– May 1971) G. M. Neely (May 1971 – February 1973) Conolly (February 1973 – June 1974) Donald P. Roane (June 1974 – October 1976) Stuart D. Landersman (October 1976 – November 1978) M. L. Treiber (November 1978 – March 1981) G. C. Flynn (March 1981 – April 1983) W. H. Kersting (April 1983 – June 1985) T. A. Barthold (June 1985 – May 1987) William E. Kelley (May 1987 – March 1989) W. R. Schmidt (March 1989 – March 1991) R. L. Miller (March 1991 – December 1992) Thomas E. Utegaard (December 1992 – July 1994) K. P. Green (July 1994 – July 1995) Barry M. Costello (July 1995 – February 1997) P. M. Garrett (February 1997 – July 1998) C. W. Patten (July 1998 – July 2000) R. S. Riche (July 2000 – July 2002) Charles W. Martoglio (July 2002 – September 2003) Gordan E. Van Hook, Bronze Star recipient for his actions on (September 2003 – July 2005) Michael E. Smith (July 2005 – November 2006) Adam S. Levitt (November 2006 – May 2008) Troy A. Stoner (May 2008 – July 2009) James L. Autrey (July 2009 – December 2010) Jesse Wilson (December 2010 – May 2012) William J. Parker III (May 2012 − April 2013) H. Thomas Workman (April 2013 – August 2014) Paul H. Hogue, Jr.(August 2014 – February 2016) Tom Williams (February 2016 – March 2017) William Rockwell Daly (March 2017 – July 2018) David E. Fowler (July 2018 - October 2019) Jeffrey Heames (October 2019 – November 2020) Steven McDowell (November 2020 -- March 2022) P.H. O'Mahoney (March 2022 -- present) References Further reading External links Destroyer Squadron 23's official web site 023 Military units and formations established in 1943