Bafford Edward Lewellen, USN
| Born | 22 Sep 1909 | Florence, Alabama |
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Warship Commands listed for Bafford Edward Lewellen, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Pollack (180) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | May 1943 | 13 Jun 1944 |
| USS Torsk (423) | Cdr. | Submarine | 16 Dec 1944 | 23 Sep 1945 |
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Submarine USS Pollack (180)
10 May 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. Bafford Edward Lewellen) left Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the Marshall Islands area.
18 May 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Terushima Maru (3110 GRT) south-west of Maleolap Atoll, Marshall Islands in position 08º00'N, 171º00'E.
20 May 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese armed merchant cruiser Bangkok Maru (5351 GRT, offsite link) south-east of Jaluit, Marshall Islands in position 06º47'N, 169º42'E.
25 Jun 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
20 Jul 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) leaves Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off the east coast of Kyushu.
27 Aug 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Taifuku Maru (3520 GRT) east of Kyushu in position 32º28'N, 132º23'E.
3 Sep 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Tagonoura Maru (3521 GRT) off Mikura Jima, Japan in position 33º38'N, 140º07'E.
16 Sep 1943
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
28 Feb 1944
After an overhaul USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) leaves Pearl Harbor for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Bonin Islands area.
21 Mar 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Hakuyo Maru (1327 GRT) about 30 nautical miles north-east of Torishima in position 30º53'N, 140º42'E.
25 Mar 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine chaser CH-54 (442 tons, offsite link) about 50 nautical miles north of Muko Jima, Bonin Islands in position 28º44'N, 141º45'E.
3 Apr 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Tosei Maru (2814 GRT) about 325 miles south of Yokohama, Japan in position 30º14'N, 139º44'E.
11 Apr 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) ends her 9th war patrol at Midway.
6 May 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) leaves midweay for her 10th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol of the Bonin Islands.
22 May 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Asanagi (offsite link) about 200 nautical miles west-north-west of Chichi Jima, Bonin Islands in position 28º19'N, 138º54'E.
7 Jun 1944
USS Pollack (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) ended her 10th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
Submarine USS Torsk (423)
11 Feb 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) departs New London bound for Port Everglades.
16 Feb 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) arrives at Port Everglades.
20 Feb 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) departs Port Everglades bound for Pearl Harbor.
23 Mar 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
16 Apr 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Kii Suido and off the north-east coast of Honshu.
16 Jun 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
17 Jul 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to proceed to Guam and then head on to her patrol area in the Sea of Japan.
10 Aug 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) passes through Tsushima Strait.
13 Aug 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kaiho Maru (873 GRT) off the west coast of Honshu, Japan in position 36º17'N, 136º09'E.
14 Aug 1945
While operating in the Sea of Japan USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvettes Kaibokan 13 (745 tons) in position 35º44'N, 134º38'E and Kaibokan 47 (745 tons, both offsite links) in position 35º41'N, 134º38'E.
9 Sep 1945
USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam.