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Commanders of USS Cassin Young

CDR Earl Tobias Schreiber, Commissioned in 1929, retired as Rear Admiral, Served as CO 12/31/1943 to 10/31/1944.

CDR John Williams Ailes III, Commissioned in 1930, retired as Rear Admiral, Served as CO 10/31/1944 to 08/29/1945.

LCDR Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer, Commissioned in 1939, Served as CO 08/29/1945 to 05/28/1946.

CDR James Boyce Denton, Commissioned in 1937, Served asCO 09/07/1951 to 11/21/1952

CDR Thomas Joseph Rudden Jr., Commissioned in 1939, retired as Rear Admiral, Served as CO 11/21/1952 to 07/10/1954

CDR Kenneth Barth Brown, Commissioned in 1942, Served as CO 10/07/1954 to 08/17/1956

CDR Clifton Bledsoe, Commissioned in 1943, Served as CO 08/17/1956 to 09/14/1958

CDR , John Homer Hooper, Commissioned in 1944, Served as CO 09/14/1958 to 04/29/1960

LCDR Alfred Brunson Wallace, Commissioned in 1939, PCO, Killed in Action 07/31/1945

 

Old North Church Steeple  

Did You Know?
Did you know that Old North Church's steeple has been replaced twice since the display of the signal lanterns on April 18, 1775? In neither case was the downfall caused by revolution, but by a mighty wind, a nameless storm of October, 1804, and Hurricane Carol, August, 1954.

Last Updated: August 28, 2008 at 16:31 EST