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USS Rainier (AE-5)


Commanding Officers
01CAPT. Meek, William Woodruff21 December 1941 - 20 February 1943
02CDR. Miller, Robert Bruce20 February 1943 - 8 May 1944
03CDR. Conner, C. F.8 May 1944 - 30 August 1946
  Decommissioned30 August 1946 - 25 May 1951
06CAPT. Wickens, Justin Leono dates
07CAPT. McIver Jr., DeWitt Clinton25 May 1951 - ?
08CAPT. Morrison, William Fisher :RADMno dates
09CAPT. Williams Jr., Robert Russell1954 - 1 September 1956
10CAPT. Bottomley Jr., Harold Sydney December 1958 - November 1959
11CDR. Sullivan, John WilliamNovember 1959 - March 1960
12CAPT. Bullard, George Clough :RADMMarch - November 1961
13CAPT. Thompson Jr., Joseph E.November 1961 - 1963
14CAPT. Barnett, Marvin Everett1963 - 1964
15CAPT. Moran, William J. :VADMAugust 1965 - 1966
16CAPT. O'Rourke, Vincent F.1966 - 2 August 1967
17CAPT. Smith, John Calvin2 August 1967 - January 1969
18CAPT. Sanderson, James Richard (Sandy) :VADMJanuary 1969 - March 1970
19LCDR. TollingerMarch 1970 - 7 August 1970
Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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