Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Oiler |
Class | Kaweah |
Pennant | AO 17 |
Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 2 Jun 1919 |
Launched | 16 Mar 1920 |
Commissioned | 28 Dec 1921 |
End service | 25 Oct 1945 |
History | Decommissioned on 19 June 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Matolle (AO 17)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Julian DuBois Wilson, USN | 16 Jun 1940 | 6 Mar 1943 |
2 | T/Cdr. William Giers Michelet, USN | 6 Mar 1943 | 18 Oct 1943 |
3 | Arthur Lawrence Cruser, USN | 18 Oct 1943 | early 1944 |
4 | Lt.Cdr. George Herbert Chapman, Jr., USNR | early 1944 | 25 Oct 1945 |
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