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Birth:          12 May 1912 Honolulu, Haw.
Death:          27 May 1992 Redmond, King Co., Wash.

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Nichols of Springfield tree on ancestry
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“CAPTAIN LEMUEL M. STEVENS, JR., USN Commanding Officer Captain Lemuel 
Mussetter Stevens, Jr., was born in Honolulu, T.H. Commissioned on Ensign in 1933, 
his first assignment as a naval officer was to the battleship USS NEW YORK. After 
three years aboard the NEW YORK, he attended the Naval Avia- tion School at 
Pensacola, graduating in 1937 as a Naval Aviator. His career has been in naval avia- 
tion since that time. In January 1952 he was pro- moted to the grade of Captain, USN. 
On completion of flight training, he was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS RANGER, 
as a pilot in VS-41. In 1939 he returned to his former ship, the NEW YORK, in the 
VO-5 unit, and after a short period was transferred to the USS TEXAS. Later in ¦40, he 
was assigned to NAS, COCO SOLA, Canal Zone, in the Overhaul and Repair 
Department. Returning to the sea again after the outbreak of WW II, he helped 
commission the carrier PR INCE- TON (CVL-23) and was assigned Assistant Air 
Officer. Remaining on board the PRINCETON until 1944, he was transferred to the 
ADMIRALTY ISLANDS (CVE-99), to put her in commission, as Executive Officer. From 
there he went to Washing- ton, D.C., and became Aide to Vice Chief of Naval 
Operations, in July 1945. The then Commander Stevens, received his orders to sea 
duty again. This time to NAS NOB Midv/oy Islands, where he was assigned the dual 
roles of Executive Officer and Chief Staff Officer. In 1949, he returned to the U. S. to 
attend the Armed Forces Staff College. In the fall of ' 49, he again went to Wash- 
ington, D.C., this time to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Remaining there 
until 1951, he was transferred to the Staff of Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, 
as head of Plans and Develop- ment. In 1954, he became Commanding Officer of NAS 
Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fla., and held that post until receiving his orders to 
command the USS KENNETH WHITING (AV-14) in June, 1955. ”
US SAR Mbr App on ancestry
Ayers Fam Tree on ancestry

Parents
STEVENS Lemuel Mussetter ()
THOMPSON Blanche Rossiter ()

Siblings
STEVENS Lemuel Musseter (12 May 1912 - 27 May 1992)

Marriage To PORTER Margaret Baxter (30 Dec 1915 - 1981)
    m. 4 Jul 1935 Yuma, Ariz.

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Parents
PORTER William Nichols (15 Mar 1886 - 5 Feb 1973)
BAXTER Gladys (29 Nov 1889 - 10 Dec 1968)

Children by PORTER Margaret Baxter 30 Dec 1915 - 1981
STEVENS Lemuel Mussetter ()
STEVENS Joan Porter (3 Jun 1937 - 21 Aug 1997)
STEVENS Lynn Baxter ()

Marriage To ISENBERG Marion Waterhouse (9 Jun 1921 - 10 Aug 1998)
    m. 28 Feb 1982 Indian River, Fla.

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