USN · Captain

Erdmann, William Lawrence

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

Ships

USS Matanikau (CVE-101) Captain from 24 June 1944 · Relieved on 27 March 1945

Captain William Lawrence Erdmann was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1924. He commanded USS Matanikau (CVE-101) from 24 June 1944 to 27 March 1945. NavSource records that he later reached the rank of rear admiral.

Sources: NavSource CVE-101 COs (navsource.org).