Lawrence Lott Edge, USN
| Born | 15 Nov 1912 | Colmbus, Ohio | |
| Died | 18 Jun 1945 | (32) | USS Bonefish (SS-223) |
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Warship Commands listed for Lawrence Lott Edge, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Bonefish (223) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 13 Jun 1944 | 18 Jun 1945 (+) |
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Submarine USS Bonefish (223)
25 Jun 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt Cmdr Lawrence Lott Edge) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol,and is ordered to patrol in the Celebes Sea.
5 Jul 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel in Makassar Stait in position 00º41'N, 119º51'E.
7 Jul 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) sinks the Japanese guardboat Ryuei Maru (207 GRT) with gunfire off Tarakan, Borneo, Netherlands East Indies in position 02º40'N, 118º22'E.
8 Jul 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) sinks the Japanese guardboat Moji Maru (60 GRT) with gunfire east of Borneo in position 02º25'N, 118º14'E.
10 Jul 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Sulu Sea in position 07º10'N, 119º12'E.
30 Jul 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Kokuyo Maru (10026 GRT) in the Sulu Sea about 75 nautical miles northeast of Borneo, in position 06º07'N, 120º00'E.
13 Aug 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
5 Sep 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
27 Sep 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet oiler Kamoi (17000 GRT, offsite link) in the South China Sea about 240 nautical miles south-west of Manila in position 13º48'N, 118º38'E.
28 Sep 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Anjo Maru (2086 GRT) in the South China Sea east of Mindoro in position 13º10'N, 120º08'E.
14 Oct 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Fushimi Maru (2546 GRT) in the South China Sea off the west coast of Luzon, Philippines in position 16º12'N, 119º45'E.
8 Nov 1944
USS Bonefish (Lt.Cdr. L.L. Edge) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to San Francisco for a major overhaul.
20 Mar 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Bonefish (Cdr. L.L. Edge) departs Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol. She is odered to patrol in the East China Sea.
7 May 1945
USS Bonefish (Cdr. L.L. Edge) ends her 7th war patrol at Guam.
28 May 1945
USS Bonefish (Cdr. L.L. Edge) departs Guam for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.
13 Jun 1945
USS Bonefish (Cdr. L.L. Edge) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Oshikasan Maru (6892 GRT) in the Sea of Japan in position 38º30'N, 136º58'E.
18 Jun 1945
USS Bonefish (Cdr. L.L. Edge, USN) after a rendezvous with USS Tunny at position 37º02'N, 135º32'E, Bonefish torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Konzan Maru (5488 GRT) in position 37º13'N, 137º18'E. Unfortunately Bonefish is later sunk with all hands by the Japanese escort vessels Okinawa, Kaibokan 72, Kaibokan 75, Kaibokan 158 and Kaibokan 207 in the Sea of Japan in position 37º18'N, 137º55'E.