Allied Warship Commanders


Edward Dean Spruance, USN

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Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Edward Dean Spruance, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Lionfish (298)Lt.Cdr.Submarine1 Nov 19445 Jun 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Lionfish (298)


8 Jan 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt Cmdr Edward Dean Spruance) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.

25 Feb 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance) arrives at Pearl Harbor.

19 Mar 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt Cmdr Edward Dean Spruance) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol south of Bongo Suido. Later she is ordered to patrol in the Yellow and East China Seas as well.

1 May 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 35º28'N, 124º05'E.

15 May 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.

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