Lt. Col. Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC
born 20 Aug 1906 - fatally wounded 1 Nov 1943
Bouganville, Solomon Islands

Commanding Officers
back to the bridge

SKIPPER RANK TOUR
Benjamin B. Cheatham CDR Jul 26 1945 - Mar 1947
Ben W. Sarver CDR (later RADM) Mar 1947 - Oct 1948
John T. Wulff CDR (later RADM) Oct 1948 - Jul 1949
Ellis H. McDowell CDR Jul 1949 - Oct 1950
Carl A. Sander, Jr. CDR Oct 1950 - Aug 1952
George R. Muse CDR (later RADM) Aug 1952 - Oct 1954
James E. Miller CDR Oct 1954 - Apr 1956
John R. McKee CDR Apr 1956 - Jul 1957
George J. Davis CDR Jul 1957 - Jul 1958
Thomas M. Lemon, Jr. CDR Jul 1958 - Jun 1960
Robert D. Fisher CDR Jun 1960 - Dec 1961
Keith F. Gillette CDR Dec 1961 - Jul 1963
Gerald H. Kaffer, Jr. CDR Jul 1963 - Jul 1965
Alan G. Hodge CDR Jul 1965 - Jul 1967
Watt W. Jordan, Jr. CDR Jul 1967 - May 1969
Alan F. Martin CDR May 1969 - Jul 1971
Robert R. Briner CDR Jul 1971 - Nov 1972
Samuel W. Coulbourn CDR Nov 1972 - Aug 1973
James B. Ferguson II LCDR Aug 1973 - Sep 30 1973

Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves