Allied Warship Commanders


George William Lautrup, Jr., USN

Born  18 Mar 1912Yonkers, New York


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Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.
 Cdr.

Decorations

Deb/Feb 44Navy Cross

Warship Commands listed for George William Lautrup, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Gar (206)Lt.Cdr.Submarine30 Jul 194310 Jul 1944
USS Cabezon (334)Cdr.Submarine30 Dec 194415 Jul 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Gar (206)


8 Aug 1943
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. George William Lautrup,Jr.) departed Fremantle for her 9th war patrol.

20 Aug 1943
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Seizan Maru (995 GRT) in the Makassar Strait in position 01º00'N, 119º00'E.

13 Sep 1943
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) ended her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul.

16 Dec 1943
with her overhaul completed USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) departed Pearl Harbor for her 10th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Palau.

20 Jan 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Koyu Maru (5324 GRT) about 50 nautical miles south-south-west of Palau in position 06º40'N, 134º17'E.

23 Jan 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Taian Maru (3670 GRT) about 75 nautical miles south of Palau in position 05º45'N, 134º45'E.

9 Feb 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) ended her 10th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

3 Mar 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) departed Pearl Harbor for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty off Palau.

21 Apr 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) ended her 11th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

20 May 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) departed Pearl Harbor for her 12th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.

5 Jul 1944
USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, Jr) ended her 12th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.


Submarine USS Cabezon (334)


19 Feb 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) departs New London bound for Key West.

15 Mar 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) arrives at Pearl Harbor.

25 May 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Okhotsk.

19 Jun 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Zaosan Maru (2631 GRT) south-west of Paramushiro, Kuril Islands in position 50º39'N, 154º38'E.

11 Jul 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.

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