USN · Commander

Lannom, Joseph Robert

Portrait via NavSource Naval History (https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/../02/people/lannom_joseph_r.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 16 July 1941 · Relieved on 21 February 1942

Commander Joseph Robert Lannom was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1919. He commanded USS Suwannee (CVE-27) from 16 July 1941 to 21 February 1942. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of rear admiral.

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