Carl Redmond Dwyer, USN

Born  9 Jun 1915Edgerton, Kansas


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Ranks

  Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

Dec/Jan 45 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Carl Redmond Dwyer, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Puffer (268)Lt.Cdr.Submarine6 Nov 194417 Apr 1946

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Puffer (268)


16 Dec 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. Carl R. Dwyer) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.

10 Jan 1945 (position 26.45, 126.11)
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) torpedoed and sank the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 42 (740 tons) and torpedoed and damaged the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 30 (740 tons, both offsite links) in the East China Sea in position 26°45'N, 126°11'E.

17 Jan 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) ended her 6th war patrol at Guam.

11 Feb 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) departed from Guam for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

21 Apr 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) ended her 7th war patrol at Midway.

20 May 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) departed from Midway for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Java Sea.

5 Jul 1945 (position -8.10, 115.00)
While operating off Bali USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) sank 5 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in position 08°10'S, 115°00'E, 2 more in position 08°04'S, 115°05'E and one in position 08°08'S, 115°05'E.

11 Jul 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) ended her 7th war patrol at Fremantle. Early August 1945 she departed from Fremantle for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.


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