Allied Warship Commanders


Francis Michel Gambacorta, USN

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Ranks

 Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Francis Michel Gambacorta, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS S-40 (145)Submarine10 Aug 194210 Sep 1943
USS Sea Poacher (406)Cdr.Submarine30 Jul 1944Apr 1945

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS S-40 (145)


28 Aug 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. Francis Michel Gambacorta) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Solomons. Later she shifts her patrol area to the D'Entrecasteaux islands.

25 Sep 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 6th war patrol at Brisbane.

19 Oct 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs Brisbane for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gilbert Islands area.

19 Nov 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

7 Dec 1942
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) arrives at San Diego, California for an overhaul.

7 Jun 1943
With her overhaul completed USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs San Diego bound for Dutch Harbour, Alaska.

24 Jun 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs Dutch Harbour for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kurils.

30 Jun 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) toppes off with fuel at Attu.

31 Jul 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 8th war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

12 Aug 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) departs Dutch Harbour for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kurils.

10 Sep 1943
USS S-40 (Lt. F.M. Gambacorta) ends her 9th war patrol at Dutch Harbour. She is now assigned to training duties.


Submarine USS Sea Poacher (406)


25 Oct 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sea Poacher (Lt Cmdr Francis Michel Gambacorta) arrives at Pearl Harbor.

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