Frederick Williams Laing, USN

Born  10 Dec 1906?, Georgia, USA


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Ranks

2 Jun 1938 Lt.
15 Jun 1942 T/Lt.Cdr.
15 Oct 1942 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Frederick Williams Laing, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Mallard (ASR 4)Lt.Minesweeper3 Jul 1939Aug 1941
USS S-30 (135)Lt.SubmarineOct 1941Jan 1943
USS Greenlet (ASR 10)T/Cdr.Submarine rescue vessel29 May 19432 Jan 1944 (1)

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS S-30 (135)


31 Jan 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from New London bound for the Panama Canal Zone.

16 Feb 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) arrived at Coco Solo.

10 Mar 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Coco Solo for a defensive patrol.

31 Mar 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) returns to Coco Solo.

14 Apr 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Coco Solo for a defensive patrol.

13 May 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) returns to Coco Solo.

1 Aug 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from the Mare Island Navy Yard bound for Dutch Harbour, Alaska.

12 Aug 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 1st offensive war patrol. She was ordered to patrol the Japanese shipping lanes between the Kurils and the western Aleutians.

12 Sep 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) ended her 1st offensive war patrol at Dutch Harbour.

24 Sep 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 2nd offensive war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kiska.

27 Sep 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) arrived back at Dutch Harbour with a cracked cylinder in her port engine.

30 Sep 1942
With repairs completed, USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) Dutch Harbour again to resume her 2nd offensive war patrol.

9 Oct 1942
While on her 2nd offensive war patrol USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing), suffers further engineering problems and is forced to return to Dutch Harbour. Upon arriving there she is sent to San Diego, California for an overhaul.


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