Louis Calott Farley, Jr., USNR
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Warship Commands listed for Louis Calott Farley, USNR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Billfish (286) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 14 Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 |
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Submarine USS Billfish (286)
24 Apr 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) departs Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to proceed to Saipan to be topped off with full and then to patrol in the East China Sea.
26 May 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kotobuki Maru No.7 (991 GRT) off Nagasaki, Japan in position 33.19N, 129.31E.
4 Jun 1945
Patrol 7, Gun attack No. 1, at 1635 hours Billfish (SS-286) opened fire on the 3rd of the 3 4-masted schooners they were successful in destroying, however, at 1638, Oliver Robert Vidal, QM1c, USNR, from Gloucester, MA paid the ultimate price in serving our country. He was shot by rifle fire, succumbed to his wounds on 5 June and was buried at sea. Also injured was Ralph Boese, EM2c.
5 Jun 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Taiu Maru (2220 GRT) off Chinnampo, Korea in position 38º32'N, 124º45'E.
Billfish also sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Korea in position 38º30'N, 124º44'E.
17 Jun 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
12 Jul 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) departs Midway for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
5 Aug 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) torpedoes and sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Kori Maru (1091 GRT) in the Yellow Sea off the Kwantung Peninsula in position 38º51'N, 121º59'E.
27 Aug 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.