The U.S. SUBMARINE WAR
  in the PACIFIC  1941 - 1945


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The story of the
USS Crevalle mission

 "The Rescue" by Steven Trent Smith
 

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World War II U.S. Submarine Transport Missions
 The U.S. Silent Service in WWII  ( Pacific Theater 1941 - 1945 )
Special transport and evacuation rescue operations by U.S. submarines
of commandos, raiders, and military or civilian personnel in WWII


  1942         1943         1944         1945

 

SUBMARINE CO DATE MISSION - DESTINATION
USS Seawolf F. Warder Jan 42 Corregidor - Evac 25 pilots, 16 torpedoes
USS Seadragon F. Fenno Feb 42 Corregidor - Evac 21 Army/Navy personnel, 23 torpedoes, spare parts and radio equipment
USS Sargo T. Jacobs Feb 42 Mindanao - Evac 24 Army enlisted personnel
USS Swordfish C. Smith Feb 42 Evacuated President Quezon of the Philippines to San Jose, Panay
USS Swordfish C. Smith Feb 42 Evacuated American High Commissioner to Philippines and his party of 12 plus 3 enlisted U.S. Navy personnel
USS S-39 J. Coe Feb 42 Chebia Island, So. China Sea - Searched for 40 British refugees from Singapore. None found.
USS Permit W. Chapple Feb 42 Corregidor - Evac 51 U.S. Navy personnel
USS Snapper H. Stone Apr 42 Corregidor - Evac 27 Army/Navy personnel
USS Seadragon W. Ferrall Apr 42 Corregidor - Evac 22 Army/Navy personnel
USS Searaven H. Cassedy Apr 42 Rescued 33 Australian Army personnel from Timor Island
USS Spearfish J. Dempsey May 42 Corregidor - Evac 6 Army officers, 6 Navy officers, 11 Army nurses, 1 Navy nurse and 1 civilian woman
USS Porpoise J. McKnight May 42 New Guinea - rescued 5 Army aviators
USS S-42 O. Kirk July 42 Landed and embarked special agent at Adler bay near Rabul, New Britain
USS S-43 E. Hannon July 42 Landed and embarked RAAF officer to contact agents on New Ireland
USS S-43 E. Hannon July 42 Landed RAAF officer to contact agents on Feni Island. Unable to recover.
USS Finback J. Hull Aug 42 Landed and embarked survey party in Tanaga Bay, Aleutian Island
USS Argonaut J. Pierce Aug 42 Carried 114 men and 7 officers of Carlson's Marine Raiders on Makin Island raid.
USS Nautilus W. Brockman Aug 42 Carried portion of Carlson's Marine Raiders on Makin Island raid. Supported raid with gunfire and sank 2 ships in lagoon.
USS Amberjack J. Bole Oct 42 Landed 15 USAAF fighter personnel on Tulagi
USS Searaven H. Cassedy Dec 42 Landed 7 agents on south coast of Ceram Island
USS Nautilus W. Brockman Jan 43 Solomon Islands - Evac 29 civilians
USS Grayback E. Stephan Jan 43 Solomon Islands - Evac 6 B-26 survivors
USS Gudgeon W. Stovall Jan 43 Negros Islands - landed 6 Filipinos and special equipment near Catman Point
USS Greenling H. Bruton Feb 43 Landed agents on East Coast of New Britain
USS Grouper R. McGregor Feb 43 Rengi Island - Evacuated aviator
USS Gudgeon W. Stovall Feb 43 Timor - Evacuated 21 Australians, I Englishman, 1 Portuguese and 1 native
USS Greenling J. Grant Mar 43 South Coast of New Britain - Landed agents
USS Tambor S. Ambruster Mar 43 Mindanao - Landed military personnel and equipment
USS Gato R. Foley May 43 Solomon Islands - Evac 3 nuns, 27 children, 9 women, and 12 AIF commandos
USS Gato R. Foley Apr 43 Landed 16 coast watchers and AIF troops
USS Gudgeon W. Post Apr 43 Panay, P.I. - Landed 1 officer, 3 enlisted men plus equipment
USS Thresher H. Hull May 43 Philippines - Unsuccessful attempt to locate and evac personnel who did not appear.
USS Nautilus W. Brockman May 43 Aleutian Islands - Transported 109 Army Scouts
USS Tautog W. Sieglaff May 43 Kabaena island - Landed 2 agents
USS Trout A. Clark May 43 Basilan Island, Philippines - Landed 6 agents plus equipment
USS Trout A. Clark May 43 Mindanao - Landed 6 military personnel plus equipment. Evac 5 officers
USS Gar P. Quirk July 43 Timor - Landed 4 man commando team
USS Trout A. Clark July 43 Mindanao - Evac 5 officers
USS Thresher H. Hull July 43 Catman Point, Negros - Landed 4 man commando team plus equipment
USS Trout A. Clark July 43 Mindanao - Landed 1 US Army officer
USS Guardfish N. Ward July 43 Solomon Islands - Landed survey party west coast of Bougainville
USS Greenling J. Grant Sept 43 Shortland Island/ Treasury Island - Landed shore party in connection with survey
USS Guardfish N. Ward Sept 43 Bougainville, Solomon Islands - Landed recon team west coast
USS Gato R. Foley Sept 43 Bougainville, Solomon Islands - Landed recon team east coast
USS Grouper M. Hottel Sept 43 New Britain - Landed party of 46 plus equipment. Evac 1 USAAF officer
USS Bowfin J. Willingham Sept 43 Philippines - Evac 9 people
USS Grouper M. Hottel Sept 43 New Britain - Landed shore party
USS KIngfish V. Lowrance Oct 43 Borneo - Landed 6 agents and equipment
USS Cabrilla D. Hammond Oct 43 Negros, P.I. - Picked up 4 military personnel
USS Guardfish N. Ward Oct 43 Bougainville - Landed recon team west coast
USS Narwhal F. Latta Nov 43 Mindoro, P.I. - Land 2 parties Palauan Bay
USS Tuna A. Holtz Nov 43 Sanbergelap Island - Landed agent
USS Narwhal F. Latta Nov 43 Mindanao - Evac 32 military and civilian personnel
USS Narwhal F. Latta Dec 43 Mindanao, P.I. - Evac 8 persons
USS Narwhal F. Latta Dec 43 Mindanao, P.I. - Evac 3 women, 4 children, 2 men
USS Tinosa D. Weiss Jan 44 N.E. Borneo - landed agents and equipment
USS Gato R. Foley Feb 44 Rabul, New Britain - Rescued 12 P-38 aviators
USS Narwhal F. Latta Feb 44 Panay, P.I. - Evac 5 military personnel and 1 civilian
USS Narwhal F. Latta Feb 44 Negros, P.I. - Evac 28 civilians
USS Narwhal F. Latta Mar 44 Mindanao - Evac 28 women Butuan Bay
USS Narwhal F. Latta Mar 44 Tawi Tawi - Received 10 passengers
USS Angler R. Olsen Mar 44 Panay, P.I. - Evac 58 civilian personnel
USS Hado C. Nimitz Apr 44 N.E. Borneo - Unsuccessful attempt to contact agents
USS Redfin M. Austin May 44 Unsuccessful attempt to locate military personnel ashore
USS Crevalle F. walker May 44 Negros, P.I. - Evac 48 people including 28 women and children [Read the actual story]
USS Narwhal J. Titus May 44 Samar, P.I. - Landed shore party of 22 men and equipment
USS Narwhal J. Titus May 44 Philippines - Unsuccessful attempt to contact landing party
USS Narwhal J. Titus June 44 Mindanao - Landed 16 men and equipment
USS Nautilus G. Sharp June 44 Mindanao - Landed agent and equipment
USS Redfin  M. Austin June 44 Ramos Island, P.I. - Landed 6 Filipinos
USS Harder S. Dealey June 44 Borneo - Evac 6 coast watchers
USS Nautilus G. Sharp June 44 Negros Island, P.I. - Landed 4 men and gear. Evac 17 people including 5 women and 1 German POW
USS Narwhal F. Latta June 44 Panay, P.I. - Evac military personnel
USS Nautilus G. Sharp July 44 Mindoro - Landed 22 men and supplies
USS Nautilus G. Sharp July 44 Leyte, P.I. - Landed 4 men plus cargo
USS Seawolf A. Bontier Aug 44 Tawi Tawi, P.I. - Landed 6 men plus supplies
USS Seawolf A. Bontier Aug 44 Palawan, P.I. - Landed 6 men plus supplies
USS S-42 P. Glenn Aug 44 Halmahera Island - Landed 3 agents
USS Stingray O. Earle Aug 44 Luzon, P.I. - Landed 15 men plus supplies
USS Narwhal J. Titus Aug 44 Luzon, P.I. - Landed 20 men plus supplies
USS Narwhal F. Latta Sept 44 Luzon, P.I. - Landed 20 men plus supplies
USS Stingray S. Loomis Sept 44 Majoe Island - Landed air warning team plus supplies
USS Narwhal J. Titus Sept 44 Mindanao P.I. - Landed 45 men plus supplies
USS Narwhal J. Titus Sept 44 Mindanao P.I. - Landed 3 men plus cargo
USS Narwhal J. Titus Sept 44 Mindanao P.I. - Evac 81 Allied POWs. Men were survivors of POW ship Shinyo Maru torpedoed by the USS Paddle
USS Nautilus G. Sharp Sept 44 Panay, P.I. - Evac 47 men, women and children
USS Stingray S. Loomis Sept 44 Samar, P.I. - Landed 3 Army officers plus cargo
USS Narwhal F. Latta Oct 44 Negros Island, P.I. - Landed 37 men plus supplies
USS Nautilus G. Sharp Oct 44 Luzon, P.I. - Landed 12 men plus cargo
USS Ray W. Kinsella Nov 44 Mindoro, P.I. - Landed 3 men plus supplies. Evac 2 aviators and 3 escaped POWs
USS Cero E. Dissette Nov 44 Luzon, P.I. - Landed 16 men plus cargo. Evac 2 naval officers, 1 Army private and 1 twelve year old boy.
USS Blackfin G. Laird Nov 44 Mindoro, P.I. - Picked up intelligence documents
USS Gar M. Ferrara Nov 44 Luzon, P.I. - Landed 16 men plus supplies. Picked up intelligence documents
USS Gunnel G. O'Neill Dec 44 Palawan, P.I. - Evac 11 Allied aviators.
USS Hake F. Hayler Dec 44 Panay, P.I. - Landed cargo and ammunition. Evac 19 persons including aviators.
USS Gar M. Ferrara Dec 44 Luzon, P.I. - Picked up 1 naval officer plus intelligence documents
USS Angler H. Bissell Dec 44 Escorted damaged USS Bergall from So. China Sea to Australia
USS Nautilus W. Michael Jan 45 Mindanao, P.I. - Evac 1 Army officer
USS Stingray H. Stoner Feb 45 Sekala Island - Landed 2 coast watchers
USS Tuna E.Steffanides Mar 45 Borneo - landed 7 AIB agents plus supplies
USS Bream L. McCallum Mar 45 Java - Landed 2 AIB operatives
USS Rock R. Keating Mar 45 Lombok Island - Landed 4 AIB operatives
USS Perch B. Hills Mar 45 Borneo - Landed 12 man shore party
USS Brill H. Dodge Mar 45 Sekala Island - Landed party of 2 who picked up 5 natives
USS Boarfish R. Gross Apr 45 Tomquan Bay, F.I.C. - Landed and retrieved 2 AIF recon commandos
USS Boarfish R. Gross Apr 45 Tourane Bay, F.I.C. - Landed and retrieved 2 AIF commandos for recon and sabotage
USS Blueback M.Clementson May 45 Java - Landed AIB operative north coast
USS Blueback M.Clementson Jun 45 Java - landed 2 agents near Tanjong
USS Blueback M.Clementson Jun 45 Sumatra - Landed 2 agents Semanka Bay
USS Cobia A. Becker Jul 45 Java - Landed 4 AIB operatives
USS Caiman W. Fey Aug 45 Celebes - Conducted evacuation of agents

Evac = Evacuation Mission

 

  RESOURCE NOTES:
Product photo
United States Submarine Operations in World War II
By Theodore Roscoe
United States Naval Institute
George Banta Company Inc Copyright 1949
Product photo Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan
By Clay Blair
J.B. Lippincott Company
Copyright 1975
Product photo Subs Against the Rising Sun:
U.S. Submarines in the Pacific

By Keith H. Milton
Yucca Free Press
Copyright 2000
  U. S. Submarines in World War II:
An Illustrated History of the Pacific

By Larry Kimmett & Margaret Regis
Navigator Publishing
Copyright 191996
 
   

 


 
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