Allied Warship Commanders

William Wohlsen Behrens, USN

Born  6 Jun 1898Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Died  27 Jan 1965(66)


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Ranks

1 Jun 1919 Ens.
1 Jun 1922 Lt.(jg)
1 Jun 1925 Lt.
30 Jun 1934 Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1939 Cdr.
17 Jun 1942 T/Capt.
22 Aug 1945 T/Commodore
1 Jul 1947 R.Adm. (Retd.)

Retired: 1 Jul 1947


Decorations

14 Oct 1944 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for William Wohlsen Behrens, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Cimarron (AO 22)Lt.Cdr.Oiler20 Mar 19393 Jul 1940 (2)
USS Houston (ii) (CL 81)T/Capt.Light cruiser20 Dec 194330 Jul 1945

Career information

USNR transferred to USN in July 1919.

Events related to this officer

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Sources

  1. http://www.homeofheroes.com/members/02_NX/citations/03_wwii-nc/nc_06wwii_navyB.html
  2. http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/auxil/ao22.htm


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