Lawson Paterson Ramage, USN
| Born | 19 Jan 1909 | ||
| Died | 15 Apr 1990 | (81) |
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Warship Commands listed for Lawson Paterson Ramage, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Trout (202) | Submarine | Ca. Jul 42 | 4 May 1943 | |
| USS Parche (384) | Cdr. | Submarine | 20 Nov 1943 | 11 Dec 1944 |
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Submarine USS Trout (202)
27 Aug 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) departs Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Truk in the Caroline Islands.
21 Sep 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Koei Maru (863 GRT) south of Truk in position 06º54'N, 151º51'E.
28 Sep 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and damages the Japanese escort carrier Taiyo (offsite link) east of Truk in position 06º59'N, 151º45'E.
3 Oct 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) is damaged by a Japanese aerial bomb off Truk. She is forced to terminate her patrol as both her periscopes are out of action.
13 Oct 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ends her 5th war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.
26 Oct 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Solomons Islands area.
23 Nov 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ended her 6th war patrol at Brisbane.
29 Dec 1942
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) departed Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
11 Jan 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Kyokuko Maru (17549 GRT) off Miri, Borneo in position 04º24'N, 113º51'E.
18 Jan 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) sinks two Japanese sampams with gunfire off the coast off Indo-China in position 12º37'N, 109º30'E.
21 Jan 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and damages the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Eifuku Maru (3520 GRT) off the coast of Indo-China in position 11º25'N, 109º22'E.
7 Feb 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Nisshin Maru (16801 GRT) off Miri, Borneo in position 04º31'N, 114º52'E.
14 Feb 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and damages the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Hirotama Maru (1911 GRT) at the south entrance to Makassar Strait in position 04º11'S, 117º45'E. Trout surfaces to sink the ship with gunfire but 7 of her crew were wounded by gunfire from the Japanese ship. Lt.Cdr. Ramage then decided to finish off the Japanese ship with a torpedo.
25 Feb 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ended her 7th war patrol at Fremantle.
22 Mar 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) left Fremantle for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to lay mines in the Api Passage north of Borneo.
7 Apr 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) lays her mines off Sarawak, Borneo.
3 May 1943
USS Trout (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ended her 8th war patrol at Fremantle.
Submarine USS Parche (384)
6 Mar 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Parche (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
29 Mar 1944
USS Parche (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.
4 May 1944
USS Parche (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ships Shoryu Maru (6475 GRT) and Taiyoku Maru (5244 GRT) west of Luzon Strait in position 20º48'N, 118º03'E.
23 May 1944
USS Parche (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
17 Jun 1944
USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.
24 Jun 1944
USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) sinks a Japanese guardboat with gunfire in the North Pacific Ocean in position 30º14'N, 152º33'E.
29 Jul 1944
While operating near the Bashi Channel off the north-west coast of Luzon USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese Army cargo ship Manko Maru (4471 GRT) in position 19º08'N, 120º51'E, the Japanese merchant tanker Koei Maru (10238 GRT) in position 19º00'N, 122º55'E, and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Ogura Maru No.1 (7270 GRT) in position 19º10'N, 120º58'E, and the Japanese army cargo ship Fuso Maru (8195 GRT). Parche also teams up with USS Steelhead to sink the Japanese army cargo ship Yoshino Maru (8990 GRT) in position 19º05'N, 120º50'E.
5 Aug 1944
USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) calles at Saipan. She departs bound for Pearl Harbor the next day.
16 Aug 1944
USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
10 Sep 1944
USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines and in Luzon Strait.
2 Dec 1944
USS Parche (Cdr. L.P. Ramage) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
11 Dec 1944
Lt.Cdr. W.W. McCrory takes over command from Cdr. L.P. Ramage.