Byron Home Nowell, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Byron Home Nowell, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Paddle (263) | Submarine | 10 Dec 1943 | 27 Sep 1944 |
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Submarine USS Paddle (263)
19 Mar 1944
USS Paddle (Lt Cmdr Byron Home Nowell) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol, and is ordered to patrol south of the Philippines.
12 May 1944
USS Paddle (Lt.Cdr. B.H. Nowell) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
5 Jun 1944
USS Paddle (Lt.Cdr. B.H. Nowell) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Philippines.
6 Jul 1944
USS Paddle (Lt.Cdr. B.H. Nowell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Hokaze (1215 tons, offsite link) north-west of Halmahera off Sangi Island in position 03º24'N, 125º28'E.
29 Jul 1944
USS Paddle (Lt.Cdr. B.H. Nowell) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
22 Aug 1944
USS Paddle (Lt.Cdr. B.H. Nowell) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sulu Sea.
7 Sep 1944
USS Paddle (Lt Cmdr Byron Home Nowell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Shinyo Maru (2634 GRT, which carries 750 American POW's on board) and damages the Japanese tanker Eiyo Maru No.2 (5061 GRT) off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines in position 08º11'N, 122º40'E.
The Eiyo Maru No.2 is beached at Sindagon Point in position 08º10'N, 122º40'E; and was damaged beyond repair.
25 Sep 1944
USS Paddle (Lt.Cdr. B.H. Nowell) ends her 5th war patrol at Mios Woendi.