Vernon Long Lowrance, USN
| Born | 19 Apr 1909 | Catawba, North Carolina |
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Warship Commands listed for Vernon Long Lowrance, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Kingfish (234) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 20 May 1942 | 1 Dec 1943 |
| USS Sea Dog (401) | Cdr. | Submarine | 3 Jun 1944 | 26 Feb 1945 |
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Submarine USS Kingfish (234)
31 Aug 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
9 Sep 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
1 Oct 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yomei Maru (2860 GRT) off Ichiezaki, Japan in position 33º31'N, 135º26'E.
23 Oct 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Seikyo Maru (2608 GRT) at the entrance to Kii Suido, Honshu, Japan in position 33º20'N, 135º27'E.
3 Nov 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
25 Nov 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs from Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
7 Dec 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Hino Maru No.3 (4389 GRT) west of the Bonin Islands in position 23º59'N, 138º43'E.
28 Dec 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Choyo Maru (5388 BRT) off the northwest coast of Formosa in position 24º46'N, 120º40'E.
7 Jan 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire west of the Bonin Islands in the following positions 25º46'N, 138º09'E and 25º31'N, 136º28'E.
23 Jan 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
16 Feb 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. Once agian she is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
4 Mar 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) sinks a large Japanese sampam with gunfire off the Bonin Islands in position 24º23'N, 143º18'E.
17 Mar 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Tenryugawa Maru (3883 GRT) in Formosa Strait in position 24º32'N, 120º15'E.
23 Mar 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) is damaged by depth charges north of Formosa in position 26º20'N, 121º55'E, and is forced to terminate her patrol.
9 Apr 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now ordered to the Mare Islands Navy Yard to be repaired and refitted.
23 Jun 1943
With her repairs completed USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) arrives back at Pearl Harbor.
1 Jul 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Aug 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
24 Sep 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
6 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) lands men and supplies on northeast coast of Borneo.
9 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet oiler Hayatomo (14050 GRT) in the Sibitu Channel in position 05º09'N, 119º18'E.
10 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) lays mines off Cape Pepe, Makassar Strait, Celebes.
20 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Sana Maru (3365 GRT) off Banbon Bay, French Indochina in position 12º36'N, 109º30'E.
14 Nov 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
Submarine USS Sea Dog (401)
22 Aug 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sea Dog (Lt Cmdr Vernon Long Lowrance) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
13 Sep 1944
USS Sea Dog (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lowrance) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south off the Ryukyu Islands.
17 Sep 1944
USS Sea Dog (Lt Cmdr Vernon Long Lowrance) refuels at Midway.
22 Oct 1944
USS Sea Dog (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lowrance) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese supply ship Muroto (8215 GRT) south-southwest of Kagoshima in position 29º19'N, 129º44'E, and the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Tomitsu Maru (2933 GRT) south of Akuseki Jima in position 29º18'N, 129º44'E.
5 Nov 1944
USS Sea Dog (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lowrance) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
29 Nov 1944
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. V.L. Lowrance) departs from Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
8 Dec 1944
USS Sea Dog (Cmdr Vernon Long Lowrance) refuels at Saipan, and departs from the next day.
5 Feb 1945
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. V.L. Lowrance) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.