Brigeport Post, Wednesday, March 25, 1970:
Adm. Jennings Dies at 72; Was Bethel Town Official
Bethel — Vice Admiral Ralph E. Jennings, 72, the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Yorktown during World War II when the ship became known as "The Fighting Lady," died Monday (March 23) in New York City.
Services will take place Thursday in the Ft. Myer chapel, near Washington, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Admiral Jennings was in command of the carrier during the campaigns for the Marianas Islands and in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
He saw other service during the war as commanding officer of the auxiliary aircraft carrier USS Copahee, as a carrier division commander and as commander of the carrier training squadron of the Pacific fleet.
Following retirement he was connected with the Doman Helicopter Co., at Danbury, was zoning officer for the town of Bethel for eight years, and served until last year as a member of the Bethel Planning and Zoning Commission.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Ralph W. Jennings II of New Canaan, and a daughter, Mrs. Harlan Stone of Summit, N.J.
Services will be conducted Thursday at the Ft. Myer Chapel, near Washington, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Brigeport Post, Wednesday, March 25, 1970:
Adm. Jennings Dies at 72; Was Bethel Town Official
Bethel — Vice Admiral Ralph E. Jennings, 72, the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Yorktown during World War II when the ship became known as "The Fighting Lady," died Monday (March 23) in New York City.
Services will take place Thursday in the Ft. Myer chapel, near Washington, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Admiral Jennings was in command of the carrier during the campaigns for the Marianas Islands and in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
He saw other service during the war as commanding officer of the auxiliary aircraft carrier USS Copahee, as a carrier division commander and as commander of the carrier training squadron of the Pacific fleet.
Following retirement he was connected with the Doman Helicopter Co., at Danbury, was zoning officer for the town of Bethel for eight years, and served until last year as a member of the Bethel Planning and Zoning Commission.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Ralph W. Jennings II of New Canaan, and a daughter, Mrs. Harlan Stone of Summit, N.J.
Services will be conducted Thursday at the Ft. Myer Chapel, near Washington, with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
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