Appendix J - Part 1
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COMMANDANTS, EIGHTH NAVAL DISTRICT
1903 Rear Adm. W. C. Wise, USN, Commandant, Navy Yard, Pensacola, and Commandant, Gulf Naval District. Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, Pensacola. (Ltr. to SecNav, 15 May 1903.) 1904 Capt. F. W. Dickins, USN, Commandant, Navy Yard, Pensacola, and Commandant, Eighth Naval District. Commandants Office, Navy Yard, Pensacola. (Ltr. to Chief BuNav, 17 May 1904.) 1910 Rear Adm. Lucien Young, USN, Commandant, Navy Yard, Pensacola, and Commandant, Eighth Naval District. (Ltrs. addressed to him in 1910 and 1911.) 1917 Commodore V. S. Nelson, USN (Ret.), assumed duties as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, and Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, on 6 April. 1918 Rear Adm. Benjamin Tappan, USN, relieved Commodore Nelson as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, in October. 1919 Capt. Geo. P. Cooper, USN, relieved Rear Adm. Tappan as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, in October, and relieved Commodore Nelson as Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans. 1921 Rear Adm. H. F. Bryan, USN, relieved Capt. Cooper as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, and Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, on 19 July. 1921 Rear Adm. T. P. Magruder, USN, relieved Rear Adm. Bryan as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, and Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, in December. 1924 Rear Adm. S. E. W. Kittelle, USN, relieved Adm. Magruder as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, and Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, between January and March.
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1924 Capt. James J. Raby, USN, Commandant, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, was assigned additional duty as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on detachment of Adm. Kittelle on 12 September. Lt. Comdr. J. C. Van de Carr, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, acted as a deputy for the command of the district; he referred anything of major importance to Pensacola. He was relieved on 16 December by Comdr. H. A. McClure, USN. 1926 Rear Adm. Frank B. Upham, USN, relieved Capt. Raby as Commandant, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, and Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on 6 April. Comdr. R. E. Cassidy, USN, relieved Comdr. McClure as Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, and "Assistant Commandant," Eighth Naval District, in July 1927. 1928 Rear Adm. James J. Raby, USN, relieved Rear Adm. Upham as Commandant, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, and Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on 12 June. Detached from both duties 23 March. 1929 Rear Adm. Albert W. Marshall, USN, relieved Adm. Raby as Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, and Commandant, Eighth Naval District. 1930 Rear Adm. T. P. Magruder, USN, relieved Rear Adm. Marshall as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on 15 July. Adm. Magruder also served as Commandant, Naval Operating Base, New Orleans. 1931 Rear Adm. H. H. Christy, USN, relieved Adm. Magruder as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, and Commandant, Naval Operating Base, New Orleans, in November. 1933 Rear Adm. James J. Raby, USN, Commandant, Sixth Naval District, who already had additional duty as Commandant, Seventh Naval District, assumed additional duty as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on 30 June, relieving Rear Adm. Christy. Naval Operating Base, New Orleans, was closed. 1934 The accidental death in January of the Commandant, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Naval Districts, created a problem in command, as the Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, was senior to the Chief of Staff, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Naval Districts.
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Solution: the Chief of Staff served as Acting Commandant, Sixth and Seventh Naval Districts, and handled routine matters of Eighth Naval District "by direction," sending copies of correspondence on Eighth Naval District to the Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, who served as Acting Commandant, Eighth Naval District, until a new Commandant was appointed. (See History of Sixth Naval District on this and other administrative matters between 1933 and 1940.) 1940 Capt. Thaddeus A. Thomson, USN, assumed duty as Acting Commandant, and Chief of Staff, Eighth Naval District, on 15 December, relieving Rear Adm. W. H. Allen, who continued as Commandant, Sixth and Seventh Naval Districts. Capt. Philip Seymour, USN, Commanding Officer, Naval Station, New Orleans, which was reopened in December 1939, had been serving as Assistant Commandant, Eighth Naval District. 1942 Capt. Frank T. Leighton, USN, relieved Capt. Thomson as Acting Commandant and Chief of Staff, Eighth Naval District, on 22 April. 1942 Rear Adm. Frank T. Leighton, USN, assumed duty as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on 12 June. 1943 Capt. E. T. Oates, USN, the Chief of Staff, Eighth Naval District, became Acting Commandant when Rear Adm. Leighton was detached because of illness on 18 March. 1943 Rear Adm. Andrew C. Bennett, USN, assumed command as Commandant, Eighth Naval District, on 14 June, relieving Capt. Oates.
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APPENDIX J - PART 2
DIVISION HEADS - EIGHTH NAVAL DISTRICT
COMMANDANT DATE REPORTED Capt. T. A. Thomson, USN (Acting) 12-15-40 Capt. F. T. Leighton, USN (Acting) 4-22-42 RAdm. F. T. Leighton, USN 6-12-42 Capt. E. T. Oates, USN (Acting) 3-18-43 RAdm. A. C. Bennett, USN 6-14-43
CHIEF OF STAFFCapt. T. A. Thomson, USN 12-15-40 Capt. F. T. Leighton, USN 4-22-42 Capt. E. T. Oates, USN 5-25-42 Capt. A. D. Ayrault, USN 11-3-43 Capt. A. C. Wood, USN 11-26-43 Capt. J. B. Longstaff, USN 11-6-44
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFFCapt. R. C. Bartman, USN 9-11-41 Capt. A. O. Ayrault, USN 10-16-43
AIDSLt. R. R. Foster, USNR 1-22-41 Lt. A. A. de la Houssaye, USNR 2-4-41 Lt. J. M. Miller, USNR 3-5-41 Lt. G. W. Dodge, USNR 6-1-42 Lt. D. C. Welch, USNR 11-20-42 Lt. M. J. Epley, Jr., USNR 10-16-43 Lt. J. C. Adams, USNR 5-10-45
ADMINISTRATIVE AIDLt. (jg) H. H. Cone, (W) USNR 4-1-44 Lt. (Jg) L. N. Broyles, (W) USNR 3-16-45
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FLAG SECRETARY DATE REPORTED Lt. J. M. Miller, USNR Lt.Comdr. R. F. Carter, USNR 1-30-41 Ens. L. E. Baines, USNR 2-13-41 Lt. C. D. Bevan, USNR 3-21-42 Lt. Comdr. C. Bell, USN (Ret.) 4-29-42 Lt. J. E. Ward, USNR 9-20-43
SECRETARY AND AIDE TO COMMANDANTLt. J. E. Ward, USNR 9-21-43
ASSISTANT COMMANDANT (LOGISTICS)Capt. A. D. Ayrault, USN 11-26-43 Capt. E. D. Walbridge, USN (Ret.) 8-9-44
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF (PERSONNEL)Capt. C. A. Chappell, USN 2-18-45
DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTIONComdr. N. Levy, USNR (Ret.) 10-25-44
DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLINECapt. C. A. Chappell (Acting) USN 2-20-45 Comdr. A. A. de la Houssaye, USNR 4-3-45 Capt. J. H. Heintz, USNR 6-24-45
DIRECTOR OP WELFAREComdr. W. A. Kirkland, USNR 6-6-45
DIRECTOR OF TRAININGCapt. H. D. Power, USN 5-3-43 Capt. R. B. Dashiell, USN (Ret.) 11-24-44 Comdr. M. A. Heffernan, USNR 3-12-45
WAR PLANSCapt. W. H. Ferguson, USN 12-13-40 Comdr. G. D. Cooper, USN 2-13-44
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OPERATIONS DATE REPORTED Comdr. W. E. G. Erskine, USN (Ret.) 12-15-40 Capt. B. F. Jenkins, USN (Ret.) 1-1-42 Capt. A. D. Ayrault, USN 2-19-43 Capt. A. C. Wood, USN 3-29-43 Comdr. B. T. Zelenka, USN 9-6-43 Capt. W. H. Ferguson, USN 2-12-44 Capt. W. E. Tarbutton, USN (Ret.) 11-11-44
COMMANDER INSHORE PATROLComdr. J. E. Bilson, USN 10-10-40 Comdr. H. B. Broadfoot, USN 2-18-42 Capt. R. J. Carstarphen, USN 3-12-43 Comdr. W. C. Wortham, USNR 1-3-44 Capt. J. H. Jenkins, USN (Ret.) 11-15-44
COMMANDER FRONTIER BASES 8NDCapt. J. H. Jenkins, USN (Ret.) 12-23-44
PORT DIRECTORComdr. W. E. G. Erskine, USN (Ret.) 11-3-39 Capt. H. D. McHenry, USN 5-16-44
DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERComdr. J. A. Terhune, USN 3-1-41 Comdr. F. Catel, USN 5-4-43 Lt. Comdr. J. B. Ogle, USNR 5-13-44
REGISTERED PUBLICATIONS OFFICELt. (jg) G. T. McRae, USNR 3-1-41 Lt. Comdr. J. W. Neel, USNR 2-19-43 Lt. J. L. Connor, USNR 10-21-44
SECURITYComdr. W. H. Ferguson, USN 12-11-41 Capt. R. J. Carstarphen, USN 3-6-42 Comdr. E. G. Eiband, USNR 5-15-43
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DISTRICT PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER DATE REPORTED Lt. T. Krum, USNR 5-17-41 Lt. A. L. Read, USNR (Acting) 8-9-41 Comdr. J. G. Stahlman, USNR 11-16-42 Lt. Comdr. H. Hull, USNR 12-7-43 Lt. Comdr. A. A. Allen, USNR 11-17-44 Lt. Comdr. Glenn Mann, USNR 6-11-45
DISTRICT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERLt. Comdr. Glenn Mann, USNR 6-11-45
DISTRICT NAVAL RESERVE & PERSONNEL OFFICERCapt. L. S. Pamperin, USN 12-10-40 Lt. Comdr. W. J. Harrison, USN 5-13-41 Lt. Comdr. G. T. Howard, USNR 8-16-41 Capt. M. P. Refo, USN 4-11-42 Comdr. J. C. Winn, USN 7-16-43 Comdr. N. Levy, USNR (Ret.) 10-25-44
DISTRICT DIRECTOR WOMEN'S RESERVELt. Serepta B. Terletzsky, USNR 8-30-43
RECREATION AND WELFARELt. Comdr. G. E. Bennett, USNR 10-13-41 Lt. W. P. Witt, USNR 4-9-44
WAR BONDS PROMOTIONAL OFFICERLt. W. 0. Walker, USNR 9-21-42 Lt. W. G. McWilliams, USNR 3-8-44
DISTRICT SHIP'S SERVICE OFFICERLt. H. 0. McCarty, USNR 12-2-43
HQ SHIP'S SERVICE OFFICERSLt. T. T. Kopplin, USNR 3-18-42 Lt. P. K. Lantz, USNR 1-3-45
DISTRICT CIVIL READJUSTMENT OFFICERComdr. L. H. Rhudy, USNR 5-9-44 Lt. Comdr. H. G. Diebel, USNR 1-3-45
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CHAPLAIN DATE REPORTED Capt. R. W. Truitt, USN 10-20-43 Capt. H. G. Glunt, USN 10-31-44
INSURANCE AND BENEFITSLt. S. W. Simpson, USNR 12-6-42 Lt. W. G. Baker, USNR 2-8-45
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION CONTROL OFFICELt. P. T. Hamburger, USNR 10-9-43
DISTRICT PERSONNEL CLASSIFICATION OFFICERLt. W. F. Jones, USNR 7-4-45
DISTRICT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OFFICELt. Comdr. R. W. McReynolds, USNR 1-13-41 Lt. J. 0. Schwartz, USNR 8-15-41 Lt. Comdr. E. G. Moorhead, USNR 11-7-41
DISTRICT CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DIRECTORCapt. L. W. Hesselman, USNR (Ret.) 4-27-44 Comdr. R. L. Cook, USNR 3-13-45
CENTRAL NAVY DISBURSINGLt. Comdr. G. G. Jordan, USN (Ret.) 2-21-45 Comdr. W. T. Nesbitt, USNR 5-2-45
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICECapt. C. S. Burrell, USN 12-16-40 Capt. F. C. Nyland, USN 12-11-41 Capt. H. E. Bear, USN 9-30-43 Comdr. J. H. Gilbert, USNR (Acting) 3-8-44
DISTRICT DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATIONLt. Comdr. L. H. Clay, USNR 2-19-43 Lt. H. J. Bemis, USNR 5-14-43 Lt. A. M. Bray, USNR 5-17-45
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COMMISSIONING DETAILS DATE REPORTED Comdr. L. W. Smythe, USN 2-22-44 Comdr. C. E. Carroll, USN 10-26-44 Comdr. J. L. Dalton, USNR 11-23-44
DISTRICT REDISTRIBUTIONLt. Comdr. C. L. Richards, USNR (Acting) 3-23-45 Capt. J. H. Jenkins, USN 6-25-45
PASSENGER TRANSPORTATIONLt. W. C. Moffett, Jr., USNR 12-13-44
NAVY ACCOUNTS OFFICELt. Comdr. L. H. Fowler, USNR 6-30-45
PRISON ADMINISTRATION OFFICELt. T. Masterson, USNR 10-18-44
DISTRICT HOUSING OFFICERLt. C. A. Gambrill, USNR 2-17-45
DISTRICT MARINE OFFICERLt. Col. W. T. H. Galliford, USMC 7-10-41
CAPTAIN OF THE PORTLt. Comdr. T. Y. Awalt, USCG 3-9-42
PASSIVE DEFENSE OFFICERLt. Comdr. W. J. Ashley 6-1-41 Lt. Comdr. R. W. McReynolds, USNR 8-12-41 DISTRICT CLOTHING OFFICER
Lt. J. M. Wagner, USNR 4-10-44
DISTRICT MESS OFFICERLt. E. J. Holcomb, USNR 6-2-44 Lt. G. H. Bumpas, USNR 8-1-44
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DISTRICT SHORE PATROL DATE REPORTED Lt. Comdr. G. E. Wyatt, USNR 8-12-42 Comdr. E. G. Eiband, USNR 9-16-44
AIR SEA RESCUEComdr. W. D. Shields, USCG 10-17-44 Comdr. E. J. Suydam, USCG 4-28-45
SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICERLt. A. A. de la Houssaye, USNR 8-15-41 Capt. L. W. Hesselman, USNR (Ret.) 12-4-41
LEGAL AIDELt. A. A. de la Houssaye, USNR 1-20-41
DISTRICT LEGAL OFFICERCapt. Donald Gottwald, USMC 8-15-41 Comdr. A. A. de la Houssaye, USNR 12-12-41
DISTRICT FITTING OUT OFFICERCondr. H. G. Cooper, USN 10-2-42
DISTRICT ORDNANCE OFFICERComdr. H. G. Cooper, USN 9-26-43 Capt. Ernest May, USNR 10-1-44 Comdr. J. W. Marts, USN 2-18-45
DISTRICT MATERIAL OFFICERComdr. H. G. Cooper, USN 12-14-40 Capt. E. T. Oates, USN 5-13-41
INDUSTRIAL MANAGERCapt. T. H. Dunbar, USN 5-22-42 Capt. H. L. Dodson, USN 1-22-43
DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICERCapt. T. W. Reed, USN 11-16-40 Capt. J. E. Gill, USN 12-23-41 Capt. W. G. Riddick, USN 4-22-44
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DISTRICT DENTAL OFFICER DATE REPORTED Capt. H. R. Delaney, USN 10-16-43
DISPENSARYCapt. W. W. Wickersham, USN 9-5-41 Comdr. W. P. Gardiner, USNR (Ret.) 2-7-42
SUPPLY, ACCOUNTING & DISPERSINGCapt. R. K. Van Mater, USN (Ret.) 3-1-45
DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICERAdm. W. C. Fite, USN (Ret.) 1-16-43 Capt. R. K. Van Mater, USN (Ret.) 9-20-44
DISTRICT SUPPLY AND ACCOUNTINGCapt. K. C. McIntosh, USNR 12-2-40 Capt. R. K. Van Mater, USN (Ret.) 8-1-41 Lt. Comdr. Thomas W. Noel, USNR 3-30-42
DISBURSINGCapt. K. C. McIntosh, USNR 12-2-40 Lt. Comdr. Wallace Prior, USN (Ret.) 5-9-41 Lt. (jg) J. H. Pole, USNR 7-15-41 Comdr. R. W. Byrnes, USN (Ret.) 8-16-41 Lt. Comdr. G. G. Jordan, USN (Ret.) 9-30-42
COMMANDER, NAVAL AIR BASES,
EIGHTH NAVAL DISTRICTLt. Comdr. G. S. Mason, USNR 10-16-44 Comdr. Martin Griffin, USN (Ret.) 11-30-44 Lt. Comdr. G. S. Mason, USNR 3-26-45 Comdr. P. T. Stonemetz, USNR 4-16-45
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LIST OF DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS
EIGHTH NAVAL DISTRICT
1938 - 1945
NAME REPORTED Comdr. H. F. FLOYD, USN 8-15-38 *Lieut. R. D. EDWARDS, USN 5-1-39 Comdr. W. I. CAUSEY, USN 6-17-39 Lt. Comdr. M. J. FOSTER, USN (Ret.) 4-4-41 *Lt. Comdr. L. J. HENNESSY, USNR 4-16-41 *Lieut. W. R. SMITH, USNR 4-21-41 *Lt. Comdr. W. O. BALDWIN, USNR 6-26-41 *Lt. Comdr. J. L. ABBOT, USNR 7-21-41 Lt. Comdr. B. CONNELLY, USN 8-4-41 Comdr. G. T. HOWARD, USN (Ret.) 12-16-41 Capt. W. S. HOGG, USN (Ret.) 5-17-42 *Comdr. F. AMES, USNR 9-15-44 Capt. F. L. RIEFKOHL, USN 10-12-44 Capt. W. A. FLY, USN 1-3-45 * ACTING STATUS
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