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USS Grapple (ARS-7)

Commanding Officers
01LCDR. Fisher, Robert16 December 1943 - December 1944
02LT. Thurman, Robert KennethDecember 1944 - 30 August 1946
03LT. Smith, Joe NelsonWW II
 Decommissioned30 August 1946 - 20 December 1951
04LT. Coniam, Roy20 December 1951 - 1952
05CDR. Clark, Charles Robert1952 - 1953
06CDR. Talley Sr., William Odell? - January 1957
07CDR. Wright, Gerald TaylorJanuary 1957 - 1959
08LCDR. Radcliff, Ralph1959 - ?
09LCDR. Hale, J. C.1962 - 1963
10LCDR. Adams, Bob1963 - 1964
11LCDR. Minnich, Donald Ellsworth1964 - 1966
12LCDR. Jarrett, Edwin Bruce1966 - 14 March 1968
14LCDR. Pilcher, Charles Robert14 March 1969 - 8 December 1971
15LCDR. Lonnon, Lawrence W.8 December 1971 - 1974
16LCDR. Blackmon, Thomas Lester1974 - 1975
17LCDR. Cass, Dudley Eugene1975 - 1977
18LCDR. Cass, Dudley Eugene1975 - 1977
19LCDR. Shanahan, James Francis1977 - 1977
20LT. Smith, Chester Burton1977 - 1 December 1977
Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
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