William Thomas Kinsella, USN
| Born | 21 May 1913 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Warship Commands listed for William Thomas Kinsella, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Ray (271) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 28 Jun 1944 | 9 Jan 1946 |
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Submarine USS Ray (271)
9 Jul 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
18 Jul 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Jambi Maru (5244 GRT, former Dutch Djambi) in the Java Sea north of Bawean Island in position 05º21'S, 112º30'E.
4 Aug 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Koshu Maru (2812 GRT) in Makassar Strait in position 04º05'S, 117º40'E.
14 Aug 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Zuisho Maru (5286 GRT) off the northwest coast of Borneo in position 03º51'N, 112º58'E.
21 Aug 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Taketoyo Maru (6964 GRT) west of Mindoro, Philippines in position 13º23'N, 120º19'E.
31 Aug 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
23 Sep 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
12 Oct 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Toko Maru (4180 GRT) near Cape Cavalite, Mindoro, Philippines in position 13º32'N, 120º21'E.
1 Nov 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Horai Maru No.7 (834 GRT) west off Mindoro, Philippines in position 13º02'N, 120º17'E.
Ray also lands men and supplies on west coast of Mindoro.
4 Nov 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella), USS Guitarro and USS Bream shared the sinking of the Japanese transport ship Kagu Maru (6806 GRT, offsite link) off Dasol Bay, Philippines in position 15º55'N, 119º44'E.
14 Nov 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 7 (745 tons, offsite link) about 65 nautical miles north-west of Cape Bolinao, Luzon, Philippines in position 17º45'N, 117º45'E.
8 Dec 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
16 Dec 1944
USS Ray (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
26 Mar 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) departs San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbor.
29 Apr 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) arrives at Guam.
30 Apr 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) departs Guam for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Kyusyu in Japanese home waters and in the Yellow Sea.
19 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º24'N, 125º05'E.
23 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 6 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º10'N, 124º31'E.
25 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks the Japanese schooner Tsuki Maru (57 GRT) with gunfire about 35 nautical miles east of Kaiyo Island in position 39º04'N, 123º06'E.
26 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 3 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea at positions 38º53'N, 122º54'E, 38º55'N, 122º53'E and 38º57'N, 122º53'E.
27 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 2 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º16'N, 123º51'E.
28 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 4 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in positions 37º38'N, 124º43'E, 38º19'N, 124º01'E and 38º21'N, 123º58'E.
30 May 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º03'N, 124º06'E.
16 Jun 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
11 Jul 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) departs base for 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
2 Aug 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off the Malaya coast in position 06º45'N, 101º39'E.
3 Aug 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 3 small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam in position 09º.51'N, 99º15'E.
4 Aug 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 3 small Japanese vessela with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam in position 10º52'N, 99º28'E, and 2 more in position 11º12'N, 99º36'E.
5 Aug 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 2 small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam in position 11º29'N, 99º39'E.
7 Aug 1945
USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) sinks 24 !!! small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam in position 10º05'N, 99º28'E.
13 Aug 1945
With her ammunion stock depleted USS Ray (Cdr. W.T. Kinsella) arrives Subic Bay, Philippines to end her 8th war patrol.