William Calhoun Thompson, Jr., USN
| Born | 26 Jun 1913 | Dublin, Georgia |
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Warship Commands listed for William Calhoun Thompson, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Cabrilla (288) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 6 Feb 1944 | 31 Dec 1944 |
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Submarine USS Cabrilla (288)
26 May 1944
While on her 4th war patrol USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Sanyo Maru (8360 GRT, offsite link) about 80 nautical miles north of Menado, Celebes in position 02º40'N, 124º35'E.
4 Jun 1944
While on her 4th war patrol USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr.) sinks a samll Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05º20'S, 117º10'E.
17 Jul 1944
While on her 5th war patrol USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Maya Maru (3145 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Natsukawa Maru (4739 GRT) off the west coast of Mindanao, Philippines in position 07º42'N, 122º05'E.
13 Sep 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) departs from Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
1 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tankers Kyokuho Maru (10059 GRT) and Zuiyo Maru (7385 GRT) in the South China Sea, west of Luzon, Philippines in position 16º15'N, 119º43'E.
6 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Hokurei Maru (2407 GRT) and the Japanese tanker Yamamizu Maru No.2 (5154 GRT) off the west coast of Luzon, Philippines in position 17º31'N, 120º21'E.
7 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Shinyo Maru No.8 (1959 GRT) off Vigan, Luzon, Philippines in position 17º50'N, 119º37'E.
25 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the US west coast for a major overhaul.