Louis Darby McGregor, Jr., USN
| Born | 28 Feb 1907 | Warrenton, Georgia |
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Warship Commands listed for Louis Darby McGregor, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Pike (173) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Early 1943 | Sep 43 |
| USS Redfish (395) | Cdr. | Submarine | 12 Apr 1944 | 2 Jan 1945 |
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Submarine USS Pike (173)
31 Mar 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. Louis Darby McGregor, Jr.) left Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol, and was to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
14 Apr 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Madras Maru (3802 GRT) north of the Admiralty Islands in position 01º25'N, 148º22'E.
25 Apr 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) shells Satawan Island, Caroline Islands.
22 Jul 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) left Pearl Harbor for her 7th and last war patrol. She was to patrol off Marcus Island.
5 Aug 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Shoju Maru (1992 GRT) west of Marcus Island in position 24º30'N, 158º50'E.
22 Aug 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Toun Maru (1915 GRT) in the Philippine Sea in position 21º22'N, 137º50'E.
Submarine USS Redfish (395)
27 Jun 1944
With her trials and training completed USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
23 Jul 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.
18 Aug 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Eiyo Maru (8673 GRT) in Luzon Strait in position 20º28'N, 121º04'E.
25 Aug 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and damages the Japanese army cargo ship Batopaha Maru (5953 GRT) north-northeast of Cape Bojeador, Luzon, Philippines in position 18º31'N, 120º32'E. The damaged ship is towed to Bangui Bay, Luzon, Philippines where she is beached and declared a total loss.
16 Sep 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Ogura Maru No.2 (7311 GRT, offsite link) south of Formosa in position 21º24'N, 121º14'E.
21 Sep 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Mizuho Maru (8506 GRT) north of Luzon, Philippines in position 18º37'N, 120º43'E.
2 Oct 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
25 Oct 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the east China Sea.
20 Nov 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the north-east coast of Formosa in position 25º15'N, 122º23'E.
22 Nov 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire east of Formosa in position 24º14'N, 122º25'E.
23 Nov 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hozan Maru (2552 GRT) east of Formosa in position 24º27'N, 122º47'E.
9 Dec 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and damages the Japanese carrier Junyo (offsite link) east of Kyushu, Japan in position 32º13'N, 129º13'E.
19 Dec 1944
USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese carrier Unryu (offsite link) about 200 nautical miles south-east of Shanghai, China in position 28º19'N, 124º40'E.
Redfish herself is damaged by depth charges from the escorting destroyers and is forced to terminate her patrol.
2 Jan 1945
The damaged USS Redfish (Cdr. L.D. McGregor) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.