William Brownlee Parham, USN
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Warship Commands listed for William Brownlee Parham, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Gabilan (252) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 13 Dec 1944 | 17 Aug 1945 |
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Submarine USS Gabilan (252)
29 Dec 1944
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
15 Feb 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
20 Mar 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
4 Apr 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) sinks a small Japanse vessel with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05º56'S, 118º45'E.
7 Apr 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) torpedoes and damages the Japanese light cruiser Isuzu (offsite link) about 60 nautical miles north-west of Bima. The Isuzu is sunk a few hours later by USS Charr.
14 Apr 1945
While attacking a Japanese Surabaya-to-Makassar convoy USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo vessels Kako Maru (762 GRT) in position 05º19'S, 117º06'E and Shonan Maru No.1 (350 GRT) in position 05º13'S, 118º12'E.
28 May 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
20 Jun 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Tokyo Bay in Japanese home waters.
17 Aug 1945
USS Gabilan (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Parham) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.