Joseph Harris Willingham, Jr., USN
| Born | 20 Mar 1905 | Pell City, Alabama |
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Warship Commands listed for Joseph Harris Willingham, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Tautog (199) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 3 Jul 1940 | 28 Nov 1942 |
| USS Bowfin (287) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 1 May 1943 | 26 Oct 1943 |
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Submarine USS Tautog (199)
26 Dec 1941
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. Joseph Harris Willingham) leaves Pearl Harbor for her first war patrol, and was to patrol off the Marshall Islands.
4 Feb 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) returns to Pearl Harbor after conducting her first war patrol. She was sent to the Mare Island Navy yard for a refit.
9 Apr 1942
Her refit completed, USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) leaves the Mare Island Navy Yard and heads for Pearl Harbor.
24 Apr 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) leaves Pearl Harbor for her second war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the Marshall Islands area. Shortly after arriving in her assigned patrol area she was ordered to patrol off Truk to intercept ships returning from the Battle of the Coral Sea.
17 May 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-28 (offsite link) south of Truk in position 06º30'N, 152º00'E.
22 May 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant ship Sanko Maru (5461 GRT) south-west of Truk in position 07º00'N, 151º00'E.
25 May 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant ship Shoka Maru (4467 GRT) about 385 nautical miles south-west of Ulithi, Caroline Islands in position 04º07'N, 143º32'E.
11 Jun 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) ends her second war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
17 Jul 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) leaves Fremantle, Australia on her third war patrol. She was to patrol off Indo-China.
6 Aug 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Ohio Maru (5873 GRT) in the South China Sea about 250 miles east-north-east of Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina in position 13º51'N, 113º15'E.
10 Sep 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. Joseph Harris Willingham) returns from her third war patrol,and is refitted at Albany, Australia.
8 Oct 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) leaves Australia for her fourth war patrol. Once again she was to patrol off Indo-China. She also embarked mines.
20 Oct 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) sinks the Japanese fishing vessel Nanshin Maru (33 GRT) with gunfire in the Sulu Sea in position 06º59'N, 119º20'E.
2 Nov 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) laid a minefield off Haiphong, Indochina.
21 Nov 1942
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. J. H. Willingham) returnes to Fremantle, Australia.
28 Nov 1942
Lt Cmdr William Bernard Sieglaff relieves Lt Cmdr Joseph Harris Willingham as Commanding Officer of USS Tautog.
Submarine USS Bowfin (287)
1 Jul 1943
With her trials and initial training completed USS Bowfin (Cdr. Joseph Harris Willingham) departs New London bound for Brisbane, Australia.
10 Aug 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) arrives at Brisbane.
16 Aug 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) departs Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
2 Sep 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) delivers supplies and evacuates some people from Binuni Point, Mindanao, Philippines.
25 Sep 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Kirishima Maru (5959 GRT) in the South China Sea in position 09º50'N, 112º03'E.
30 Sep 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) delivers supplies and evacuates people from Siquijor Island, Philippines.
Bowfin also sinks the small Japanese cargo ship Mitake Maru with gunfire in the Sulu Sea in position 05º17'N, 121º57'E.
2 Oct 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in Makassar Strait in position 00º55'S, 118º13'E.
10 Oct 1943
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J.H. Willingham) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
26 Oct 1943
Lt.Cdr. Walter Thomas Griffith takes over the command of USS Bowfin from Cdr. Joseph Harris Willingham.