Officers of Strong at her commissioning, 7 August 1942.
Officers of Strong at her commissioning, 7 August 1942.
Front row, from left:
- James Albert Curran, Lt (jg), USN, Gunnery Officer
- Hugh Barr Miller, Jr., Lt (jg), USNR, Stores Officer and 20 mm. Officer
- Frederick Warren Purdy, Lt., USN, Executive Officer and Navigator
- Joseph Harold Wellings, LCDR, USN, Commanding Officer
- Marvin R. Rosenberg, Lt. USN, Engineer Officer
- Henry P. Laughlin, Lt (jg), MC, USN, Medical Officer
- Robert J. Foley, Lt (jg), USNR, First Lieutenant and Damage Control Officer
Back row:
- Virgil Maxey Wheeler, Ensign, USNR, Asst. Gunnery Officer
- Albert Edward Oberg, Ensign, USN, Signal Officer and Asst. Navigator
- Benjamin Frazier Jetton, Ensign, USNR, Communication Officer
- Delavan Bloodgood Downer, Lt (jg), USNR, Asst. Engineer Officer
- Donald Arthur Regan, Lt (jg), USNR, Asst. Gunnery Officer and Commissary Officer
- Ralph Edward Trost, Ensign, USNR, Asst. Engineer Officer
- Alton Barger Grimes, Ensign, USN, Radar and Sonar Officer
- Orwoll (Orivall) Milton Hackett, Ensign, USNR, Torpedo Officer
Missing:
- Keith Norman Shirlie, Ensign, SC, USNR, Supply Officer
- William Clay Hedrick, Jr., Ensign, USNR, Asst. Communications Officer
