Senior Officers, October 1, 1932

 

This is a list of the US Navy’s senior line officers as of October 1, 1932 and includes

recently retired officers. It shows the type of assignments given to the service’s highest

ranking officers.

 

NAME

RANK

SIGNAL NUMBER

STATION

 

 

1

 

William V. Pratt

Admiral

2

Chief of Naval Operations

Louis M. Nulton

Rear Admiral

3

Commandant, 1st Naval District & Navy Yard, Boston

W. W. Phelps

Rear Admiral

4

Commandant, 3rd Naval District & Navy Yard, New York

William C. Cole

Rear Admiral

5

Retired, September 1, 1932

Jehu V. Chase

Rear Admiral

6

Chairman, General Board

George R. Marvell

Rear Admiral

7

Member, General Board

M. M. Taylor

Admiral

8

Asiatic Fleet

Charles McVay, Jr.

Rear Admiral

9

Retired, October 1, 1932

 

 

10

 

L. A. Bostwick

Rear Admiral

11

Commandant, 4th Naval District & Navy Yard, Philadelphia

William A. Moffett

Rear Admiral

12

Chief, Bureau of Aeronautics

Frank H. Schofield

Rear Admiral

13

Member, General Board

A. L. Willard

Rear Admiral

14

Commandant, 5th Naval District &d Naval Operating Base, Norfolk

Henry H. Hough

Rear Admiral

15

Base Force, US Fleet

H. H. Christy

Rear Admiral

16

Commandant 8th Naval District & Naval Station, New Orleans

Noble E. Irwin

Rear Admiral

17

Commandant, 15th Naval District & Naval Station, Balboa

T. J. Senn

Rear Admiral

18

Commandant, 11th Naval District & Naval Operating Base, San Diego

Richard H. Leigh

Admiral

19

United States Fleet

G. W. Laws

Rear Admiral

20

Commandant, 12th Naval District & Naval Operating Base, San Francisco

G. C. Day

Rear Admiral

21

President, Inspection Division

Luke McNamee

Admiral

22

Battle Force

 

 

23

 

Yates Striling, Jr.

Rear Admiral

24

Commandant, 14th Naval District & Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor

Joel R. Pringle

Vice Admiral

25

Died, September 25, 1932

F. H. Clark

Vice Admiral

26

Scouting Force

 

 

27

 

W. S. Crosley

Rear Admiral

28

Battleship Division Three

Frank B. Upham

Rear Admiral

29

Chief, Bureau of Navigation

David F. Sellers

Vice Admiral

30

Battleships, Battle Force

R. McLean

Rear Admiral

31

Navy Budget Officer

J. M. Reeves

Rear Admiral

32

Commandant, Navy Yard, Mare Island

Frank Brumby

Rear Admiral

33*

Battleship Division One

E. H. Campbell

Rear Admiral

33*

Commandant, 13th naval District & Navy Yard, Puget Sound

Harris Laning

Rear Admiral

34

President, Naval War College

H. V. Butler

Rear Admiral

35

Commandant, Navy Yard, Washington & Naval Gun Factory

J. J. Raby

Rear Admiral

36

Commandant, 6th & 7th Naval Districts and Navy Yard, Charleston

William H. Standley

Vice Admiral

37

Cruisers, Scouting Force

Thomas T. Craven

Rear Admiral

38

Chief Coordinator, Bureau of Budget

Wat. T. Cluverius

Rear Admiral

39

Commandant, 9th Naval District & Naval Training Station Great Lakes

Arthur W. Marshall

Rear Admiral

40

Train Squadron One, Base Force

Harry E. Yarnell

Rear Admiral

41

Aircraft, Battle Force

Arthur J. Hepburn

Rear Admiral

42

Duty in Office of CNO

Thomas C. Hart

Rear Admiral

43

Superintendent, Naval Academy

Oren G. Murfin

Rear Admiral

44

Judge Advocate General

William R. Sexton

Rear Admiral

45

Assistant Chief of Naval Operations

William D. Leahy

Rear Admiral

46

Destroyers, Scouting Force

Walter R. Gherardi

Rear Admiral

47

Hydrographer of the Navy

A. St. C. Smith

Rear Admiral

48

Special Service Squadron

C. S. Kempff

Rear Admiral

49

Commandant, Nay Yard, Portsmouth

John Halligan

Rear Admiral

50

Aircraft, Scouting Force

W. T. Tarrant

Rear Admiral

51

Cruiser Division Four

George T. Pettengill

Rear Admiral

52

Commander, Submarine Base/Naval Mine Depot, New London

E. B. Fenner

Rear Admiral

53

Cruiser Division Two

W. C. Watts

Rear Admiral

54

Minecraft, Battle Force

Y. S. Williams

Rear Admiral

55

Yangtze Patrol, Asiatic Fleet

Joseph K. Taussig

Rear Admiral

56

Chief of Staff, United States Fleet

Claude C. Bloch

Rear Admiral

57

Training Squadron, Scouting Force

Edward C. Kalbfus

Rear Admiral

58

Destroyers, Battle Force

Clark H. Woodward

Rear Admiral

59

Cruiser Division Three

 

 

60

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

76

 

Z. E. Briggs

Captain

77

Chief of Staff, 13th Naval District

Clarence A. Abele

Captain

78

Retired August 1, 1932

T. L. Johnson

Captain

79

Commandant & Manager, Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay

V. A. Kimberly

Captain

80

Chief of Staff, 12th Naval District

H. E. Lackey

Rear Admiral

81

Pacific Section, Inspection Division

Cyrus W. Cole

Rear Admiral

82

Head, Division of Fleet Training

John W. Greenslade

Rear Admiral

83

Submarine Force

C. P. Nelson

Captain

84

Bureau of Budget Coordinator, 7th Area

Charles E. Courtney

Captain

85

Commandant, 16th Naval District & Navy Yard, Cavite

A. E. Watson

Rear Admiral

86

Member, General Board

H. L. Brinser

Rear Admiral

87

Member, General Board

E. B. Larimer

Rear Admiral

88

Chief, Bureau of Ordnance

F. L. Pinney

Captain

89

Inspector of Ordnance in Charge, Naval Torpedo Station

F. J. Horne

Captain

90

Chief of Staff, 14th Naval District

A. W. Johnson

Captain

91

Assistant to Chief, BuNav

R. E. Pope

Captain

92

Chief of Staff, Battle Force

Charles P. Snyder

Captain

93

Chief of Staff, Battleships, Battle Force

J. R. Defrees

Captain

94

Chief of Staff, Scouting Force

J. J. Hyland

Captain

95

Inspector of Naval Material, New York District

S. W. Bryant

Captain

96

Head, War Plans Division

E. S. Jackson

Captain

97

Member, General Board

H. L. Wyman

Captain

98

Under Instruction, Harvard University

J. F. Hellweg

Captain

99

Superintendent, Naval Observatory

S. Gannon

Captain

100

Naval Training Station, San Diego

R. Morris

Captain

101

USS Maryland

J. D. Wainwright

Captain

102

Under Instruction, Army Industrial College

G. W. Steele

Captain

103

USS Saratoga

S. H. R. Doyle

Captain

104

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, New York

C. S. Freeman

Captain

105

Bureau of Budget Coordinator, 9th Area

P. B. Dungan

Captain

106

Manager, Industrial Department, Navy Yard, New York

H. H. Royall

Captain

107

Member, Naval Examining and Retiring Boards

W. R. Sayles

Captain

108

Chief of Staff, 3rd Naval District

K. G. Castleman

Captain

109

Naval Attaché, Berlin

H. K. Cage

Captain

110

Chief of Staff, Cruisers, Scouting Force

W. K. Wortman

Captain

111

Branch Hydrographic Office, New York

Hayne Ellis

Captain

112

Director of Naval Intelligence

F. D. Berrien

Captain

113

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Washington & Assistant Superintendent, Naval Gun Factory

C. R. Train

Captain

114

Under Instruction, War College

Hugo W. Osterhaus

Captain

115

Submarine Squadron Four & Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor

W. N. Jeffers

Captain

116

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Norfolk

Ernest J. King

Captain

117

Under Instruction, War College

A. G. Howe

Captain

118

Member, Naval Examining and Retiring Boards

L. Shane

Captain

119

Duty at Headquarters, 1st Naval District

 

 

120

 

R. D. White

Captain

121

Supervisor New York Harbor

W. K. Riddle

Captain

122

Chief of Staff, 5th Naval District

J. G. Church

Captain

123

Chief of Staff, 11th Naval District

H. C. Cocke

Captain

124

USS New Mexico

B. T. Bulmer

Captain

125

Manager, Industrial Department, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH

G. B. Landenberger

Captain

126

Governor and Commandant, American Samoa

Adolphus Andrews

Captain

127

Chief of Staff, War College

 

 

128

 

H. E. Cook

Captain

129

USS Idaho

 

 

130

 

B. B. Wygant

Captain

131

USS Colorado

M. H. Simons

Captain

132

USS Chicago

I. E. Bass

Captain

133

Chief of Staff, Asiatic Fleet

W. S. Pye

Captain

134

USS Nevada

B. C. Allen

Captain

135

Destroyer Squadron Four

A. P. Fairfield

Captain

136

Under Instruction, War College

W. N. Vernou

Captain

137

Naval Aide to President

P. W. Foote

Captain

138

USS Arkansas

F. R. McCrary

Captain

139

Under Instruction, War College

G. F. Neal

Captain

140

USS New York

 

 

141

 

W. H. Allen

Captain

142

Destroyer Squadron Two

J. Downes

Captain

143

Head, Naval Reserve Personnel Division, Bureau of Navigation

J. L. Hileman

Captain

144

Inspector of Machinery and Navigational Material, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp

J. B. Gay

Captain

145

Chief of Staff, 1st Naval District

 

 

146

 

J. V. Babcock

Captain

147

Professor of Naval Science and tactics, Harvard University

James O. Richardson

Captain

148

USS Augusta

 

 

149

 

G. J. Meyers

Captain

150

Duty in War Plans Division

E. J. Marquart

Captain

151

USS Louisville

D. C. Bingham

Captain

152

Duty in Navy Budget Office

L. B. Porterfield

Captain

153

Receiving Ship, San Francisco (USS Boston)

G. J. Rowcliff

Captain

154

Naval Training Station, Newport & USS Constellation

J. P. Lannon

Captain

155

Director, Naval Districts Division, Office of the CNO

R. F. Zogbaum, jr.

Captain

156

Naval Air Station, Pensacola

H. G. S. Wallace

Captain

157

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Puget Sound

R. R. Adams

Captain

158

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Boston & Receiving Ship, Boston

R. P. Craft

Captain

159

Head, Officer Personnel Division, Bureau of Navigation

A. Staton

Captain

160

Duty with Director of Budget

D. A. Weaver

Captain

161

Naval Training Station & Receiving Station, Norfolk

M. E. Nichols

Captain

162

Under Instruction, Army Industrial College

O. C. Dowling

Captain

163

Destroyer Squadron Three

C. W. Early

Captain

164

South China Patrol, Asiatic Fleet

J. C. Townsend

Captain

165

USS Texas

W. Brown

Captain

166

USS California

C. Bean

Captain

167

Member, Naval Examining and Retiring Boards

R. C. Davis

Captain

168

Inspector General, Bureau of Engineering

W. D. Puleston

Captain

169

USS Mississippi

F. C. Martin

Captain

170

Inspector of Ordnance in Charge, Naval Ammunition Depot, Higham, MA

S. C. Rowan

Captain

171

Staff, Naval War College

W. S. Anderson

Captain

172

USS West Virginia

H. D. Cooke

Captain

173

USS Oklahoma

S. M. Robinson

Rear Admiral

174

Chief, Bureau of Engineering

W. W. Smyth

Captain

175

USS Tennessee

Ralston S. Holmes

Captain

176

Commandant of Midshipmen, Naval Academy

W. J. Giles

Captain

177

USS Pennsylvania

F. B. Freyer

Captain

178

Branch Hydrographic Office, San Francisco

E. P. Finney

Captain

179

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH

R. A. Koch

Captain

180

Staff, Naval War College

C. S. Kerrick

Captain

181

USS Arizona

L. R. Leahy

Captain

182

Inspector, Northeastern Recruiting Division & Officer-in-Charge, Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York

M. S. Davis

Captain

183

Staff, Naval War College

S. C. Loomis

Captain

184

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Philadelphia & Receiving Ship, Philadelphia

C. A. Blakely

Captain

185

USS Lexington

M. Milne

Captain

186

Naval Attaché, Rome

W. R. Van Auken

Captain

187

Staff, Naval War College

Harold R. Stark

Captain

188

Aide to Secretary of the Navy

J. D. Wilson

Captain

189

Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor & Receiving Ship, Pearl Harbor

E. Friederick

Captain

190

Duty at Headquarters, 11th Naval District

M. K. Metcalfe

Captain

191

USS Chester

W. Ancrum

Captain

192

Duty at Panama Canal

J. S. Abbott

Captain

193

Inspector, Central Recruiting Division

T. H. Taylor

Captain

194

USS Northampton

Frank H. Sadler

Captain

195

Head, Postgraduate School, Naval Academy

David M. LeBreton

Captain

196

Naval Attaché, Paris

Andrew C. Pickens

Captain

197

Under Instruction, War College

N. H. Wright

Captain

198

Duty in Inspection Division, Office of the CNO

Husband  Kimmel

Captain

199

Director, Ships’ Movements Division, Office of the CNO

R. A. Dawes

Captain

200

USS Houston

 

Two officers appear to have signal number 33; I have listed them in alphabetical order.

I assume that for signal numbers where no officers are listed, they retired or died between

January 1, 1932 and July 1, 1932.

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