Karl Raymond Wheland, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Karl Raymond Wheland, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Gabilan (252) | Cdr. | Submarine | 28 Dec 1943 | 13 Dec 1944 |
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Submarine USS Gabilan (252)
23 Mar 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
21 Apr 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
6 Jun 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ends her 1st war patrol.
29 Jun 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departs for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol olong the south coast of Honshu in Japanese home waters.
17 Jul 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W-25 (492 tons, built 1943, offsite link) north-west of Zenizu, Japan in position 33º51'N, 138º35'E.
18 Aug 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ends her 2nd war patrol.
26 Sep 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departs for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
31 Oct 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Kaiyo Maru No.6 (200 GRT) off Murotosaki, Japan in position 32º50'N, 134º21'E.
12 Nov 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ends her 3rd war patrol at Saipan. She is ordered to proceed to Brisbane, Australia to refit and prepair for her 4th war patrol.