Commanding Officers

Captain Arthur LeRoy ("Roy") Bristol, Jr. (Note 1) USNA 1906 4 Jun 1934 – 10 Jun 1936 VADM

Captain Patrick Neison Lynch Bellinger USNA 1907 10 Jun 1936 – 5 Jun 1937 VADM

Captain John Sidney ("Mac," "Slew") McCain USNA 1906 5 Jun 1937 – 3 Jun 1939 ADM (Note 2)

Captain Ralph Frederic Wood (Note 3) USNA 1911 3 Jun 1939 – 6 Jun 1940 RADM

Captain Alfred Eugene ("Monty") Montgomery USNA 1912 6 Jun 1940 – 13 Jun 1941 VADM

Captain William Keene ("Keen") Harrill USNA 1914 13 Jun 1941 – 30 May 1942 VADM

Captain Calvin Thornton ("Cal") Durgin USNA 1916 30 May 1942 – 17 Mar 1943 VADM

Captain Gordon Rowe USNA 1918 17 Mar 1943 – 22 Apr 1944 RADM

Captain Arthur Gavin (Note 4) USNR 1918 22 Apr 1944 – 15 Jan 1945 RADM

Captain Douglass Pollock ("Johnnie") Johnson (Note 5) USNA 1920 15 Jan 1945 – 1 May 1946 RADM

Captain George Adrian ("Goat") Dussault USNA 1923 1 May 1946 – 1 Oct 1946

Commander Ray ("Jeff") Davis USNA 1933 1 Oct 1946 – 18 Oct 1946

Notes
(1) Reported for "duty involving flying" in connection with fitting out Ranger on 9 Apr 1934. [Back]
(2) Posthumously promoted to full admiral, effective date 6 September 1945, the date of his death. [Back]
(3) Commander (Captain-selectee) at the time he assumed command of Ranger. [Back]
(4) Transferred to the regular Navy in 1919. [Back]
(5) Graduated on 6 June 1919 with the Class of 1920. Also known to his classmates as "Dippy" (for his first two initials) or "The Man." [Back]

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