Crommelin, John Geraerdt, Jr., RADM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1949-1950, Pentagon Navy Command Center (NCC), CNO - OPNAV
Service Years
1923 - 1950
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Home State
Alabama
Alabama
Year of Birth
1902
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Montgomery, AL
Last Address
Montgomery, AL
Date of Passing
Nov 02, 1996
 
Location of Interment
Greenwood Cemetery - Montgomery, Alabama

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Last Known Activity:


After his military service, John Crommeline operated part of his family plantation, named Harrogate Springs, in Elmore County, raising a variety of crops. He also ran unsuccessfully for various public offices. He was a candidate in the Democratic Presidential primary in New Hampshire in 1968 and also repeatedly announced himself as a candidate for the United States Senate. The National States Rights Party, advocating white supremacy, nominated him for Vice President in 1960.

   
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Legion of Honor
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 346 (January 1946)
Synopsis: Captain John G. Crommelin, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the
United States as Chief of Staff of a carrier combat task group from 1 January 1944 to 8 August 1944.

   
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  1943-1943, USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)

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From Month/Year
August / 1943

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November / 1943

Unit
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Unit Page

Rank
Captain

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Not Specified

Base, Station or City
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 USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) Details

USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
Hull number CVE-56

Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Casablanca-class

Strength
Escort Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
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Last Updated: Sep 6, 2019
   
   
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33 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)

Wiltsie, Irving Day, CAPT, (1921-1943) OFF 131X Captain
Carroll, Wells Worth, LCDR, (1915-1943) OFF 144X Lieutenant Commander
Lewis, William Arnold, LT, (1942-1943) OFF 00X Lieutenant
Blair, Foster John, CDR, (1941-1966) OFF Lieutenant Junior Grade
Harness, Keith Franklin, CPO, (1937-1943) QM QM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Kowalchick, Edward Michael, CPO, (1937-1943) AMM AMM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Sachs, Benjamin, CPO, (1930-1943) YN YN-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Takacs, Nicholas John, CPO, (1936-1943) AMM AMM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Vila, Ambrocio, CPO, (1932-1943) OS OS-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Brutko, George Stanley, PO1, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Evanoff, Harry Lawrence, PO1, (1940-1943) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Miller, Doris, PO3, (1939-1943) MAT MATT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Carr, Meredith Edson, PO1, (1940-1943) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Goncalves, John, PO1, (1938-1944) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Antal, George Joseph, PO2, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Drew, George Stanley, PO2, (1941-1943) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jacobs, Robert Peter, PO2, (1941-1943) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Welsh, Clyde Sterling, PO2, (1941-1943) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Anderson, James Olin, PO2, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer 2nd Class
Aden, Laurent Somers, PO3, (1942-1943) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Adkins, Richard Carl, PO3, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Lehr, Carl Adolph, PO3, (1942-1943) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Culley, Edgar Hunt, S1c, (1942-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Damiano, Russell Anthony, S1c, (1943-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Freedenberg, Robert J., S1c, (1942-1943) GM GM-0000 Seaman First Class
Roberts, James Peary, S1c, (1942-1943) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Bradbury, Thomas Morgan, HA1c, (1943-1943) HA HA-0000 Hospital Apprentice First Class
Covert, George, Bug1c, (1942-1943) BG BUG-0000 Bugler First Class
Farmer, Roscoe Lee, StM2c, (1943-1943) StM SD-0000 Steward's Mate Second Class
Hollister, Richard Jerome, S2c, (1943-1943) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Hollister, William Howard, S2c, (1943-1943) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Hutton, Carl Lee, S2c, (1943-1943) BM Seaman Second Class
Taraba, William, F1c, (1943-1945) F3c F3c-0000 Fireman 3rd Class

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