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PATROL SQUADRON SIX VP-6
“The World Famous Blue Sharks” (1943-1993) PATRON SIX“
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Commanding officers
Commanding Officers
Date Assumed Command
LCDR J. P. Robinson, Jr.
LCDR V. L. Schrager (Victor Leland Schrager)
LCDR U. B. Holloway
LCDR M. W. Nicholson
LCDR R F. Stultz (Ronald F. Stultz)
CDR W. F. Dawson
CDR E. W. Bridewell
CDR A. F. Farwell
(Arthur F. Farwell, Jr.)
CDR G. Howard (Guy Howard, Jr.)
CDR B. J. Moynahan (Brendan J. Moynahan)
CDR P. F. Bankhardt (Phillip F. Bankhardt)
CDR J. Lynn
(Joseph Lynn)
CDR C. C. Schmuck (Carl C. Schmuck)
CDR R. Rodriguez
CDR J. H. Todd
(James H. Todd)
CDR R. G. Wissman
(Robert Gray Wissman)
CDR W. L. Garrett
CDR W. T. Welles
CDR E. F. Leonard
(Edward F. Leonard)
CDR Robert Joseph Davis,Jr.
(Robert Joseph Davis)
CDR D. J. Worrall
(David J Worrall)
CDR H. S. Potter
(Horace S. Potter)
CDR D. P. Riley
(Daniel Phillip Riley)
CDR J. C. Wold
CDR R. L. Miller
CDR J. G. Loberger
CDR T. G. Cooper
CDR R. H. Botts
CDR W. B. Castro
(William B. Castro)
CDR G. W. Mackay
CDR E. K. Anderson
CDR P. O'Connor
CDR R. E. Sorna
CDR D. A. Meyer
CDR L. W. Wright
CDR A. R. Maness
(Anthony R. Maness)
CDR J. A. Mason
CDR J. M. Jarratt
CDR T. N. Danner
CDR T. A. Richardson
CDR R. J. Miles
CDR J. K. Sikes
(Joseph K. Sikes)
CDR B. L. Tempel
(Billie Leon Tempel)
CDR G. B. James
(Gary B. James)
CDR W. B. Massenburg (Walter B. Massenburg)
CDR D. J. Nelson
(David J. Nelson)
CDR J. M. O'Brien
CDR J. S. Cooper
(James S Cooper)
CDR S. R. White
(Scott R. White)
05 Jul 1943
15 May 1945
01 Jul 1946
24 Oct 1946
05 Sep 1947
18 Mar 1949
06 Mar 1950
25 Jun 1950
11 May 1951
09 Jun 1952
Jun 1953
Jun 1954
15 Dec 1955
15 Sep 1956
24 Sep 1957
10 Oct 1958
13 Oct 1959
23 Nov 1960
18 Oct 1961
26 Sep 1962
03 Sep 1963
25 Aug 1964
15 Sep 1965
05 Jul 1966
03 Jul 1967
10 May 1968
23 May 1969
15 May 1970
28 May 1971
26 May 1972
07 Jun 1973
21 Jun 1974
28 May 1975
28 May 1976
24 Jun 1977
23 Jun 1978
01 Jun 1979
06 Jun 1980
12 Jun 1981
18 Jun 1982
09 Jun 1983
19 Dec 1984
07 Mar 1986
12 Mar 1987
30 Mar 1988
30 Mar 1989
30 Mar 1990
15 Mar 1991
27 Mar 1992