Jesse Lyle Hull, USN

Born  3 May 1903Thomasville, Oregon County, Missouri, USA
Died  4 Feb 1974(70)Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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Ranks

1 Jul 1940 Lt.Cdr.
15 Aug 1942 T/Cdr.
1 Aug 1943 T/Capt.

Decorations

Sep/Nov 42 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Jesse Lyle Hull, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Finback (230)Lt.Cdr.Submarine31 Jan 19426 Feb 1943

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Submarine USS Finback (230)


11 Apr 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull, USN) departed Portsmouth, New Hampshire for Newport, Rhode Island for her torpedo trials.

12 Apr 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island from Portsmouth, New Hampshire for her torpedo trials.

15 Apr 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her torpedo trials completed, USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull, USN), departed Newport, Rhode Island and arrived at New London, Connecticut.

3 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.

10 May 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull, USN) arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone from New London, Connecticut.

13 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull, USN) transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Balboa.

29 May 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) arrived at Pearl Harbor from New London.

31 May 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) departed from Pearl Harbor to take part in the defence of Midway.

9 Jun 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) returns to Pearl Harbor.

25 Jun 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Aleutians.

12 Aug 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) ended her 1st war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

23 Aug 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) returns to Pearl Harbor to refit for her 2nd war patrol.

23 Sep 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Formosa.

14 Oct 1942 (position 25.20, 121.25)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Teison Maru (7007 GRT) some 20 nautical miles off Tansui harbour, on the northwest tip of Formosa in position 25°20'N, 121°25'E.

20 Oct 1942 (position 24.26, 120.25)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army passenger-cargo ship Africa Maru (9476 GRT) and cargo ship Yamafuji Maru (5359 GRT) west of Formosa in position 24°26'N, 120°25'E.

3 Nov 1942 (position 25.25, 126.31)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) sank a Japanese sampan with gunfire off the Ryukyu Islands in position 25°25'N, 126°31'E.

20 Nov 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

16 Dec 1942
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kyusyu in Japanese home waters.

17 Jan 1943 (position 30.33, 132.25)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) sank the Japanese coaster Yachiyo Maru (271 GRT) with gunfire off Tanega Shima in position 30°33'N, 132°25'E.

6 Feb 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hull) ended her 3th war patrol at Midway.


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