USS Fessenden DE/DER-142

Former Commanding Officers

LCDR William A. Dobbs, USNR 25 August, 1943 - 20 June, 1945. LCDR William A. Dobbs, USNR of Ackerman, Mississippi, b. 02/18/1909, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1932, accepted command of the Fessenden after a brief commissioning exercise on August 25, 1943. Capt. Dobbs was very much admired by the ships company. June 20, 1945, LCDR Harold N. Poison, USNR, relieved LCDR William A. Dobbs, USNR as Commanding Officer the New York Navy Yard<;Died on March 31, 1984 at Pascagoula,  MS.

LCDR Harold W. Poulson, USNR 20 June, 1945 - 31 March, 1946. on September 17, Fessenden Commanding Officer, LCDR Harold N. Poison, relieved the Commanding Officer of USS Baron as Atoll Commander, Majuro's representative for the Japanese Naval garrison at Wotie. Capt. Poulson was relieved by

LT H.E. Gavey, USNR on 31 March, 1946

LT H.E. Gavey, USNR 31 March, 1946 - 24 June, 1946

LCDR Henry L. Burgess, USN 4 March, 1952 - 8 August, 1953

LCDR Jewett A. Baldridge, USN 8 August, 1953 - 27 February, 1956

LCDR Floyd D. Smith, USN 27 February, 1956 - 28 November, 1956

LCDR John W. Glover, USN 28 November, 1956 - 12 July, 1958

LCDR Richard L. Ploss, USN 12 July, 1958 - 26 October, 1959

LCDR Louis J. Collister, USN 26 October, 1959 - 30 June, 1960

** Deceased

Jewett A. Baldridge died January 10, 1989

John W. Glover