USN · Captain

Perry, John

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

Ships

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) Captain from 11 April 1944 · Relieved on 26 January 1945

Captain John Perry was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1920. He commanded USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) from 11 April 1944 to 26 January 1945. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of vice admiral.

Sources: NavSource CVL-24 COs (navsource.org).