USN · Commander

De Vane, John Murphy Jr.

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

Ships

USS Suwannee (CVE-27) Commander in command from 29 March 1946 · Relieved on 1 September 1946

Commander John Murphy De Vane, Jr. was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1937. He commanded USS Suwannee (CVE-27) from 29 March 1946 to 1 September 1946. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of captain.

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