DEPARTMENT HEADS

This page is a listing of the men who served as Department Heads and the dates they served. For a description of their duties and responsibilities of each of the nine departments see the Organization Page.

CAPTAIN
Merrill, Aaron Stanton (Tip) April 30, 1942 to January 23, 1943
Peyton, Thomas Green January 23, 1943 to August 10, 1943
Fechteler, William Morrow August 10, 1943 to January 13, 1944
Steele, James Mortimer January 13, 1944 to March 17, 1944
Keliher, Thomas Joseph March 17, 1944 to May 01, 1945
Old, Francis Paxton May 01, 1945 to December 05, 1945
Talbot, Frank Russell December 05, 1945 to July 20, 1946
Schulz, Lester Robert July 20, 1946 to August 17, 1946
Carrington, James Herbert August 17, 1946 to September 11, 1946

EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Dupre Jr., Marcy Mathis April 30, 1942 to January 01, 1943
Withington, Frederic Stanton January 01, 1943 to January 13, 1944
Hammond, Wellington Anthony January 13, 1944 to March 10, 1945
Organ, William Hugh March 10, 1945 to November 17, 1945
Brooks Jr., Charles Ballance November 17, 1945 to February 25, 1946
Schulz, Lester Robert February 25, 1946 to September 11, 1946

NAVIGATOR
Bailey, William Byron April 30, 1942 to September 15, 1943
Steiner, Carl Ludwig September 15, 1943 to August 14, 1944
Webb, Thomas Sherman August 14, 1944 to November 06, 1945
Kilmartin, Alfred Dunn November 06, 1945 to March 22, 1946
Seymour, Harry Augustus March 22, 1946 to July 01, 1946

GUNNERY OFFICER
Withington, Frederic Stanton April 30, 1942 to January 01, 1943
Hammond, Wellington Anthony January 01, 1943 to January 13, 1944
Brumby, Jr., Frank Hardeman January 13, 1944 to October 08, 1945
Howard, Hugh Wyman October 08, 1945 to September 11, 1946

ENGINEERING OFFICER
Fisher Sr., William Gooding April 30, 1942 to July 26, 1943
Luongo Jr., Frank Paul July 26, 1943 to August 12, 1944
Chipley, George Washington August 12, 1944 to November 17, 1945
Schulz, Lester Robert November 17, 1945 to February 25, 1946
Foster, Richard Epley February 25, 1946 to September 11, 1946

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Steiner, Carl Ludwig April 30, 1942 to September 15, 1943
Schlueter, Harold W. September 15, 1943 to September 29, 1944
Morse, John Frye September 29, 1944 to October 26, 1945
Cochran, Christian Hessler October 26, 1945 to April 01, 1946

SUPPLY OFFICER
Beachmam, Worth B. April 30, 1942 to January 20, 1943
Muller, Henry Leger January 20, 1943 to November 07, 1944
Huey Jr., William Moreland November 07, 1944 to September 21, 1946

FIRST LIEUTENANT and DAMAGE CONTROL OFFICER
Farrar, Murvale Talcott April 30, 1942 to October 02, 1942
Strite, Robert -- October 02, 1942 to December 14, 1943
Summers, Lewis Shackleford December 14, 1943 to April 17, 1945
Payne, Raymond -- April 17, 1945 to November 19, 1945
Harrington Jr., D. F. November 19, 1945 to September 11, 1946

MEDICAL OFFICER
Templeton, Harry Dale April 30, 1942 to July 26, 1943
Bach, Lawrence Erle July26, 1943 to January 03, 1944
Abernethy, Alton C. January 03, 1944 to November 27, 1944
McComas, Ralph Meredith November 27, 1944 to January 08, 1946
Sherman, R. D. January 08, 1946 to February 15, 1946
Starzynski, T. E. February 15, 1946 to July 31, 1946

AIR DEFENSE OFFICER
Hammond, Wellington Anthony April 30, 1942 to January 01, 1943
Fisher, Edgar Derry January 01, 1943 to May 11, 1944
Boorman Jr., James Albert May 11, 1944 to September 29, 1945
Martin Jr, Charles Taylor September 29, 1945 to September 11, 1946

CHAPLAIN
Marken, Roy Rockwell April 30, 1942 to October 04, 1943
Andrus, Robert Gardner October 04, 1943 to June 04, 1945
Wright, Dewitt E. June 04, 1945 to June 02, 1946

SOURCES:

Ship's Log, USS Indiana (BB-58)
US Archives
Washington, DC
Benjamin M. Givens, Jr.
World War II Diary
Unpublished
Vienna, VA, 1988
USS Indiana Cruise Book
San Francisco,CA, 1945
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