USN · Captain

Bernhard, Alva Douglas

Portrait via NavSource Naval History (https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/people/bernhard_alva_d.jpg); presumed official U.S. Navy photograph, public domain as a U.S. government work. Status not individually verified.

Ships

USS Lexington (CV-2) Captain from 17 June 1939 · Relieved on 13 June 1940

Captain Alva Douglas Bernhard was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1909. He commanded USS Lexington (CV-2) from 17 June 1939 to 13 June 1940. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of vice admiral.

Sources: NavSource CV-2 COs (navsource.org).