[PAR] [TLE] Dixie Kiefer [SEP] Dixie Kiefer (April 5, 1896 – November 11, 1945) was a United States Navy officer who served during World War II as Executive Officer of USS "Yorktown" and commanding officer of USS "Ticonderoga".  He was one of the Navy's best known figures during the war. [PAR] [TLE] USS Yorktown (CV-5) [SEP] USS "Yorktown" (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 until she was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.  She was named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 and the lead ship of the "Yorktown" class which was designed after lessons learned from operations with the large converted battlecruiser "Lexington" class and the smaller purpose-built USS "Ranger" .  She represented the epitome of U.S. pre-war carrier design.
[PAR] [TLE] Dixie Kiefer [ SEP ] Dixie Kiefer ( April 5 , 1896 – November 11 , 1945 ) was a United States Navy officer who served during World War II as Executive Officer of USS " Yorktown " and commanding officer of USS " Ticonderoga " . He was one of the Navy 's best known figures during the war . [PAR] [TLE] USS Yorktown ( CV-5 ) [ SEP ] USS " Yorktown " ( CV-5 ) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 until she was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 . She was named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 and the lead ship of the " Yorktown " class which was designed after lessons learned from operations with the large converted battlecruiser " Lexington " class and the smaller purpose - built USS " Ranger " . She represented the epitome of U.S. pre - war carrier design .
Dixie Kiefer was Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier commisiioned by the Navy starting in what year?
Dixie Kiefer was Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier commisiioned by the Navy starting in what year ?
1937
1937