[R Leonard]

Bearing in mind, of course, that at the time regular officers of the Ensign variety were required to complete two years of sea duty before they could be sent to flight or submarine training

From Bureau of Navigation Bulletin # 293, 1 July 1941, starting on page 14:

OFFICERS FOR AVIATION TRAINING (HEAVIER-THAN-AIR)

In accordance with Bureau of Navigation Circular Letter 9-41 of January 21, 1941, the following officers have been selected and tentatively slated for aviation training (heavier-than-air) classes as indicated:

Class scheduled to convene September 4, 1941
Rank - - Name - - Class - - Ship
Ensign - - Border, Karl F. - - 1939 - - Tennessee
“ - - Childers, Kenan C. Jr. - - 1939 - - Salt Lake City
“ - - Douglas, Walter L. Jr. - - 1939 - - Pensacola
“ - - Duncan, George C. - - 1939 - - West Virginia
“ - - Fairfax, Eugene G. Jr. - - 1939 - - Mississippi
“ - - Gary, Tom J. - - 1939 - - Arizona
“ - - Gulick, Robert A. Jr. - - 1939 - - Minneapolis
“ - - Howland, John B. - - 1939 - - Chicago
“ - - Hughes, Joseph W. - - 1939 - - New Mexico
“ - - Miller, Walter B. - - 1939 - - San Francisco
“ - - Norton, Marvin B. Jr. - - 1939 - - Wichita
“ - - Rogers, Grant H. - - 1939 - - Enterprise
“ - - Seiler, Edward H. Jr. - - 1939 - - Lexington
“ - - Smith, Robert H. - - 1939 - - Colorado
“ - - Wallace, James B. - - 1939 - - Omaha

Class scheduled to convene September 18, 1941
Ensign - - Ballinger, Carl J. - - 1939 - - Honolulu
“ - - Davis, Warren J. Jr. - - 1939 - - Lexington
“ - - Garner, Andrew J. - - 1939 - - Yorktown
“ - - Harris, Leroy E. - - 1939 - - West Virginia
“ - - Kerkering, Stanley W. - - 1939 - - Ranger
“ - - Kirkpatrick, Macgregor. - - 1939 - - Milwaukee
“ - - Lowe, Marcus L. Jr. - - 1939 - - Colorado
“ - - McConnaughhay, James W. - - 1939 - - St. Louis
“ - - Moore, Walter C. Jr. - - 1939 - - Salt Lake City
“ - - Ness, Dwight O. - - 1939 - - Tennessee
“ - - Pope, David H. - - 1939 - - Helena
“ - - Remington, Herbert B. - - 1939 - - Cincinnati
“ - - Van Meter, Karl S. - - 1939 - - New Mexico
“ - - Wadsworth, Robert F. - - 1939 - - Arizona
“ - - Walker, Thomas J. III - - 1939 - - Minneapolis

Class scheduled to convene October 2, 1941
Ensign - - Leedy, William C. - - 1938 - - ComScoFor
“ - - Anderson, Fernald P. - - 1939 - - Arkansas
“ - - Cooke, Lemuel D. - - 1939 - - Ranger
“ - - David, Edmunds - - 1939 - - Omaha
“ - - Harkleroad, Neil E. - - 1939 - - Tuscaloosa
“ - - Kuntz, William E. - - 1939 - - Boise
“ - - Mahoney, Jack A. Jr. - - 1939 - - Honolulu
“ - - Neal, Albert G. - - 1939 - - Milwaukee
“ - - Ramage, James D. - - 1939 - - Enterprise
“ - - Stultz, Ronald F. - - 1939 - - Chester
“ - - Swenson, Richard M. - - 1939 - - Savannah
“ - - Trauger, Robert J. - - 1939 - - Nevada
“ - - Wall, Lester S. Jr. - - 1939 - - Wasp
“ - - West, Joseph M. - - 1939 - - Louisville
“ - - Young, Jack C. - - 1939 - - Phoenix


So, the only other Ensign from West Virginia on the list published was Leroy Harris for whom I have:

Leroy Eugene Harris (082487) USN
ENS -- NAS Pensacola attach for HTA flight training -- 9/18/1941
LTJG -- NAS Pensacola designated NA # 10908 -- 2/13/1942
LT -- Date of rank from 1 Jul 1942 USN Register -- 6/15/1942
LT -- Date of rank from 1 Jul 1943 USN Register -- 6/15/1942
LT -- VF-10 NAS San Diego -- 8/1/1942
LT -- VF-10 MCAS Ewa Field Oahu -- 8/16/1942
LT -- VF-10 NAS Maui trnsf VF-3 on station TAD -- 8/31/1942
LT -- VF-3 NAS Maui TAD from VF-10 -- 8/31/1942
LT -- VF-10 NAS Ford Island (ret from TAD) -- 10/1/1942
LT -- VF-10 USS Enterprise (CV-6) -- 10/17/1942
LT -- VF-10 Tontouta Field New Caledonia -- 11/1/1942
LT -- VF-10 USS Enterprise (CV-6) -- 11/12/1942
LT -- VF-10 Tontouta New Caledonia -- 11/22/1942
LT -- VF-10 USS Enterprise (CV-6) -- 12/4/1942
LT -- VF-10 ashore Espiritu Santo -- 12/23/1942
LT -- VF-2 NAS Kaneohe Bay -- 10/12/1943
LT -- VF-2 USS Enterprise (CV-6) -- 11/10/1943
LCDR -- Date of rank from 1 Jul 1944 USN Register -- 3/15/1944
LCDR -- Date of rank from 1 Jul 1945 USN Register -- 3/15/1944
LCDR -- VF-2 USS Hornet (CV-12) -- 6/11/1944
LCDR -- VBF-98 (CO) NAS Los Alamitos -- 2/1/1945