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USS BENNINGTON   (CV-20)
(later CVA-20 and CVS-20)

Commanding Officers
Captain James B. Sykes 6 August 1944 - 30 June 1945
Captain Boynton L. Braun 30 June 1945 - 8 November 1946
Decommissioned
Captain David B. Young 13 November 1952 - 20 August 1953
Captain William A. Sutherland 20 August 1953 - 5 May 1954
Captain William F. Raborn 5 May 1954 - 28 May 1955
Captain Paul F. Foley 28 May 1955 - 31 May 1956
Captain Robert E.C. Jones 31 May 1956 - 24 June 1957
Captain William M. Ryon 24 June 1957 - 3 July 1958
Captain James Richard Compton 3 July 1958 - 28 August 1959
Captain French Wampler, Jr. 28 August 1959 - 21 September 1960
Captain Robert M. Ware 21 September 1960 - 29 September 1961
Captain John A. Ferguson 29 September 1961 - 28 September 1962
Captain Charles E. Healy 28 September 1962 - 27 September 1963
Captain John Starr Hill 27 September 1963 - 29 September 1964
Captain Marvin E. Barnett 29 September 1964 - 12 October 1965
Captain Wiley B. Howell 12 October 1965 - 28 October 1966
Captain Richard Graffy 28 October 1966 - 20 November 1967
Captain Daniel J. Murphy 20 November 1967 - 20 December 1968
Captain William Ballard Barrow, Jr. 20 December 1968 - 9 October 1969
Captain William M. Callaghan 9 October 1969 - 15 January 1970

Sources: USS Bennington Association;
Ron Reeves & Wolfgang Hechler

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