Willis Manning Thomas, USN
| Born | 26 Sep 1907 | Richmond, California | |
| Died | 17 Sep 1943 | (35) | USS Pompano (SS-181) |
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Warship Commands listed for Willis Manning Thomas, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Pompano (181) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Jun/Jul 42 | 17 Sep 1943 (+) |
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Submarine USS Pompano (181)
19 Jul 1942
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. Willis Manning Thomas) left Pearl Harbor for her third war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
4 Sep 1942
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) sinks the Japanese guardboat Nanshin Maru No.27 (83 tons) with gunfire northeast of Honshu, Japan in position 35º22'N, 151º40'E. Pompano also takes one survivor prisoner.
12 Sep 1942
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) ended her third war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She left for an overhaul at the Mare Island Navy Yard shortly afterwards.
16 Jan 1943
With her overhaul completed USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) left Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Marshall Islands.
28 Feb 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) ended her fourth war patrol at Midway.
19 Mar 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) leaves Midway for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
10 May 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) ended her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
6 Jun 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) left Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol, once again she is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
4 Jul 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. Willis Manning Thomas) torpedoes and destroys the Japanese seaplane carrier Sagara Maru (offsite link) (7189 GRT) on the coast of southern Honshu in position 34º38'N, 137º53'E. The Sagara Maru was beached after an earlier attack by USS Harder on 22 June 1943.
10 Jul 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) torpedoes and damages the Japanese oiler Kyokuyo Maru (17549 GRT, built 1938) off southern Honshu in position 33º34'N, 136º07'E
20 Jul 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Uyo Maru (6376 GRT) east of Miki Zaki, Honshu, Japan in position 33º55'N, 136º26'E.
28 Jul 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) ends her 6th war patrol at Midway.
20 Aug 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) left Midway for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off Hokkaido and Honshu.
1 Sep 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) sinks the Japanese merchant Nankai Maru (451 GRT) off Miyako, Japan.
3 Sep 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) sinks the Japanese merchant Akama Maru (5600 GRT) south-east of Hokkaido in position 41º00'N, 144º34'E.
9 Sep 1943
USS Pompano (Lt.Cdr. W.M. Thomas) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Nanking Maru (3005 GRT) east off Honshu in position 40º12'N, 141º55'E.