Frank Wesley Fenno Jr.
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Frank Wesley Fenno Jr. | |
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Nickname(s) | "Mike" |
Born | Westminster, MA | September 11, 1902
Died | August 16, 1973 Bethesda, MD[1] | (aged 70)
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Years of service | 1925-1962 [2] |
Rank | ![]() |
Service number | 59550 |
Commands held | USS S-45 (SS-156)[3] USS Trout (SS-202) USS Runner (SS-275) Guantanamo Bay Naval Base United States Taiwan Defense Command |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
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Spouse(s) | Avis Ann Cochran |
Frank Wesley Fenno Jr. (September 11, 1902 – Aug 16, 1973) was a decorated submarine commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
Frank Wesley Fenno Jr. was born to Frank Wesley and Mary Alice Fenno (née Nichols) in Westminster, Massachusetts, 11 September 1902. He attended Fitchburg High School, before moving on to the University of Maine, and later to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1921. Fenno was a 1925 graduate of Annapolis, and began his Naval career in the Boston Naval Yard. In 1929 he joined the crew of the USS Utah and later the USS Florida. Fenno attended the submarine training course at New London, Connecticut, and was assigned to S-37 and was later assigned to S-31.[5]
World War II[]
At the beginning of World War II, Fenno was in command of the USS Trout (SS-202).[6]
References[]
- ^ "Rear Admiral Fenno Of Westminster Dies". Fitchburg Sentinel. 18 August 1973. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/85565355/?terms=%22Frank%2BW%2BFenno%22
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1 July 1937. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Highly Decorated World War II Naval Hero Had Local Ties".
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com/image/45463724
- ^ Blair, Clay (1975). Silent victory: the U.S. submarine war against Japan (First ed.). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. p. 229. ISBN 0-397-00753-1. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- 1902 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Westminster, Massachusetts
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- United States Navy rear admirals
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the Silver Star
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Military personnel from Massachusetts