Arthur Howard Taylor, USN

Born  18 Mar 1905Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Died  11 Dec 1982(77)Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA


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Ranks

30 Jun 1936 Lt.
1 Jan 1942 Lt.Cdr.
20 Mar 1945 T/Capt.

Decorations

Jul/Sep 42 Navy Cross (1)
Oct/Dec 42 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Arthur Howard Taylor, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS S-16 (121)Lt.Submarine2 Dec 1940Sep 1941
USS Haddock (231)Lt.Cdr.Submarine14 Mar 19425 Mar 1943

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Submarine USS Haddock (231)


17 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island from Portsmouth, New Hampshire for her torpedo trials.

19 May 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her torpedo trials completed, USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor, USN), arrived at New London, Connecticut from Newport, Rhode Island.

19 Jun 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for the Panama Canal Zone.

3 Jul 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor, USN) transited the Panama Canal.

16 Jul 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

28 Jul 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.

22 Aug 1942 (position 26.07, 121.29)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Tatsuho Maru (6334 GRT) off the China coast, near Foochow in position 26°07'N, 121°29'E.

26 Aug 1942 (position 26.27, 121.23)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Teishun Maru (2251 GRT) about 100 nautical miles north-north-west of Keelung, Formosa in position 26°27'N, 121°23'E.

19 Sep 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) ended her 1st war patrol at Midway.

11 Oct 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) departed from Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.

3 Nov 1942 (position 32.02, 126.13)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tekkai Maru (1925 GRT) in the East China Sea between Shanghai and Korea in position 32°02'N, 126°13'E.

6 Nov 1942 (position 33.46, 127.28)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese army cargo ship France Maru (2732 GRT) east of Cheju-do, Korea in position 33°46'N, 127°28'E.

11 Nov 1942 (position 35.36, 123.44)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Venice Maru (6571 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 35°36'N, 123°44'E.

16 Nov 1942 (position 31.52, 126.14)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Nichinan Maru (6503 GRT) in the East China Sea in position 31°52'N, 126°14'E.

4 Dec 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

28 Dec 1942
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of Honshu in Japanese home waters.

19 Jan 1943 (position 34.13, 136.59)
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) torpedoed and sank the Japanese tanker Genyo Maru (10018 GRT) south of Honshu, Japan in position 34°13'N, 136°59'E.

17 Feb 1943
USS Haddock (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Taylor) ended her 3th war patrol at Midway.


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