John Franklin Walling, USN

Born  2 Feb 1912Nantucket Island, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Died  8 Apr 1945(33)USS Snook (SS-279)


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Ranks

6 Jun 1935 Ens.
6 Jun 1938 Lt.(jg)
14 Sep 1941 Lt.
1 May 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Mar 1944 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for John Franklin Walling, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS S-48 (159)T/Lt.Cdr.Submarinemid 1943May 1944
USS Marlin (205)T/Cdr.SubmarineMay 1944Nov 1944
USS Snook (279)T/Cdr.Submarine5 Dec 19448 Apr 1945 (+)

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS S-48 (159)


24 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS S-48 departed New London, Connecticut for Casco Bay, Maine.

25 Oct 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS S-48 arrived at Casco Bay, Maine from New London, Connecticut.


Submarine USS Snook (279)


25 Dec 1944
USS Snook (Cdr. J.F. Walling) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Kuril Islands.

17 Feb 1945
USS Snook (Cdr. J.F. Walling) ended her 8th war patrol at Guam.

25 Mar 1945
USS Snook (Cdr. J.F. Walling) departed from Guam for her 9th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and Luzon Strait.


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