Karl Raymond Wheland, USN
| Born | 23 Sep 1907 | Arcadia, Hancock County, Ohio, USA | |
| Died | 9 Sep 1995 | (87) | Orange, Orange County, California, USA |
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Warship Commands listed for Karl Raymond Wheland, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Chewink (ASR 3) | Lt. | Minesweeper | 12 Nov 1940 | 8 Jul 1942 |
| USS S-13 (118) | T/Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Sep 1942 | May 1943 |
| USS Gabilan (252) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 28 Dec 1943 | 13 Dec 1944 |
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Submarine USS Gabilan (252)
10 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan arrived at Key West, Florida for duty with the Fleet Sound School.
11 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
12 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
14 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
15 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
17 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
19 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan is put on the slipway at Key West.
20 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan is put back in the water.
21 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan conducted exercises off Key West.
26 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan is put on the slipway at Key West.
27 Feb 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Gabilan is put back in the water.
23 Mar 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) arrived at Pearl Harbor from New London.
21 Apr 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
6 Jun 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ended her 1st war patrol.
29 Jun 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departed from for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol along the south coast of Honshu in Japanese home waters.
17 Jul 1944 (position 33.51, 138.35)
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) torpedoed and sank the Japanese minesweeper W-25 (492 tons, built 1943, offsite link) north-west of Zenizu, Japan in position 33°51'N, 138°35'E.
18 Aug 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ended her 2nd war patrol.
26 Sep 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) departed from for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
31 Oct 1944 (position 32.50, 134.21)
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) torpedoed and sank the Japanese oceanographic research vessel Kaiyo Maru No.6 (200 GRT) off Murotosaki, Japan in position 32°50'N, 134°21'E.
12 Nov 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. K.R. Wheland) ended her 3rd war patrol at Saipan. She was ordered to proceed to Brisbane, Australia to refit and prepare for her 4th war patrol.
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