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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) |
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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)
Photos submitted by Robert M. Cieri, except CAPT Pirie and CAPT McDonald by Bill Gonyo.
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