USN · Commander

Humphrey, Ernest Washington

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

Ships

USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) Commander in command from 5 April 1946 · Relieved on 23 July 1946

Commander Ernest Washington Humphrey was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1936. He commanded USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83) from 5 April 1946 to 23 July 1946. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of captain.

Sources: NavSource CVE-83 COs (navsource.org).