Francis David Walker, Jr., USN
| Born | 11 Oct 1914 | North Vassalbord, Maine |
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Warship Commands listed for Francis David Walker, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Crevalle (291) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 16 Mar 1944 | 23 Dec 1944 |
| USS Odax (484) | Cdr. | Submarine | 11 Jul 1945 |
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Submarine USS Crevalle (291)
16 Mar 1944
Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker, Jr. takes over command from Cmdr Henry Glass Munson.
4 Apr 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Apr 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Kashiwa Maru (976 GRT) north of Borneo near the Balabac Strait in position 07º11'N, 116º46'E.
6 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Nisshin Maru (16801 GRT) about 40 nautical miles west of Kalutan Island in position 07º19'N, 116º52'E.
11 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) evacuates 28 women and children from Negros Island, Philippines.
14 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker), while en-route to Fremantle is damaged by depth charges off northern Celebes in position 00º57'N, 125º51'E.
19 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker,Jr.) disembarked her passengers at Darwin, Australia; and underwent some repairs.
28 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Francis D. Walker) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
21 Jun 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Francis D. Walker) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
26 Jul 1944
While attacking a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea, USS Flasher (Cmdr Reuben Thornton Whitaker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Otorisan Maru (5280 GRT) in position 17º56'N, 118º07'E, and teams with USS Crevalle to sink the Japanese army cargo ship Tosan Maru (8666 GRT) in position 18º24'N, 118º02'E, both submarines shared the credit for this sinking.
The US submarines USS Angler (Lt Cmdr Franklin Grant Hess), USS Flasher (Cmdr Reuben Thornton Whitaker) and USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker,Jr.), attack a convoy in the South China Sea, east of Luzon. Based on the firing sequences of the 3 subs, it is believed Angler scored a torpedo hit on the seaplane carrier Kiyokawa Maru (6863 GRT, offsite link), in position 18º30'N, 117º57'E. The ship made port with moderate damage.
9 Aug 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
1 Sep 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
11 Sep 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) nearly had a fatal diving accident. She was however damaged in such a way that she had to abort her patrol.
15 Sep 1944
The damaged USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker, Jr.) calls at Darwin to make emergency repairs.
22 Sep 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
22 Oct 1944
After repairs USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Fremantle bound for Pearl Harbor.
6 Nov 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
11 Nov 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Pearl Harbor bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard.
18 Nov 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
23 Dec 1944
Cmdr Everett Hartwell Steinmetz takes over command of USS Crevalle from Cmdr Francis David Walker, Jr.