Allied Warship Commanders


William Naylor Wylie, USN

Born  14 Oct 1907Tiffin, Ohio


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Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.
 Cdr.

Decorations

Apr/May 45Navy Cross

Warship Commands listed for William Naylor Wylie, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Scorpion (278)Lt.Cdr.Submarine1 Oct 194223 Sep 1943
USS Stormes (DD 780)Cdr.Destroyer27 Jan 1945???

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Scorpion (278)


24 Mar 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. William N. Wylie) arrives at Pearl Harbor from the US East coast.

5 Apr 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the east coast of Honshu in Japanese home waters.

19 Apr 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) lays mines s off Kashima Nada, Japan.

20 Apr 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Meiji Maru No.1 (1934 GRT) off east central coast of Honshu, Japan in position 37º10'N, 141º25'E.

27 Apr 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yuzan Maru (6380 GRT) off the east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 38º08'N, 143º03'E.

30 Apr 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) sinks the Japanese guardboat Ebisu Maru No.5 (131 GRT) with gunfire east of Japan in position 37º24'N, 154º40'E.

8 May 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

29 May 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.

2 Jun 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) toppes off with fuel at Midway.

3 Jul 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ships Anzan Maru (3890 GRT) and Kokuryu Maru (6112 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 38º20'N, 124º25'E.

26 Jul 1943
USS Scorpion (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Wylie) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

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