John Corbus, USN
| Born | 25 Oct 1907 | Vallejo, California |
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Warship Commands listed for John Corbus, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Herring (233) | Lt Cmdr | Submarine | 5 Mar 1943 | 13 Apr 1943 |
| USS Haddo (255) | Lt Cmdr | Submarine | 14 Dec 1943 | 18 Feb 1944 |
| USS Bowfin (287) | Cmdr | Submarine | 15 Apr 1944 | 23 Sep 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine USS Haddo (255)
14 Dec 1943
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. J. Corbus) departs Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
4 Feb 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. J. Corbus) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
Submarine USS Bowfin (287)
15 Apr 1944
Cdr. John Corbus takes over the command of USS Bowfin from Cdr. Walter Thomas Griffith.
25 Apr 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Palau's.
14 May 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. John Corbus) and USS Aspro (Cdr. William A. Stevenson) torpedo and sink the Japanese army cargo ship Bisan Maru (4667 GRT) about 90 nautical miles northwest of Palau in position 08º55'N, 133º42'E.
21 Jun 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
16 Jul 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
10 Aug 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) torpedoes and sinks the small Japanese merchant cargo ship Seiyo Maru (197 GRT) off Minami Daito Shima in position 25º50'N, 131º12'E.
22 Aug 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Tsushima Maru (6754 GRT) some 10 kilometers north-west of Akuseki in position 29º32'N, 129º33'E.
28 Aug 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire south-east off Okinawa in position 25º56'N, 128º54'E.
4 Sep 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) sinks the Japanese
guardboat Hinode Maru No.6 (245 GRT) with gunfire east of the Bonin Islands in position 31º54'N, 152º05'E.
13 Sep 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
21 Sep 1944
USS Bowfin (Cdr. J. Corbus) arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
23 Sep 1944
The Japanese gunboat Nankai (2400 tons, offsite link) and the Japanese troop transport Hokkai Maru (8416 GRT) are damaged by mines (laid by USS Bowfin on 29 January) off Balikpapan, Borneo in position 03º37'S, 116º25'E.
23 Sep 1944
Cdr. Alexander Kelly Tyree takes over the command of USS Bowfin from Cdr. John Corbus.