branch commands predecessor successor death_date allegiance office birth_date order term_start rank article_title term_end name occupation
30px united states navy seal united states navy '' uss zeilin -lrb- apa-3 -rrb- '' otto carl dowling macgillivray milne 1974 united states governor of american samoa 1896 26th january 15 , 1936 20px commander thomas benjamin fitzpatrick
 january 20 , 1936 thomas benjamin fitzpatrick naval officer
thomas benjamin fitzpatrick

thomas benjamin fitzpatrick -lrb- 1896 -- 1974 -rrb- was a united states navy commander and the 26th governor of american samoa for a brief time from january 15 , 1936 to january 20 , 1936 .
during world war ii , fitzpatrick commanded the `` uss zeilin '' , which landed troops and sustained damage during the battle of tarawa .
