Captain Newton H. White, Jr., USN
12 May 1938 - 21 Dec. 1938
Commissioning, Shakedown Cruise
Captain Charles A. Pownall, USN
21 Dec. 1938 - 21 March 1941
Winter Maneuvers, Pacific Fleet Exercises and Patrols
Captain George D. Murray, USN
March 21, 1941 - June 30, 1942
Pearl Harbor, Marshall Islands Raid, Wake and Marcus Island Raids, Doolittle Raid, Midway
Captain Arthur C. Davis, USN
30 June 1942 - 21 Oct. 1942
Guadalcanal Landings, Eastern Solomons
Captain Osborne B. Hardison, USN
21 Oct. 1942 - 7 April 1943
Santa Cruz, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Rennell Island
Captain Carlos W. Wieber, USN
7 April 1943 - 16 April 1943
Captain Samuel P. Ginder, USN
16 April 1943 - 7 Nov. 1943
Pearl Harbor Repairs, Bremerton Refit
Captain Matthias B. Gardner, USN
7 Nov. 1943 - 10 July 1944
Gilberts Landings, Marshall and Truk Islands Raids, Marianas Landings, Philippine Sea
Commander Thomas J. Hamilton, USN
10 July 1944 - 29 July 1944
Pearl Harbor Repairs
Captain Cato D. Glover, USN
29 July 1944 - 14 Dec. 1944
Bonin Islands Raids, Leyte Landings, Leyte Gulf
Captain Grover B. H. Hall, USN
14 Dec. 1944 - 25 Sep. 1945
Luzon Invasion, South China Raids, Tokyo Raids, Iwo Jima, Kyushu Raids, Okinawa, Bremerton Repairs
Captain William A. Rees, USN
25 Sep. 1945 - 20 Feb. 1946
Navy Day Celebrations, Operation Magic Carpet
Captain Francis E. Bardwell, USN
20 Feb. 1946 - 10 June 1946
Docked in Bayonne, New Jersey
Commander Conrad W. Craven, USN
10 June 1946 - 31 Jan. 1947
Commander Lewis F. Davis, USN
31 Jan. 1947 - 17 Feb. 1947
Decommissioning