Ogden Johnson III wrote:
The only flag officers to carry the rank/title of Commodore were
the retreads called back in WWII to command convoys. "And you want
to call *us* Commodores?"

I'm a little confused (but what else is new?).

Didn't Arleigh Burke carry the rank of Commodore when he was
Mitscher's Chief of Staff?

I thought he had commanded a DesRon prior to that, but like I said, I
may be confused.

--
Joel.