Officer's Qualification Jacket

Archive

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Destroyer Escort Historical Museum

Name/Title

Officer's Qualification Jacket

Entry/Object ID

2024.10.1

Scope and Content

This four-page Officer's Qualification Jacket details the service record of Lt. Cmdr. Colton P. Wagner. Information about his life before the Navy, his training, and various stations up until his appointment as Gunnery Officer aboard the SLATER on 1 May 1944. He ultimately went on to become the ship's Executive Officer in the summer of 1945 and advanced from Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander on 1 Oct. 1945, a position he held until being detached from the ship on 23 November 1945. Following his service, Mr. Wagner recorded important dates in pencil on the inside of the front cover which is visible in the attached images.

Collection

USS Slater DE 766