRON 20
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RADM John H. Brown, Jr. (1914)
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12 Mar 1945
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19 Jan 1943
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Commo. Merrill Comstock (1917)
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22 Mar 1945
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20 Oct 1944
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Commo. George C. Crawford (1921B)
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16 Jul 1945- 12 Oct 1945
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24 May 1945
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Submarines Training, Pacific Fleet (COMSUBTRAINPAC)
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RADM John H. Brown, Jr. (1914)
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12 Nov 1943 - 29 Apr 1945
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COMSUBRON 4
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Deputy COMSUBPAC
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19 Jan 1943
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Commo. Merrill Comstock (1917)
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13 Jul 1945
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Chief of Staff, COMSUBPAC
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Capt. Charles W. Styer (1918)
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Mar 1941 - Aug 1942
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COMSUBDIV 16
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COMSUBRON 10
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1 Jan 1942
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13 Apr 1943
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Capt. John B. Griggs, Jr. (1919)
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Aug 1942 - Apr 1943
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COMSUBRON 12
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17 Jun 1942
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Capt. Stuart S. Murray (1919)
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Apr 1943 - 15 Nov 1943
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Chief of Staff, COMSUBSOWEPAC
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Commandant of Midshipmen, USNA
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17 Jun 1942
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Commo. Merrill Comstock (1917)
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15 Nov 1943 - Jun 1945
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VCNO Staff
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Deputy COMSUBPAC
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20 Oct 1944
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Commo. George C. Crawford (1921B)
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Jun 1945 - 21 Jan 1946
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COMSUBRON 24
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Chief of Staff Commandant Portsmouth Navy Yard
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24 May 1945
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COMSUBLANT in 1952
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Captain Frank T. Watkins (1922)
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31 Jan 1946 - 7 Feb 1946
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Duty in Navy Department
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21 Jun 1942
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COMSUBLANT in 1954
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Capt. Lucius H. Chappell (1927)
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15 Feb 1946
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20 Mar 1945
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Submarine Force Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command Midway
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CDR Willard M. Downes (1920)
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18 Oct 1942 - 20 Sep 1943
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Concurrently COMSUBRON 8
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Capt. Charles W. Styer (1918)
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20 Sep 1943 - 12 Nov 1943
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Commander, Submarine Base, New London
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13 Apr 1943
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Concurrently COMSUBRON 10
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Capt. John B. Longstaff (1920)
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12 Nov 1943 - 24 Dec 1943
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18 Jun 1942
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Concurrently COMSUBRON 14
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Capt. Joseph A. Connolly (1921B)
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2 Jan 1944 - 7 Feb 1944
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20 Jun 1942
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Possibly Acting; COMSUBDIV 45
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Capt. Charles D. Edmunds (1920)
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15 Feb 1944 - 20 Aug 1944
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18 Jun 1942
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Concurrently COMSUBRON 6
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Capt. Leo L. Pace (1921A)
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17 May 1944 - 31 May 1944; 7 Sep 1944 - 14 Sep 1944
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Acting; COMSUBRON 20
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Capt. John M. Will (1923)
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21 Sep 1944 - 27 Nov 1944
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COMSUBDIV 62
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COMSUBRON 28
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1 May 1943
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Capt. George C. Crawford (1921B)
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4 Dec 1944 - 15 Feb 1945
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Chief of Staff, COMSUBPAC
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20 Jun 1942
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24 May 1945
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Concurrently COMSUBRON 24
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Capt. Kenneth C. Hurd (1925)
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30 Mar 1945 - 7 May 1945
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20 Jul 1943
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Concurrently COMSUBRON 32
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Capt. Charles W. WIlkins (1924)
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1945 - 10 Sep 1945
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Commander Submarines Patrol Force
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RADM Richard S. Edwards (1906)
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1 Nov 1940 - 1 Feb 1941
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C.O. USS Colorado (BB-45)
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COMSUBLANT
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Command became COMSUBLANT
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Commander Submarines Atlantic Fleet (COMSUBLANT)
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RADM Richard S. Edwards (1906)
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1 Feb 1941 - 3 Jan 1942
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Commander Submarines Patrol Force
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Deputy Chief of Staff, COMINCH
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1 May 1941
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15 Aug 1942
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Capt. Elwin F. Cutts (1908)
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3 Jan 1942 - 30 Mar 1942
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C.O. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
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1 Jan 1936
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Acting; Commander, SUBRON 1 and Submarine Base New London
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RADM Freeland A. Daubin (1909)
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30 Mar 1942 - 23 Nov 1944
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COMSUBRON 4
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Commandant, New York Navy Yard
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30 Jun 1942/ 26 Nov 1941
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RADM Charles W. Styer (1918)
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9 Sep 1944 (acting); 23 Nov 1944 - 1946
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Commander, Submarine Base, New London
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Assistant CNO (Coordinator of Undersea Warfare)
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13 Apr 1943
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RADM John Wilkes (1916)
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1946 - 1947
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C.O. USS Birmingham (CL-62)
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1 Jan 1943
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Chief of Staff, COMSUBLANT
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CDR Robert H. Smith (1920)
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Dec 1940 - 1942
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Navigator USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
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C.O. USS Sperry (AS-12)
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1 Apr 1940
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before May 1942
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Killed in plane crash 21 Jan 1943
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Capt. Norman S. Ives (1920)
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1942 - 31 Aug 1942
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COMSUBDIV 43
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COMSUBRON 50
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18 Jun 1942
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KIA 2 Aug 1944
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Capt. John B. Longstaff (1920)
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31 Aug 1942 - 3 Jul 1943
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COMSUBRON 7
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COMSUBRON 14
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18 Jun 1942
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Capt. George C. Crawford (1921B)
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3 Jul 1943 - Jul 1944
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COMSUBDIV 43
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COMSUBRON 24
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20 Jun 1942
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24 May 1945 (Commodore)
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Capt. Wakeman B. Thorp (1921B0
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Jul 1944 - 1945
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C.O. USS Griffin (AS-13)
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Capt. Ian C. Eddy (1930)
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1945
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C.O. USS Pargo (SS-264)
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Capt. Chester C. Smith (1925)
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1946
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COMSUBRON 30
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20 Jul 1943
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Commander Submarines, Asiatic Fleet (COMSUBAF)
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Capt. Walter E. Doyle (1913)
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1 Dec 1941 - 10 Dec 1941
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Commander Service Force Asiatic Fleet
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1 Jul 1940
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retired 1 Jul 1943
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Concurrently SUBRON 20
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Capt. John Wilkes (1916)
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10 Dec 1941 - 26 May 1942
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C.O. USS Birmingham (CL-62)
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1 Jan 1942
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1 Jan 1943
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Command became Commander Submarines Southwest Pacific
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Commander Submarines, Southwest Pacific (COMSUBSOWEPAC)
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RADM Charles A. Lockwood, Jr. (1912)
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26 May 1942 - 5 Feb 1943
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Naval Attache, London
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COMSUBPAC
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16 May 1942
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5 Oct 1943
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Command had been Submarines, Asiatic Fleet
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Capt. Allan R. McCann (1917)
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10 Feb 1943 - 7 Mar 1943
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Duty in Bureau of Navigation
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20 Jun 1942
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25 Mar 1943
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Acting; Concurrently COMSUBRON 6
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RADM Ralph W. Christie (1915)
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7 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1943
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Command became Submarines, Seventh Fleet;
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Commander Submarines, Seventh Fleet (COMSUB7THFLT)
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RADM Ralph W. Christie (1915)
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15 Mar 1943 - 30 Dec 1944
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COM TF 72; then Inspector of Ordnance, Newport RI
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Commandant, Puget Sound Navy Yard
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9 Nov 1942
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RADM James Fife, Jr. (1918)
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30 Dec 1944 - 28 Aug 1945
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COMINCH Staff
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Commander Submarines, Philippine Sea Frontier
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7 Apr 1943
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Capt. Heber H. McLean (1921A)
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14 - 17 Apr 1944
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20 Jun 1942
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Capt. John B. Griggs (1919)
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30 Jun 1944
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17 Jun 1942
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Capt. Elliot H. Bryant (1919)
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6 Feb - 2 Mar 1945
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17 Jun 1942
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Capt. Barton E. Bacon (1925)
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26 - 29 Aug 1945
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20 Jul 1943
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Commander Submarines Philippine Sea Frontier
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RADM James Fife, Jr. (1918)
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28 Aug 1945 - 15 Dec 1945
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COMSUB7THFLT
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COMSUBLANT (1947)
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Chief of Staff, COMSUBAF, COMSUBSOWEPAC & COMSUB7THFLT
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Capt. James Fife (1918)
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1 Dec 1941 - 28 Jul 1942
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Assisatant Naval Attache London
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Liaison officer Commander Southwest Pacific Area
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1 Jan 1942
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7 Apr 1943
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Capt. Stuart S. Murray (1919)
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4 Oct 1942 - Mar 1943
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COMSUBDIV 21; then COMSUBAF Staff
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Chief of Staff, COMSUBPAC
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17 Jun 1942
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Capt. Heber H. McLean (1921A)
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Mar 1943 - Dec 1943
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COMSUBSOWEPAC Staff
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Commander Submarine Base New London
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20 Jun 1942
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Capt. Philip G. Nichols (1921B)
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Dec 1943 - 23 Dec 1944
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COMSUBDIV 162
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13th Naval District Staff
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20 Jun 1942
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Capt. Elliot H. Bryant (1920)
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31 Jan 1945 - 26 Apr 1945
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COMSUBRON 18
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17 Jun 1942
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Capt. William L. Wright (1925)
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30 Jul 1945 - 28 Aug 1945
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COMSUBDIV 221
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20 Jul 1943
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Commander Task Force 42
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RADM Francis W. Rockwell (1908)
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21 Apr 1942 - 6 Aug 1942
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Commander 16th Naval District
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Commander, Amphibious Force Pacific Fleet
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20 Oct 1941
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Submarines operating from Brisbane
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Capt. Ralph W. Christie (1915)
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6 Aug 1942 - 21 Dec 1942
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COMSUBRON 5
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Inspector of Ordnance, Newport RI; then COMSUB7THFLT
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1 Jul 1941
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9 Nov 1942
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Capt. James Fife (1918)
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22 Dec 1942 - Mar 1943
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Liaison officer to Commander Southwest Pacific Area
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1 Jan 1942
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7 Apr 1943
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Command became TF 72
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Capt. Charles D. Edmunds (1920)
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23 Oct 1942
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18 Jun 1942
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Commander Task Force 72
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RADM James Fife (1918)
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Mar 1943 - 3 Mar 1944
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COMINCH Staff
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7 Apr 1943
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Capt. John M. Haines (1918)
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17 Apr 1944 - 14 Nov 1944
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COMSUBRON 16
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C.O. USS New Mexico (BB-40)
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15 Jun 1942
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TF 72 Disbanded 15 Nov 1944; became TG 71.9;
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Capt. Willard M. Downes (1920)
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23 - 24 Apr 1943
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18 Jun 1942
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Capt. Stephen G. Barchet (1924)
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9 Oct 1944
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1 Jun 1943
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Submarines North Pacific
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Capt. Oswald S. Colclough (1921A)
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24 Jun 1942 - 30 Sep 1942
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COMSUBDIV 101
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C.O. USS North Carolina (BB-55)
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20 Jun 1942
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Commander Task Force 93
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Capt. Franklin O. Johnson (1921B)
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25 -27 Feb 1944
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21 Jun 1942
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Submarines in Alaska (possibly also COMSUBRON 45)
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Commander Task Group 71.9
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Capt. John M. Haines (1918)
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15 Nov 1944 - 11 Dec 1944
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COMTF72
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C.O. USS New Mexico (BB-40)
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15 Jun 1942
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Had been TF 72
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Capt. Stephen G. Barchet (1924)
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12 Dec 1944 - 17 Dec 1944
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Operations Officer COMSUBLANT
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Operations Officer COM7PHIBFOR
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1 Jun 1943
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CDR John C. Broach (1927)
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17 Dec 1944 - 11 Mar 1945
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COMSUBDIV 61
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Staff 1st Carrier Task Force
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1 Sep 1942
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20 Mar 1945
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Command dissolved
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