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Patch at left courtesy of Guy Dunbar (USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association)
Patch at right courtesy of CAPT Gene Oleson, CHC, USN (Ret) (bluejacket.com)

USS CORAL SEA   (CVB-43)
(later CVA-43 and CV-43)

Commanding Officers
CAPT Aaron P. Storrs, III 1 October 1947 – 11 August 1948
CAPT Aurelius B. Vosseller 11 August 1948 – 11 July 1949
CAPT Robert Goldthwaite 11 July 1949 – 29 April 1950
CAPT Frederick M. Trapnell 29 April 1950 – 12 February 1951
CAPT James S. Russell 12 February 1951 – 10 February 1952
CAPT Robert B. Pirie 10 February 1952 – 7 November 1952
CAPT Herbert D. Riley 7 November 1952 – 10 August 1953
CAPT Henry H. Caldwell 10 August 1953 – 14 June 1954
CAPT Harry E. Sears 14 June 1954 – 22 December 1954
CAPT David L. McDonald 22 December 1954 – 17 October 1955
CAPT William E. Gentner, Jr. 17 October 1955 – 10 October 1956
CAPT Jasper A. Jaap 10 October 1956 – 24 April 1957
Decommissioned
CAPT James S. Gray, Jr. 25 January 1960 – 5 December 1960
CAPT John J. Lynch 5 December 1960 – 1 November 1961
CAPT Maurice F. Weisner 1 November 1961 – 23 July 1962
CAPT Robert M. Elder 23 July 1962 – 13 February 1963
CAPT Charles E. Roemer 13 February 1963 – 16 February 1964
CAPT Pierre N. Charbonnet, Jr. 16 February 1964 – 15 January 1965
CAPT George L. Cassell 15 January 1965 – 18 February 1966
CAPT Frank W. Ault 18 February 1966 – 18 March 1967
CAPT William H. Shawcross 18 March 1967 – 2 March 1968
CAPT James Ferris 2 March 1968 – 16 May 1969
CAPT Samuel G. Gorsline, Jr. 16 May 1969 – 16 October 1970
CAPT Wesley L. McDonald 16 October 1970 – 7 September 1971
CAPT William H. Harris 7 September 1971 – 2 November 1972
CAPT Paul A. Peck 2 November 1972 – 25 January 1974
CAPT Thomas S. Rogers, Jr. 25 January 1974 – 18 July 1975
CAPT Joseph F. Frick 18 July 1975 – 1 March 1977
CAPT George A. Aitcheson, Jr. 1 March 1977 – 3 June 1978
CAPT Stanley R. Arthur 3 June 1978 – 22 December 1979
CAPT Richard M. Dunleavy 22 December 1979 – 2 August 1981
CAPT Jerome L. Johnson 2 August 1981 – 1 October 1983
CAPT Jeremy D. Taylor 1 October 1983 – 31 August 1984
CAPT Robert E. Tucker 31 August 1984 – 21 May 1985
CAPT Robert H. Ferguson 21 May 1985 – 23 February 1987
CAPT Bruce B. Bremner 23 February 1987 – 22 June 1988
CAPT Lloyd E. Allen, Jr. 22 June 1988 – 30 April 1990

Special thanks to Robert M. Cieri
and the USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association (http://www.usscoralsea.org)


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