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Pages in category "United States submarine commanders" The following 155 pages are in this category, out of 155 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In World War II, the United States Navy used submarines heavily. Overall, 263 US submarines undertook war patrols, [2] claiming 1,392 ships and 5,583,400 tons during the war. [3] [a] Submarines in the United States Navy were responsible for sinking 540,192 tons or 30% of the Japanese navy and 4,779,902 tons of shipping, or 54.6% of all Japanese shipping in the Pacific Theater.
Richard Hetherington O'Kane (February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding USS Tang in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any United States submarine ever.
List of submarines of World War II; List of United States Navy ships; List of United States Navy losses in World War II § Submarines (SS) - abbreviated list; List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Submarine (SS) - detailed list; The NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft was a non-commissioned nuclear submarine operated by ...
United States submarine commanders (155 P) Pages in category "Submarine commanders" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
A cenotaph (photo of stone can be found here [16]) in Commander Gilmore's memory and honor was placed by Ed Shields, Ward Calhoun, and the Lauderdale County Department of Archives and History, Inc. at Magnolia Cemetery, Meridian, Mississippi in the Howard Family Plot. His mother's maiden name was Howard.
Pages in category "World War II submarines of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 336 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Gerald Ford – former U.S. President; served aboard carrier during World War II; Edmund Giambastiani – 7th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Leroy Gilbert – former officer in the United States Navy and Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard. Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. – first African-American to be promoted to flag rank; William ...