USN · Commander

Sooy, David Aubrey

Portrait via NavSource Naval History (https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/../02/people/sooy_david_a.jpg); presumed official U.S. Navy photograph, public domain as a U.S. government work. Status not individually verified.

Ships

USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) Commander in command from 1 March 1946 · Relieved on 6 July 1946

Commander David Aubrey Sooy entered naval aviation through the NAVCAD program (1934). He commanded USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69) from 1 March 1946 to 6 July 1946. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of captain.

Sources: NavSource CVE-69 COs (navsource.org).