William Thackeray Nelson, USN
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Warship Commands listed for William Thackeray Nelson, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Peto (265) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 14 Mar 1943 | 22 Jan 1944 |
| USS Lamprey (372) | Cdr. | Submarine | 17 Nov 1944 | 8 May 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine USS Peto (265)
14 Mar 1943
USS Peto (Lt Cmdr William Thackeray Nelson) arrives at Brisbane, Australia.
2 Apr 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) departs Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Truk-Rabaul shipping lanes.
20 May 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 1st war patrol at Brisbane.
10 Jun 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) departs Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Truk-Rabaul shipping lanes.
28 Jun 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese hydrographic-meteorological research ship Tenkai (Maru) (359 GRT) between Truk and Rabaul in position 01º47'N, 151º46'E.
7 Jul 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) torpedoes and damages the Japanese oiler Shinkoku Maru (10020 GRT) north-east of Manus in position 00º35'N, 148º00'E.
4 Aug 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane.
1 Sep 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) departs Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
1 Oct 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Tonei Maru (4930 GRT) and the Japanese army cargo ship Kinkasan Maru (4980 GRT) south of the Caroline Islands in position 04º00'N, 143º50'E.
21 Oct 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.
14 Nov 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol between the Caroline Islands and New Guinea.
1 Dec 1943
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Konei Maru (2345 GRT) north of Manus in position 01º16'N, 146º45'E.
7 Jan 1944
USS Peto (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 4th war patrol at Brisbane.
Submarine USS Lamprey (372)
17 Feb 1945
USS Lamprey (Cdr. W.T. Nelson) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in off Formosa and in the South China Sea.
22 Apr 1945
USS Lamprey (Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.