Allied Warship Commanders


William Nolin Deragon, USN

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Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for William Nolin Deragon, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Pipefish (388)Lt.Cdr.Submarine22 Jan 194424 Jun 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Pipefish (388)


3 May 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) arrives at Pearl Harbor.

24 May 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol west of the Mariana Islands and in the Philippines.

16 Jul 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro.

6 Aug 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs from Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-east of Honshu, Japan.

12 Sep 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary vessel Hakutetsu Maru No.7 (1018 GRT) off Shiono Misaki, Japan in position 33º32'N, 135º56'E.

18 Sep 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Rokko Maru (3038 GRT) off Honshu, Japan in position 32º49'N, 154º22'E.

27 Sep 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

28 Oct 1944
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and off Formosa.

3 Dec 1944
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 64 (740 tons, built 1944) (offsite link) in the South China Sea east of Hainan in position 18°36'N, 111°54'E.

6 Jan 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 3rd war patrol at Majuro.

31 Jan 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs from Majuro for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyo Islands.

26 Mar 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 4th war patrol at Midway.

28 Apr 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs from Midway for her 5h war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.

16 Jun 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 5th war patrol at Midway.

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