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Source: History of Carrier Air
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Source: History of Carrier Air
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Commanding Officers |
CAPT Rudolph Lee "Roy"
Johnson |
1 October 1955 |
1 June 1956 |
CAPT William Edward Ellis |
1 June 1956 |
4 July 1957 |
CAPT Richard Lucius Kibbe
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4 July 1957 |
24 July 1958 |
CAPT Allen Mayhew "Al" Shinn |
24 July 1958 |
9 May 1959 |
CAPT Samuel Robbins Brown,
Jr |
9 May 1959 |
28 April 1960 |
CAPT Robert Emmett Riera |
28 April 1960 |
16 June 1961 |
CAPT Donald Morison White |
16 June 1961 |
4 June 1962 |
CAPT Lawrence Raymond Geis |
4 June 1962 |
4 May 1963 |
CAPT Dick Henry Guinn |
4 May 1963 |
26 March 1964 |
CAPT Michael Joseph Hanley,
Jr. |
26 March 1964 |
27 March 1965 |
CAPT Howard Shackleford "Shack"
Moore |
27 March 1965 |
7 May 1966 |
CAPT John Kingsman Beling
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7 May 1966 |
18 September 1967 |
CAPT Robert Bemus "Bob"
Baldwin |
18 September 1967 |
11 December 1968 |
CAPT James Wilson "Bud"
Nance |
11 December 1968 |
25 November 1969 |
CAPT Charles Frederick
Demmler |
25 November 1969 |
13 November 1970 |
CAPT Leonard Alexander
"Swoose" Snead II |
13 November 1970 |
23 June 1971 |
CAPT Robert Francis "Dutch"
Schoultz |
23 June 1971 |
1 November 1972 |
CAPT James Benjamin "Jim"
Linder |
1 November 1972 |
10 May 1974 |
CAPT James Hernandez Scott |
10 May 1974 |
28 August 1975 |
CAPT Joseph John "Joe"
Barth, Jr |
28 August 1975 |
26 August 1977 |
CAPT Peter Blake Booth |
26 August 1977 |
21 March 1979 |
CAPT Edwin Rudolph "Ned"
Kohn, Jr |
21 March 1979 |
19 August 1980 |
CAPT Clarence Edward "Skip"
Armstrong |
19 August 1980 |
18 February 1982 |
CAPT Bobby Clyde Lee |
18 February 1982 |
30 April 1984 |
CAPT Daniel Peter March |
30 April 1984 |
10 December 1985 |
CAPT Timothy Wayne Wright |
10 December 1985 |
23 July 1987 |
CAPT John Anthony Pieno, Jr
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23 July 1987 |
23 February 1989 |
CAPT Louis Edward "Tim"
Thomassy, Jr |
23 February 1989 |
2 August 1990 |
CAPT Robert S. Cole |
2 August 1990 |
22 January 1992 |
CAPT Robert Lawrence "Bunky"
Johnson, Jr |
22 January 1992 |
11 September 1993 |
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