USN · Captain

Bockius, Robert Wurts

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

Ships

USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) Captain from 9 April 1944 · Relieved on 3 May 1945

Captain Robert Wurts Bockius was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1920. He commanded USS Cape Esperance (CVE-88) from 9 April 1944 to 3 May 1945.

Sources: NavSource CVE-88 COs (navsource.org).