USN · Captain

Dietrich, Henry Thornton

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

Ships

USS Matanikau (CVE-101) Captain from 6 December 1945 · Relieved on 11 June 1946

Captain Henry Thornton Dietrich was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1926. He commanded USS Matanikau (CVE-101) from 6 December 1945 to 11 June 1946.

Sources: NavSource CVE-101 COs (navsource.org).