Willis Ashford Lent, USN
| Born | 5 Jan 1904 | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
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Warship Commands listed for Willis Ashford Lent, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Triton (201) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 15 Aug 1940 | Mar 42 ? |
| USS Grenadier (i) (210) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 25 Mar 1942 | 18 Jun 1942 |
| USS Haddo (255) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 1 Apr 1943 | 23 Jun 1943 |
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Submarine USS Triton (201)
7 Dec 1941
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) was at sea off Wake when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. She had left base on 19 November to conduct a practice war patrol. This practice war patrol now became her first war patrol.
11 Dec 1941
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) unsuccesfully attacks Japanese ships south of Wake Island.
31 Dec 1941
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) ended her first war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
25 Jan 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
17 Feb 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Shinyo Maru No.5 (1498 GRT) off Nagasaki, Japan in position 32º14'N, 127º14'E.
21 Feb 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Shokyu Maru (4886 GRT) in the East China Sea about 60 nautical miles south of Quelpart Island in position 32º10'N, 126º28'E.
17 Mar 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
Submarine USS Grenadier (i) (210)
11 Apr 1942
USS Grenadier (Lt.Cdr. Willis Ashford Lent) departed Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol and was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
1 May 1942
USS Grenadier (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) mistakenly torpedoes and sinks the Russian merchant ship Angarstroi (4760 GRT) about 90 nautical miles west-south-west of Nagasaki, Japan in position 32º00'N, 129º25'E.
8 May 1942
USS Grenadier (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Taiyo Maru (14503 GRT) about 120 nautical miles southwest of Kyushu, Japan in position 30º40'N, 127º54'E.
8 Jun 1942
USS Grenadier (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
Submarine USS Haddo (255)
9 Apr 1943
With her trials and training completed USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Lent) departs New london for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Atlantic.
30 Apr 1943
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Lent) ends her 1st war patrol at Rosneath, Scotland.