Donald Greer Irvine, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Donald Greer Irvine, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Piranha (389) | Cdr. | Submarine | 24 Jan 1945 | 9 Jul 1945 |
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Submarine USS Piranha (389)
11 Feb 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) departs Guam for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
27 Feb 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire off the south coast of Formosa in position 22º15'N, 120º17'E.
21 Apr 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) ends her 4th war patrol at Midway.
17 May 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) departs Midway for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
16 Jun 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Eiso Maru (6890 GRT) off the northern coast of Honshu, Japan in position 41º57'N, 140º56'E.
17 Jun 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off the northern coast of Honshu, Japan in position 42º07'N, 141º36'E.
21 Jun 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) damages the Japanese merchant cargo ship Shirogane Maru (122 GRT) with gunfire off the east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 39º28'N, 142º10'E.
22 Jun 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan No.196 (740 tons) off the east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 39º32'N, 142º11'E.
23 Jun 1945
USS Piranha (Cdr. D.G. Irvine) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at positions 39º09'N, 142º10'E and 39º01'N, 142º01'E.