Frank Wesley Fenno Jr.

Frank Wesley Fenno Jr.
Frank Wesley Fenno Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Mike"
Born	September 11, 1902; Westminster, MA
Died	August 16, 1973 (aged 70); Bethesda, MD[1]
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1925-1962 [2]
Rank	Rear Admiral
Service number	59550
Commands held	USS S-45 (SS-156)[3] ; USS Trout (SS-202) ; USS Runner (SS-275) ; Guantanamo Bay Naval Base ; United States Taiwan Defense Command
Battles/wars	World War II; Korean War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross[4] ; Navy Cross (3); Silver Star; Legion of Merit (2)
Spouse(s)	Avis Ann Cochran

Frank Wesley Fenno Jr. (September 11, 1902 – Aug 16, 1973) was a decorated submarine commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.

Frank Wesley Fenno Jr. was born to Frank Wesley and Mary Alice Fenno (née Nichols) in Westminster, Massachusetts, 11 September 1902. He attended Fitchburg High School, before moving on to the University of Maine, and later to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1921. Fenno was a 1925 graduate of Annapolis, and began his Naval career in the Boston Naval Yard. In 1929 he joined the crew of the USS Utah and later the USS Florida. Fenno attended the submarine training course at New London, Connecticut, and was assigned to S-37 and was later assigned to S-31.[5]

World War II

At the beginning of World War II, Fenno was in command of the USS Trout (SS-202).[6]

References

"Rear Admiral Fenno Of Westminster Dies". Fitchburg Sentinel. 18 August 1973. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/85565355/?terms=%22Frank%2BW%2BFenno%22
Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1 July 1937. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
"Highly Decorated World War II Naval Hero Had Local Ties".
https://www.newspapers.com/image/45463724
Blair, Clay (1975). Silent victory: the U.S. submarine war against Japan (First ed.). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. p. 229. ISBN 0-397-00753-1. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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[1] "Rear Admiral Fenno Of Westminster Dies". Fitchburg Sentinel. 18 August 1973. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[2] ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/85565355/?terms=%22Frank%2BW%2BFenno%22

[renamed_from_1937_on_20210701090353-3] Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1 July 1937. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.

[4] "Highly Decorated World War II Naval Hero Had Local Ties".

[5] ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/45463724

[6] Blair, Clay (1975). Silent victory: the U.S. submarine war against Japan (First ed.). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott. p. 229. ISBN 0-397-00753-1. Retrieved 24 June 2021.