Ralph Emerson Styles, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Ralph Emerson Styles, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Sea Devil (400) | Cdr. | Submarine | 24 May 1944 | 30 Apr 1945 |
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Submarine USS Sea Devil (400)
11 Jul 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sea Devil (Lt Cmdr Ralph Emerson Styles) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.
9 Aug 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
3 Sep 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
16 Sep 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-364 (1440 tons, offsite link) about 250 nautical miles east of the Boso Peninsula, Japan in position 34º30'N, 145º23'E.
25 Oct 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro.
19 Nov 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
2 Dec 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Akigawa Maru (6859 GRT) and the Japanese passenger/cargo ship Hawaii Maru (9467 GRT) about 80 nautical miles south-south-west of Kyushu, Japan in position 30º24'N, 128º17'E.
9 Dec 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and damages the Japanese carrier Junyo (offsite link) east of Kyushu, Japan in position 31º43'N, 129º04'E.
11 Jan 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
7 Feb 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
19 Feb 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) arrives at Saipan.
27 Feb 1945
After wolfpack-training USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Saipan for her patrol area.
2 Apr 1945
While operating in the Yellow Sea USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary vessel Edogawa Maru (1972 BRT) the Japanese army cargo ship Nisshin Maru (1179 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Taijo Maru (6866 GRT) in position 34º18'N, 124º04'E. Sea Devil also torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yamaji Maru (6800 GRT) in position 34º02'N, 124º00'E.
20 Apr 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.