branch death_date allegiance nationality birth_date term_end commands battles order term_start rank image name predecessor awards office nickname successor article_title
30px united states navy seal united states navy 19 july 1975 united states united states 4 october 1887 september 27 , 1949 reid cv-6 yorktown cv-10 dd-21 vedette sp-163 john d. ford dd-228 enterprise * world war i 3rd may 30 , 1946 35px rear admiral charles a. pownall.jpg charles alan pownall henry louis larsen navy cross military governor of guam baldy carlton skinner , first civilian governor of guam charles alan pownall

charles alan pownall

charles alan pownall -lrb- october 4 , 1887 -- july 19 , 1975 -rrb- was a rear admiral in the united states navy and governor of guam -lrb- may 30 , 1946 -- september 27 , 1949 -rrb- .
he was the third military governor and first naval governor of guam following the united states recapture of the island from the japanese .
after conflict with the guam congress in 1948 , pownall replaced many congressmen with his own appointments , whom the guamanians refused to recognize .
the ensuing protest persuaded president truman to transfer control of the island away from the navy .
as a consequence , charles pownall was the last military governor of guam .
