Romondt Budd, USN
| Born | 21 Oct 1912 | Phillipsport, New York, USA | |
| Died | 18 Aug 1973 | (60) | Verbank, New York, USA |
| Ranks
Retired: 1 Jan 1960 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Romondt Budd, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Mackerel (204) | T/Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | mid 1943 | late 1944 |
| USS Pintado (387) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 19 May 1945 | 29 Aug 1945 |
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Submarine USS Pintado (387)
1 Jun 1945
USS Pintado (Cmdr Romondt Budd) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
26 Jun 1945
Photo courtesy of Mr. Mike Lebens, Assistant Curator at the Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas.Photo with thanks to Dave Dings.
USS Pintado (Cdr. R. Budd) rescues 12 crew members of the B-29 bomber "City of Galveston" south of Honshu, Japan. The survivors were taken to Guam where the air crew and submarine crew christened a new B-29 named "USS Pintado" at North Field on 20 July 1945.
See also this website (offsite link). (1)
10 Jul 1945
USS Pintado (Cdr. R. Budd) ended her 5th war patrol at Guam.
7 Aug 1945
USS Pintado (Cdr. R. Budd) departed from Guam for her 6th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
25 Aug 1945
USS Pintado (Cdr. R. Budd) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
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