JULIAN D. GREER, CAPT, USN
Julian Greer '27
Lucky Bag
From the 1927 Lucky Bag:
Loss
Julian was lost when the aircraft he was aboard crashed in a blizzard in Washington on January 28, 1953. He was aboard a PB4Y patrol plane enroute from Alameda, California to Whidbey Island, Washington. He was commanding officer of Fleet Air Wing 6, based at Alameda.
Julian was survived by his wife, mother, two sisters, and a brother. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery; he also has a memory marker in Kansas.
The "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps" was published annually from 1815 through at least the 1970s; it provided rank, command or station, and occasionally billet until the beginning of World War II when command/station was no longer included. Scanned copies were reviewed and data entered from the mid-1840s through 1922, when more-frequent Navy Directories were available.
The Navy Directory was a publication that provided information on the command, billet, and rank of every active and retired naval officer. Single editions have been found online from January 1915 and March 1918, and then from three to six editions per year from 1923 through 1940; the final edition is from April 1941.
The entries in both series of documents are sometimes cryptic and confusing. They are often inconsistent, even within an edition, with the name of commands; this is especially true for aviation squadrons in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Alumni listed at the same command may or may not have had significant interactions; they could have shared a stateroom or workspace, stood many hours of watch together… or, especially at the larger commands, they might not have known each other at all. The information provides the opportunity to draw connections that are otherwise invisible, though, and gives a fuller view of the professional experiences of these alumni in Memorial Hall.
January 1928
Ensign, USS Pennsylvania
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April 1928
Ensign, USS Pennsylvania
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July 1928
Ensign, USS Pennsylvania
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October 1928
Ensign, USS Pennsylvania
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January 1929
Ensign, USS Melville
April 1929
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT James Carney '21
LT Francis Bridget '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25
July 1929
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
LT LaRue Lawbaugh '20
LT James Carney '21
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
October 1929
Ensign, under instruction, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Others at this command:
LT John Jones '21
LTjg William Davis '22
LT James Craig '22
LTjg Matthias Marple, Jr. '23
LTjg Walter Dey '24
LTjg Hubert Hayter '24
LTjg John Waldron '24
LTjg Hubert Waters '25
ENS Henry G'Sell '26
January 1930
Ensign, for assignment, Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet, USS Saratoga
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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LT Thomas Fisher '18 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Walter Leach, Jr. '24 (Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B)
LTjg Charles McDonald '24 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS Henry Twohy '29 (USS Saratoga)
April 1930
Ensign, Light Bombing Plane Squadron (VB) 2B, USS Saratoga
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LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Charles Signer '26 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS Henry Twohy '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
October 1930
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Dixie Kiefer '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT William Sample '19 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Charles Hart '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Dudley Morton '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
January 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Dixie Kiefer '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT William Sample '19 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Charles Hart '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Dudley Morton '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS John Craig '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
April 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Dixie Kiefer '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT William Sample '19 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Creighton Lankford '25 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LTjg Warren Graf '27 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
July 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg John Eldridge, Jr. '27 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
ENS William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
October 1931
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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LCDR Oscar Erickson '16 (Scouting Plane Squadron (VS) 2B)
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Edwin Conway '20 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Jacob Britt '29 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
January 1932
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Edwin Conway '20 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Claude Haman '26 (USS Saratoga)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
April 1932
Lieutenant (j.g.), Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 6B, USS Saratoga
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Others at or embarked at USS Saratoga:
LT Van Moore '19 (USS Saratoga)
LT Edwin Conway '20 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Robert Symes '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
LTjg Renwick Calderhead '27 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS Weldon Hamilton '28 (Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron (VT) 2B)
ENS William Arthur '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS Mathias Wyatt '29 (Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Force)
ENS Lloyd Greenamyer '29 (Fighting Plane Squadron (VF) 1B)
ENS James Clarkson '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Byron Newell '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS James Kyes '30 (USS Saratoga)
ENS Leo Crane '31 (USS Saratoga)
ENS George Stone '31 (USS Saratoga)
October 1932
Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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January 1933
Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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April 1933
Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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July 1933
Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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October 1933
Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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April 1934
Lieutenant (j.g.), Naval Air Station San Diego, California
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July 1934
Lieutenant (j.g.), Aviation Unit, USS Oklahoma
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October 1934
Lieutenant (j.g.), Aviation Unit, USS Oklahoma
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January 1935
Lieutenant (j.g.), Aviation Unit, USS Oklahoma
April 1935
Lieutenant (j.g.), Aviation Unit, USS Oklahoma
October 1935
Lieutenant (j.g.), Aviation Unit, USS Oklahoma
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January 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.), Aviation Unit, USS Oklahoma
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April 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.), Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 12F
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July 1936
Lieutenant (j.g.), Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 12F
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January 1937
Lieutenant, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 12F
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April 1937
Lieutenant, Patrol Plane Squadron (VP) 12F
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September 1937
Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 10, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
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January 1938
Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 10, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
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July 1938
Lieutenant, Fleet Air Base, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
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January 1939
Lieutenant, Fleet Air Base, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
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October 1939
Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 13, San Diego, California
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June 1940
Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 44, Seattle, Washington
November 1940
Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 44, Seattle, Washington
April 1941
Lieutenant, Patrol Squadron (VP) 61, Alameda, California
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Class of 1927
Julian is one of 43 members of the Class of 1927 on Virtual Memorial Hall.