USN · Captain

Wegforth, John Fred

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

Ships

USS Langley (CVL-27) Captain from 27 September 1944 · Relieved on 10 August 1945

Captain John Fred Wegforth served in the U.S. Navy. He commanded USS Langley (CVL-27) from 27 September 1944 to 10 August 1945. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of rear admiral.

Sources: NavSource CVL-27 COs (navsource.org).