Fitch, Howard Wesley, CAPT

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Captain
Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1948-1950, Mine Warfare Training Center (Staff)
Service Years
1918 - 1950
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Home State
Nebraska
Nebraska
Year of Birth
1895
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Washington, NE
Last Address
Riverside, CA
Date of Passing
Jun 01, 1967
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
2 1445-E

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 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Although Howard Fitch was a USNA member of the class of 1919, that class graduated in June 1918 because of WWI. He served on active duty until his retirement in July 1950.

   
Other Comments:


Submarine duty:
USS K-4 (SS-35) - July 1921 until August 1922
USS K-5 (SS-36) - August 1922 until late 1922
USS N-12(SS-54) - 1922 until 1923
USS K-7 (SS-38) - 1923 until June 1923

   

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 Unit Assignments
US NavyBoard of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)NROTC (Staff)
USS Terror (CM-5) CNO - OPNAVMine Warfare Training Center (Staff)
  1918-1918, USS New Hampshire (BB-25)
  1918-1919, USS Perkins (DD-26)
  1918-1921, USS North Dakota (BB-29)
  1925-1928, USS Florida (BB-30)
  1928-1930, Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)
  1930-1933, USS Whitney (AD-4)
  1933-1936, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1936-1938, USS New Orleans (CA-32)
  1938-1938, USS Chaumont (AP-5)
  1938-1941, UC Berkeley NROTC (Staff)
  1942-1942, USS Bullfinch (AM-66)
  1942-1942, 4th Naval District
  1942-1944, USS Terror (CM-5)
  1944-1945, CNO - OPNAV
  1948-1950, Mine Warfare Training Center (Staff)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1942-1942 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
  1943-1944 World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater
 Colleges Attended 
United States Naval AcademyUnited States Naval AcademyNaval War College
  1915-1918, United States Naval Academy
  1923-1924, United States Naval Academy
  1941-1942, Naval War College
 Other News, Events and Photographs
 
  Jun 06, 1918, Commissioned as Ensign
  Jun 07, 1922, Promoted to Lieutenant
  Jun 30, 1932, Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
  Jun 23, 1938, Promoted to Commander
  Jun 20, 1942, Promoted to Captain
  Mar 25, 2023, Other Photos
 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)United States Navy Memorial
  1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2023, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
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