USN · Commander

Wingard, Walter Clement Jr.

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

Ships

USS Langley (CVL-27) Commander in command from 15 January 1946 · Relieved on 14 February 1946

Commander Walter Clement Wingard, Jr. was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1930. He commanded USS Langley (CVL-27) from 15 January 1946 to 14 February 1946.

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