John Howard Maurer, USN
| Born | 28 Apr 1912 | Washington, D.C. |
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Warship Commands listed for John Howard Maurer, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Atule (403) | Cdr. | Submarine | 21 Jun 1944 | 8 Sep 1947 |
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Submarine USS Atule (403)
9 Oct 1944
With her trials and training completed USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. John H. Maurer) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
21 Oct 1944
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. John H. Maurer) refuels at Saipan, and departs the next day.
1 Nov 1944
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese sinks troop transport Asama Maru (16975 GRT) in Luzon Strait, in position 20º09'N, 117º38'E.
21 Nov 1944
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W-38 (648 tons, offsite link) south-west of Formosa in position 21º21'N, 119º45'E.
25 Nov 1944
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) attacks Japanese convoy MATA-34. At 0125 hrs, firing at overlapping targets, torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Manju Maru (7266 GRT, offsite link) and the escorting patrol boat #38 ex DD Yomogi, 935 ts, SE of Sabtang Island, Luzon in position 20º14'N, 121º40'E. Of the passengers in Manju maru, over 700 were killed in the sinking.
11 Dec 1944
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro.
6 Jan 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) departs Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
24 Jan 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Taiman Maru No.1 (6888 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 36º47'N, 123º59'E.
7 Mar 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) ends her 2nd war patrol at Midway.
2 Apr 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) departs Midway for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Honshu, Japan.
11 Apr 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. John H. Maurer) refuels at Guam, and departs the next day.
30 May 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
3 Jul 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) departs Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Honshu and Hokkaido.
13 Aug 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 6 (740 tons) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 16 (740 tons, both offsite links) east of Hokkaido, Japan in position 42º16'N, 142º12'E.
25 Aug 1945
USS Atule (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Maurer) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
13 Nov 1946
The German submarine U-977 was interned at Mar del Plata, Argentina on 17 August 1945 after a 66-day submerged trip from Norway. The U-boat was handed over to the USA in Boston on 13 November 1945. She was torpedoed off Massachusetts on 13 November 1946 during torpedo trials by USS Atule (Cdr. J.H. Maurer).