Bennink, Richard E., 1917-

CDR Richard E. Bennink served in WWII where he was boat commander, USS Heywood at the landings at Gavutu and Tanambogo Islands in August 1942.

From the description of Reminiscence, August 1942. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 730473617

Bennink was born in 1917, and graduated from Harvard University and the Navy ROTC in 1938, when he was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve that June. He reported for active duty on 6 June 1941, and over the next four years he served as a communications officer on board the USS Heywood in Iceland and Alaska, on the USS Sangamon in Guadalcanal, and on the USS Guam at Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. After post-war stints with the Naval Reserve aboard the USS Livermore in 1948 and 1949, Bennink was transferred to the Volunteer Reserve in 1952 and, after twenty years of naval service, the Retired Reserve in 1958.

From the description of Richard E. Bennink collection, 1938-2002 (bulk, 1941-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014304