CDR J. Fitzgerald, USN Back to Commanding Officer's page
Commander J. Fitzgerald, USN, Commanding Officer, USS JOHN W WEEKS (DD 701), was
born in St Louis, Missouri, lie attended high school in Washington, D C, Trinity
College in Hartford, Connecticut, and was
graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Military Science. He
has done graduate work at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Commander
FITZGERALD received his commission under the V 12 program in 1945 and was
assigned to Manus Island in the Southwest Pacific. He was with the military
government in Japan from 1947 to 1949, and during the Korean War spent 24 months
aboard USS SAMUEL N. MOORE (DD 747), 16 months of which were in Korean waters.
He spent 3 years as Officer in Charge of the Navy element of the Armed Services
Police in Washington, D.C., and then served as Operations and Engineering
Officer of USS RUPERTIS (DD 851). In 1957, Commander FITZGERALD was Executive
Officer of USS CURRIER (DE 700) and, following a tour in the Officer Promotion
Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, studied of Harvard University's
Graduate School of Public Administration where he received his master's degree
in International Relations Prior to reporting aboard as Commanding Officer of
USS JOHN W. WEEKS (DD 701), Commander FITZGERALD was Executive Officer of USS
EATON (DD 510). He has been awarded the following campaign and service medals:
American Theater, Asiatic Pacific Theater, World War II Victory, Korean Campaign
with 4 engagement stars, United Nations Service, National Defense Service, China
Service and Korean Presidential Unit Citation.