· Commissioned 25 October 1943; LCdr

è Did Luke Sisson, XO in mid- to late 1950's, ever serve as CO? If so, when?

Although there are conflicting reports from the Navy, Bashaw was almost certainly put out of service in Nov. 1945 and not put back in service until 1951. This is based on (1), conversations with men on board in late summer 1945 and (2), having over 700 names on the roster, none of whom are shown as on board between 1946 and 1951. The differing dates used by the Navy are apparently just a matter of the terminology used in various administrative records and histories, i.e., "decommissioned, commissioned in reserve, decommissioned in reserve," etc.

1. Oct. 1943 - Jan. 1945 Nichols, Richard E. First CO; followed by Simpson.

2. Jan. 1945 - Aug.? 1945 Simpson, Hoke S. Was XO, relieved Nichols as CO in Jan. 1945.

3. Aug. ? 1945 - Nov. 1945 Everly, George E. Was XO, relieved Simpson as CO in Aug. (maybe Sept.) 1945.

Nov. 24, 1945 - Apr. 2, 1951 Out of service "Commissioned in Reserve" effective Nov. 20, 1945.

Status changed to "Out of Commission in Reserve" on June 20, 1949.

4. 1951 - 52 Froude, Robert S. Apparently the only CO while in commission for Korean war 4/51 - 5/52.

May 10, 1952 - Mar. 27, 1953 Out of service Major overhaul; converted to SSK. PCO during this period may have been Richard Cook - can any one confirm?

5. Mar. 28, 1953 - 1954? Fry, Harold E. CO when commissioned as SSK on 3/28/53.

6. 1954? - Sep.? 1955 Bishop, Charles

7. Sep.? 1955 - 1957 Shead, Theodore M.

8. 1957 - 1959 Klug, George

9. 1959 - 1960? Leddick, Roth

10. 1960? - Dec. 9, 1961 Maxwell, Robert A.

11. Dec. 9, 1961 - Dec. 14, 1963 Crosby, Howard S.

12. Dec. 14, 1963 - Nov. 1964 Lyman, Jack N.

13. Nov. 1964 - 1966 Wilson, E.W.

14. 1966 - Aug. 27, 1968 Crabb, Eugene V.

15. Aug. 27, 1968 - Sep. 13, 1969 Walsh, Don Last Commanding Officer. (See his remarks about the last days of

Bashaw in the "Comments & Memories" memo.)