USN · Commander

Counihan, John Lawrence Jr.

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

Ships

USS Wasp (CV-18) Commander in command from 5 June 1946 · Relieved on 17 September 1946

Commander John Lawrence Counihan, Jr. was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1932. He commanded USS Wasp (CV-18) from 5 June 1946 to 17 September 1946. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of captain.

Sources: NavSource CV-18 COs (navsource.org).