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USN · Captain

Harris, John Watts

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John Watts Harris

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

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Captain John Watts Harris was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1921-A. He commanded USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) from 5 March 1945 to 15 December 1945. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of rear admiral.

Sources: NavSource CVE-109 COs (navsource.org).