WELLINGTON ANTHONY HAMMOND
Third Executive Officer of USS Indiana BB-58, from 13 January 1944 to 10 March 1945.
Second Gunnery Officer of USS Indiana BB-58, from 01 January 1943 to 13 January 1944
First Air Defense Officer of USS Indiana BB-58, from commissioning 30 April 1942 to 01 January 1943
Wellington Anthony Hammond was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 2, 1903. His parents were Wellington Waters Hammond and Cecelia Agusta Saup Hammond. He attended McKinley High School, St. Louis, Missouri and Marion Institute, Marion, AL before entering the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland July 3, 1923.
2 June 1927 He graduated fron the Naval Academy and was commissioned Ensign.
26 August 1927 Junior Officer in main engines Division USS Arkansas
4 May 1928 Gunnery and Torpedo Officer USS Barry. Collateral duties of ship service officer in charge general mess and duty officer.
3 July-4 August 1928 Flight instruction, Hampton Roads, VA.
8 July 1929 Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island. Post Grad on Torpedoes.
2 January 1930 Gunnery and Torpedo Officer USS Barry.Collateral duties of ship service officer in charge general mess and duty officer.
15 June 1931 USS Bushnell 1st Lieut. Communications.
31 May 1933 USS Arkansas Boiler Division Officer and Ship Service Officer.
19 Mar 1934 Member of the Staff of the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA.
18 April 1936 USS Southard. Gunnery and Collateral Duties
12 April 1937 Executive Officer USS Southard.
14 July 1939 Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Associate Professor of Naval Science and Tactics.
01 June 1941 Assistant Gunnery and Antiaircraft Officer on the USS North Carolina.
30 March 1942 Reported to supervisor of shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia for fitting out the USS Indiana BB-58.
30 April 1942 USS Indiana commissioning crew. At Commissioning was assigned Duty as Assistant Gunnery and Antiaircraft Officer.
01 Jan 1943 Gunnery Officer USS Indiana.
29 December 1943 Executive Officer USS Indiana.
10 March 1945 Commander Hammond left the USS INDIANA.
25 April 1945 Reported to Chief Naval Operations for duty.
05 May 1945 Captain to rank from 20 March 20 1945.
12 October 1945 Administrative aide to Admiral Horne, Washington, DC. (Logistics).
June 1946 On leave and Hospital to November 1946.
14 December 1946 Command of the USS Skagit (AKA 105) moored in San Diego Harbor.
Early February 1947 Received order for the USS Skagit to proceed to Oakland, CA and then to Stockton, CA to load food supplies for the Okinawians. Mission to the Orient was to evacuate the Marines from the Tientsin Area of China.
23 February 1947 Set sail from Stockton, CA with dependent wives and children of service personnel aboard for Buckner Bay, Okinawa.
03 July 1947 Returned to San Diego, CA - Mission completed.
08 July-17 Nov 1947 Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA.
04 Dec 1947 Requested to be placed on retired List.
17 November 1947 to 01 March 1948 Served on General Court Martial Board, 11th Naval District.
01 March 1948 Retired with rank of Rear Admiral.
January 1998 Rear Admiral Wellington A. Hammond lives in San Marcus, California and is active in his Church, the Knights of Columbus, and is President of the Annapolis Class of 1927.
He attended the USS Indiana Reunion Association Reunions at Mobile, AL in 1996 and Washington, DC. 1997.
05 November 2000 Rear Admiral Wellington Anthony Hammond passed away at San Marcos, CA at the age of 97
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Last Updated 22 January 2002
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