Joseph Bryan Icenhower, USN

Born  13 Mar 1913Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Died  7 Apr 1994(81)


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Ranks

4 Jun 1936 Ens.
4 Jun 1939 Lt.(jg)
30 Jun 1942 Lt.
1 May 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
15 Mar 1944 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Oct/Dec 44 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Joseph Bryan Icenhower, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Jallao (368)T/Cdr.Submarine2 Jul 19449 Sep 1945

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Jallao (368)


22 Sep 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. Joseph Bryan Icenhower) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

9 Oct 1944
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Philippines.

25 Oct 1944 (position 21.23, 127.19)
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) torpedoed and sank the Japanese light cruiser Tama (offsite link) east of Luzon Strait in position 21°23'N, 127°19'E.

10 Dec 1944
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) ended her 1st war patrol at Majuro.

6 Jan 1945
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) ended departed from Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.

26 Mar 1945
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) ended her 2nd war patrol at Midway.

20 Apr 1945
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) departed from Midway for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Marcus Island and later in Japanese home waters.

13 Jun 1945
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) ended her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

31 Jul 1945
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) departed from Guam for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.

11 Aug 1945 (position 38.03, 133.12)
USS Jallao (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Icenhower) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Teihoku Maru (5794 GRT) in the Sea of Japan in position 38°03'N, 133°12'E.


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