RATON HISTORY
COMMANDING OFFICER LISTING
 
(SS) 13 July 1943 - 18 July 1952

CDR James W. DAVIS (Plank Owner) 1943-1944 (War Patrols 1-4) Deceased 9 June 1955
CDR M. W. "Mike" SHEA 1944-1945 (War Patrols 5-7) Deceased 25 October 1993
CDR Guy F. GUGLIOTTA 1945-1946 (War Patrol 8) Deceased 8 June 2002
CDR Frederick F. JANNEY 1946-1947 Deceased 20 August 2003
CDR R. J. "
Red" DURYEA 1947-1949 Deceased 29 December 1991

NOTE:  After being placed in reserve in the fall of 1948 Raton was decommissioned at New London, CT on 11 March 1949.  She remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at New London until July 1952 when she was towed to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for conversion to a radar picket sub marine and redesignated SSR270 on 18 Julyh 1952.  She was recommissioned 21 September 1953, LCDR J. K. Wells in command.  Source: Dictionar of American Nav al Fighting Ships Volume VI 1976.  (Courtesy of ET1(SS) Jack Fox 1944-1945) 

(SSR) 18 July 1952 - June 1960

CDR James K. WILLS 1953-1955
LCDR John F. RILEY 1955-1957 Deceased Date Unknown
LCDR Robert WILLIAMSON 1957-1959 Deceased 9 July 2003

(AGSS) June 1960 - 28 June 1969

LCDR Henry E.  PHELPS (Hammering Hank) 1959-1961
LCDR Joseph TALAGO Jr 1961-1963
LCDR William D. BOURNE 1963-1965 Deceased 1978
LCDR Douglas N. THOMAS 1965-1967
LCDR Martin RUCH Jr 1967-1969
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