HPRA
USS Hugh Purvis
DD709 Commanding Officers
(ALTERNATE VERSION) Below is the list of
Commanding Officers who served aboard the USS Hogh Purvis - DD709. This
list is a bit different and needs help. It is based on information supplied by Bill
Mallinson. Some of the START and END dates are
missing, overlapping or unconfirmed. Names in lower case are new. Some
are not on Bill Mallinsons list (**). There
are only two pictures presently available. Some of the data comes from
the archives of NAVESOURCE.ORG
plus
information from shipmates, including two of the commanding officers
themselves. I have left the original list in the table and added new
information. If you have anything further, especially pictures
and dates, please forward it to the "webmaster" using the link at the
bottom of this page. Group shots will work since what is needed can be
lifted out. If you send an original via US Mail, it will be returned,
if necessary. Email would be best. Pictures are shown below the
listing. When the word "PHOTO" appears in the
NOTES section, click on it and you willl be directed to a photo of
that commander.
| NAME | RANK | START | END | NOTES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | ?? Buell | ?? | 09/--/1945 | 10/--/1945 | Need to verify 1a and 1 - real ??? |
| 1 | BYRON L. GURNETTE | CMDR | 03/01/1945 | 03/--/1947 | and end date for this |
| 2a | C.W. Musgrave | ?? | 1946 | 1947 | date overlaps |
| 2 | FRANK L. PINNEY, JR. | CMDR | 03/--/1947 | 04/--/1949 | Date problem - Rose to RADM (PHOTO ) |
| 3 | HENRY H. McCARLEY ** | CMDR | 03/01/1949 | 03/--/1950 | From Robert A. Dickerson |
| 4a | ?? Denekas | ?? | 1950 | 1952 | Date problem with 4 - ??? |
| 4 | GORDEN W. MARTIN, JR. ** | LCMDR | 03/--/1950 | 06/--/1953 | Date problem with 4a |
| 5 | ELI VINOCK | CMDR | 06/--/1953 | 1955 ?? | Date discrepancy (07/15/1953 start?) |
| 6 | BERNARD W. MOULTON | CMDR | |||
| 7 | ROBERT N. LYBERG | CMDR | --/--/1958 | unknown position in list and dates | |
| 8 | G.S. DAVIS, JR. | CMDR | 1960 | 1963 | Dates ? From John Goldsworthy |
| 9 | JAMES C. LINVILLE | CMDR | 06/--/1963 | Discrepency | |
| 10 | LAWRENCE H. HEIDORN | CMDR | 06/--/1963 | 05/05/1965 | Confirmed (PHOTO ) |
| 11 | HARRY R. MOORE | CMDR | 05/05/1965 | 02/06/1967 | Confirmed. |
| 12 | CLINTON W. TAYLOR | CMDR | 02/06/1967 | 02/--/1970 | Horn sending picture. Rose to RADM |
| 13 | WILLIAM K. MALLINSON | CMDR | 02/--/1970 | 07/10/1970 | Came aboard March 1969 |
| 14 | AL G. HENNESSEY, JR | CMDR | 07/10/1970 | 01/21/1972 | Confirmed (PHOTO ) |
| 15 | CARL E. GIESE, JR ** | CMDR | 01/21/1972 | 05/10/1972 | End date confirmed. |
| 16 | JOHN J. McNAMARA | LCMDR | 05/10/1972 | 07/10/1972 | Final - confirmed. |
