Victor "B" McCrea, USN
| Born | 10 Jul 1908 | Williams County, Ohio |
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Warship Commands listed for Victor "B" McCrea, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Hoe (258) | Submarine | 16 Dec 1942 | 31 Oct 1944 |
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Submarine USS Hoe (258)
27 May 1943
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
11 Jul 1943
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
21 Aug 1943
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Truk.
18 Oct 1943
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
26 Jan 1944
After extensive repairs to her main engines USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Philippines between Mindanao and Halmahera.
25 Feb 1944
While operating south of Davao Gulf, Philippines USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Nissho Maru (10526 GRT) in position 05º50'N, 126º00'E and torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet tanker Kyokuto Maru (10051 GRT, offsite link) in position 05º38'N, 126º00'E.
5 Mar 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
4 Apr 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) departs Fremantle for her 4h war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
8 May 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) torpedoes and damages the Japanese frigate Sado (870 tons, offsite link) and the Japanese army tanker Akane Maru (10241 GRT) in the South China Sea west of Luzon Strait in position 19º22'N, 120º13'E.
2 Jun 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
29 Jun 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
23 Aug 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
15 Sep 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol southwest of Lingayen Gulf.
7 Oct 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Makassar Maru (4026 GRT) in the South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines in position 17º46'N, 119º40'E.
8 Oct 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Kohoku Maru (2578 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 8 (940 tons, offsite link) in the South China Sea east of Hainan in position 18º32'N, 116º13'E.
22 Oct 1944
USS Hoe (Lt.Cdr. V.B. McCrea) ends her 6th war patrol at Fremantle.