Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick, USN
| Born | 20 Jun 1907 | San Angelo, Texas |
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Warship Commands listed for Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Triton (201) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Apr 42 ? | Feb 1943 |
| USS Shea (DM 30) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 30 Sep 1944 | ??? |
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Submarine USS Triton (201)
13 Apr 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
1 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Calcutta Maru (5338 GRT) about 180 nautical miles north-north-west of Formosa in position 28º06'N, 123º47'E.
6 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Taiei Maru (2208 GRT) north-north-east of Keelung, Formosa in position 28º42'N, 123º50'E and the Japanese transport ship Taigen Maru (5665 GRT) in position 28º19'N, 123º28'E.
15 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) sinks two Japanese sampams with gunfire off Formosa in position 28º22'N, 133º02'E.
17 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-64 (offsite link) south-east of Kyushu, Japan in position 29º25'N, 134º06'E.
4 Jun 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) ends her 3th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
25 Jun 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) departs Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Alaskan waters.
4 Jul 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Nenohi (offsite link) off Cape Sabak, off the southeast tip of Agattu, Aleutians in position 52º15'N, 173º51'E.
7 Sep 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) ended her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She now underwent an overhaul.
16 Dec 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) left Pearl Harbor for her 5h war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Wake. Later she patrolled the Truk-Rabaul-New Guinea shipping lanes, north and northwest of New Ireland.
24 Dec 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese water tanker Amakusa Maru No.1 (1913 GRT) south of Wake Island in position 19º16'N, 166º36'E.
28 Dec 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Omi Maru (3394 GRT) in position 06º24'N, 160º18'E.
13 Jan 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and damages the tanker Akebono Maru (10182 GRT) north of the St. Matthias Island group in position 00º26'S, 148º40'E.
26 Jan 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) ended her 5th war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.