Roy Craig Klinker, USN

Born  25 Jun 1912?, California, USA


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Ranks

6 Jun 1935 Ens.
6 Jun 1938 Lt.(jg)
1 Jan 1942 Lt.
1 May 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Mar 1944 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Roy Craig Klinker, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Sea Fox (402)T/Cdr.Submarine13 Jun 194429 Jul 1945

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Sea Fox (402)


11 Sep 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. Roy C. Klinker) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

4 Oct 1944
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. Roy C. Klinker) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol, and was ordered to patrol of the Bonin Islands. Later reassigned to patrol in the East China Sea.

8 Nov 1944 (position 29.05, 127.40)
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Keijo Maru (1051 BRT) in the East China Sea in position 29°05'N, 127°40'E.

24 Nov 1944
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) ended her 1st war patrol at Majuro.

20 Dec 1944
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) departed from Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol of the Ryukyu Islands.

5 Feb 1945
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) ended her 2nd war patrol at Guam.

8 Mar 1945
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) departed from Guam for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea south of Formosa.

6 May 1945
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) ended her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

4 Jun 1945
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.

29 Jul 1945
USS Sea Fox (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Klinker) ended her 4th war patrol at Midway.


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