George Ellis Pierce, USN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

May/Jul 45Navy Cross
 Navy Cross

Warship Commands listed for George Ellis Pierce, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Tunny (282)Lt.Cdr.SubmarineAug 1944Jul 45 ?

Career information

We currently have no career / biographical information on this officer.

Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Tunny (282)


4 Aug 1944
USS Tunny (Lt.Cdr. G.E. Pierce) departs Pearl Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the south China Sea.

1 Sep 1944
USS Tunny (Lt.Cdr. G.E. Pierce) is damaged by aerial bombs east of Luzon Strait, south-east of Formosa in position 21º50'N, 119º18'E and is forced to terminate her patrol.

17 Sep 1944
USS Tunny (Lt.Cdr. G.E. Pierce) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

20 Sep 1944
USS Tunny (Lt.Cdr. G.E. Pierce) departs Pearl Harbour bound for the Hunters Point Navy Yard for repairs and a major overhaul.

26 Sep 1944
USS Tunny (Lt.Cdr. G.E. Pierce) arrives at the Hunters Point Navy Yard.

3 Feb 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Tunny (Cdr. G.E. Pierce) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Saipan.

5 Mar 1945
USS Tunny (Cdr. G.E. Pierce) departs Saipan for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Ryukyu Islands.

4 Apr 1945
USS Tunny (Cdr. G.E. Pierce) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire east of the Bonin Islands in position 29º27'N, 146º42'E.

14 Apr 1945
USS Tunny (Cdr. G.E. Pierce) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

28 May 1945
USS Tunny (Cdr. G.E. Pierce) departs Saipan for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.

6 Jul 1945
USS Tunny (Cdr. G.E. Pierce) ends her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

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