caption serviceyears branch commands death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
captain -lrb- agmr-1 -rrb- john rowan as commanding officer , uss annapolis 1941-1966 30px united states navy seal united states navy vincennes dd-744 uss lyman k. swenson -lrb- dd-729 -rrb- comdesron two ca-44 comcrudespac navcommfac , london newport news ca-148 wren dd-568 u.s. north naval academy as assistant chief of staff for personnel and carolina administration director of naval communications as director of plans and bb-55 policy division officer in charge , naval communications system annapolis de agmr-1 haven dd-469 blue 6 october 2012 st. paul , minnesota united states united states of america purple of merit asiatic-pacific theater -lrb- 9 battle stars -rrb- american heart campaign medal american defense service medal navy occupation service medal with philippine liberation medal china service medal world war ii victory gold medal vietnam service medal vietnam campaign medal republic of vietnam star meritorious comendation -lrb- 2 -rrb- legion world * 2nd battle of savo island korean war vietnam war war ii * 1st battle of savo island 06 september 1919 20px navy captain captain john rowan usn.jpg john rowan -lrb- united states navy -rrb-
 '' ` captain john j. rowan '' '
john rowan -lrb- united states navy -rrb-

captain john j. rowan -lrb- september 6 , 1919 - october 6 , 2012 -rrb- was an american navy captain .
