James Lowell Page McCallum, USN

Born  11 Feb 1912Denver, Colorado, USA
Died  13 Sep 1977(65)Seattle, Washington, USA

Ranks

6 Jun 1935 Ens.
6 Jun 1938 Lt.(jg)
1 Aug 1941 Lt.
1 May 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Mar 1944 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for James Lowell Page McCallum, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Bream (243)T/Cdr.Submarine7 Dec 194415 Jun 1945

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Bream (243)


19 Dec 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. James Lowell Page McCallum) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.

22 Dec 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. James Lowell Page McCallum) refuels at Exmouth Gulf.

10 Feb 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.

7 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departed from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.

10 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. James Lowell Page McCallum) refuels at Exmouth Gulf.

13 Mar 1945 (position -5.35, 114.11)
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) sank two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05°35'S, 114°11'E.

14 Mar 1945 (position -5.41, 114.03)
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) sank the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Keihin Maru (76 GRT) with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05°41'S, 114°03'E.

15 Mar 1945 (position -5.36, 114.33)
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) is damaged by depth charges in the Java Sea in position 05°36'S, 114°33'E. She is forced to terminate her patrol.

22 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) ended her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.

20 Apr 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departed from Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.

29 Apr 1945 (position -4.11, 111.17)
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) torpedoed and sank the German minesweeper depot ship Quito (1230 GRT, built 1938, offsite link) off Tanjong Puting, Borneo, Netherlands East Indies in position 04°11'S, 111°17'E.

14 May 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) enters Subic Bay, Philippines to make some repairs and take on board additional fuel.

16 May 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departed from Subic Bay, Philippines and resumes her patrol. She is now ordered to perform lifeguard duty off the southern tip of Formosa.

5 Jun 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) ended her 6th war patrol at Saipan.

6 Jun 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departed from Saipan to refit at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard at San Francisco.


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