George William Kittredge (1918–2010) was a retired United States Navy captain who commanded submarines during and after World War II, including USS Grouper, Sterlet, and Trout (SS-566).
He attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1940 with a degree in electrical engineering.
[1] After receiving his commission, Ensign Kittredge was assigned to USS Chicago, which participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Guadalcanal campaign and Battle of Savo Island, where the ship was damaged and he volunteered for submarine duty, serving seven war patrols aboard USS Sunfish and Haddock before finishing the war as the commander of Grouper.
[1] After the war, Kittredge served as the navigator for Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his 1946 Antarctic expedition, commander of Sterlet and Trout, and in various diplomatic and administrative roles.
[1] Kittredge's designs included the K-250 and K-350, named for their maximum rated depth (in feet);[3] he is known as the "father of personal submersibles".