USN · Commander

Van Mater, Schermerhorn

Portrait via NavSource Naval History (https://www.navsource.org/archives/03/../02/people/van_mater_schermerhorn.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 2 October 1945 · Relieved on 16 November 1945

Commander Schermerhorn Van Mater was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1931. He commanded USS Suwannee (CVE-27) from 2 October 1945 to 16 November 1945. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of captain.

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