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This is a personal web site maintained by Dave Peckinpaugh who served aboard the USS Orion in the late Fifties. Its purpose is to provide a timeline history of the USS Orion (AS-18) relative to world and national events. Any editorial comments are my own and do not reflect the policies of the U.S. Navy or the USS Orion (AS-18) Veterans Historical Organization. I welcome any information that will help fill in the blanks.
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Cold War incidents involving submarines are described and documented in the book Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew, Copyright 1998, Public Affairs, New York.

USS Orion (AS-18)
Authorized
1940
On This Date
Elsewhere
"Sitzkrieg" ends in Europe
4 April U.S. Fleet departs West Coast for maneuvers in Hawaiian Islands area.
9 April Germany invades Norway
Construction authorized 1 May
7 May President orders Pacific Fleet to remain in Hawaiian waters indefinitely
10 May Churchill replaces Chamberlain as Prime Minister
12 May Germany invades France
15 May Nylon stockings go on sale in the U.S. for the first time
26 May Evacuation of Dunkirk begins
10 June Norway surrenders. Italy declares war on Allies
14 June Paris falls.
President Roosevelt signs Naval Expansion Act
10 July Battle of Britain begins
20 August Leon Trotsky assassinated in Mexico
15 September British airmen, using new radar system, shoot down 185 German planes
27 September Japan signs Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy
7 November "Galloping Gertie," Tacoma Narrows Bridge, collapses
11-12 November British naval aircraft attack Italian fleet at Taranto
14 November German bombing raid devastates Coventry
24 November Germans seal off Jewish ghetto in Warsaw
8 December Luftwaffe ravages London in 24-hour raid
9 December British attack Italians at Sidi Barrani in Egypt 
29 December London suffers its most devastating air raid
Some Top Songs in 1940
Scatterbrain -- Frankie Masters
All the Things You Are -- Tommy Dorsey
Careless -- Glenn Miller
Indian Summer -- Tommy Dorsey
Darn That Dream -- Benny Goodman
When You Wish Upon a Star -- Glenn Miller
Woodpecker Song -- Glenn Miller
Imagination-- Glenn Miller
Make Believe Island -- Mitchell Ayres
Fools Rush In -- Glenn Miller
I'll Never Smile Again -- Tommy Dorsey
Sierra Sue -- Bing Crosby
Maybe -- Ink Spots
Practice Makes Perfect -- Bob Chester
Only Forever -- Bing Crosby
Ferry Boat Serenade -- The Andrews Sisters
Trade Winds -- Bing Crosby
We Three -- Ink Spots
There I Go -- Vaughn Monroe
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar -- Will Bradley
Blueberry Hill -- Glenn Miller
The Breeze and I -- Jimmy Dorsey
In the Mood -- Glenn Miller
Tuxedo Junction -- Glenn Miller
Sports in 1940
Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw
Kentucky Derby: Gallahadion
Stanley Cup: N.Y. Rangers 4, Toronto 2
Major League Baseball
World Series: Cincinnati 4, Detroit 3
Pro Football
Green Bay 45, College All-Stars 28
NFL Championship: Bears 40, Washington 0
College Football: Navy 14, Army 0
Rose Bowl: USC 14, Tennessee 0
Cotton Bowl: Clemson 6, Boston College 3
Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7
Sugar Bowl: Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13
College Basketball
NCAA Championship: Indiana 60, Kansas 42
At the Movies On the Radio
"Pinocchio"
"Fantasia"
"Rebecca"
"Foreign Correspondent"
"The Grapes of Wrath"
"The Great Dictator"
"Kitty Foyle"
"The Letter"
"The Long Voyage Home"
"Our Town"
"The Philadelphia Story"
Abbott and Costello
Can You Top This?
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch
Portia Faces Life
Truth or Consequences 

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USS Orion
Construction begins
1941
On This Date
 Elsewhere
U.S. goes to war
11 March Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Act
13 April Soviet Union signs nonaggression pact with Japan
22 March The Grand Coulee Dam went into operation
17 April Yugoslavia surrenders to Germans
10 May Rudolf Hess lands in Scotland
24 May Bismarck sinks HMS Hood in Denmark Strait
27 May Bismarck sunk by British Navy in North Atlantic
1 June Crete falls to Germans
22 June Germany invades USSR
Keel Laid at Moore Dry Dock Co.
Oakland, Calif.
31 July Japan apologizes for bombing the river gunboat Tutuila (PR-4) on 30 July at Chunking
8 September Siege of Leningrad begins
27 September First Liberty Ship, SS Patrick Henry, is launched
17 October USS Kearny (DD-432) attacked by German submarine
31 October USS Reuben James (DD-245) is first U.S. warship to be sunk by enemy action in WW II
7 December Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
8 December U.S. declares war on Japan
10 December USS Sealion (SS-195) scuttled in Manila Bay
11 December Germany and Italy declare war on the United States
30 December Admiral C. W. Nimitz assumes command
of the Pacific Fleet
Popular Songs of 1941
Frenesi -- Artie Shaw
I Hear a Rhapsody -- Charlie Barnett
Amapola -- Jimmy Dorsey
The Wise Old Owl -- Al Donohue
My Sister and I -- Jimmy Dorsey
Intermezzo -- Guy Lombardo
Maria Elena -- Jimmy Dorsey
The Hut Sut Song -- Freddy Martin
Daddy -- Sammy Kaye
You and I -- Glenn Miller
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire -- Horace Heidt
Tonight We Love -- Freddy Martin
Elmer's Tune -- Glenn Miller
Chattanooga Choo Choo -- Glenn Miller
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar -- Will Bradley
Blue Champagne -- Jimmy Dorsey
Dream Valley -- Sammy Kaye
Green Eyes -- Jimmy Dorsey
In the Mood -- Glenn Miller
'Til Reveille -- Kay Kyser
We Three -- The Ink Spots
Sports in 1941
Indianapolis 500: Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose
Kentucky Derby: Whirlaway
Major League Baseball
World Series: Yankees 4, Dodgers 1
Lou Gehrig died June 2 from ALS
Pro Football
Chicago Bears 37, College All-Stars 13
NFL Championship: Bears 37, New York 9
College Football: Navy 14, Army 6
Rose Bowl: Stanford 21, Nebraska 13
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M 13, Fordham 12
Orange Bowl: Miss. St. 14, Georgetown 7
Sugar Bowl: Boston College 19, Tennessee 13
At the Movies On the Radio
"Sergeant York"
"Buck Privates"
"How Green Was My Valley"
"Blossoms in the Dust"
"Citizen Kane"
"Here Comes Mr. Jordan"
"Hold Back the Dawn"
"The Little Foxes"
"The Maltese Falcon"
"One Foot in Heaven"
"Suspicion"
Bulldog Drummond
A Date With Judy
Duffy's Tavern
The Great Gildersleeve
The Inner Sanctum
The Life of Riley
The Adventures of the Thin Man

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USS Orion (AS-18)
Launched
1942
On This Date
 Elsewhere
Nazis come up with "Final Solution"
West Coast Japanese-Americans relocated
7 January Siege of Bataan begins in the Philippines
20 January USS S-36 (SS-141) destroyed after grounding in Makassar Strait, Indonesia. Entire crew rescued
21 January Rommel begins counter-offensive in Libya
9 February French liner Normandie catches fire in New York
15 February Singapore falls to Japanese
19 February President Roosevelt signs internment order for Japanese-Americans
20 February "Butch" O'Hare becomes first Navy flying ace
23 February Japanese subs shell oil refinery near Santa Barbara
3 March USS Perch (SS-176) lost near Soerabia, Java. 60 survivors taken prisoner, 52 survived the war
7 March USS Shark (SS-174) reported lost with all hands
21 March Flying Tigers become part of U.S. Army Air Force
26 March First Jews sent to Auschwitz
10 April Bataan Death March begins.
USS Canopus (AS-9) scuttled off Manila Bay
13 April German U-boat sunk off North Carolina
18 April Doolittle Raid launched from USS Hornet (CV-8)
4-8 May Battle of the Coral Sea
6 May Corregidor surrenders
30 May RAF launches 1,000-plane raid on Cologne
4-6 June Battle of Midway
19 June USS S-27 (SS-132) lost after grounding off Amchitka Island. Entire crew rescued
22 June Congress recognizes Pledge of Allegiance
Launched. Sponsor: Mrs. Ross L. Culp 24 June
5 July German U-boats begin attacks on Convoy PQ-17. Sink 24 of 35 ships over next few days
7 August Marines land on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
8 August German saboteurs executed in Washington
9 August  Battle of Savo Island
16 August USS Grunion (SS-216) lost with all hands near Kistka, Alaska.
USS S-39 (SS-144) destroyed after grounding on reef near Rossel Island. Entire crew rescued
19 August Dieppe Raid crushed
23 August Battle of Stalingrad begins
24 August Battle of the Eastern Solomons
11-12 October Battle of Cape Esperance
15 October Fremantle-Perth submarine base established
26 October Battle of Santa Cruz Islands
3 November Battle of El Alamein ends
12 November Liberty Ship SS Robert E. Peary is launched. Constructed in 4 days, 15 hours and 26 minutes
12-15 November Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
19 November Soviets launch counter-attack at Stalingrad
21 November Alcan Highway completed
26 November Roosevelt orders nationwide gas rationing
28 November Coconut Grove fire in Boston kills 492
30 November Battle of Tassafaronga
Popular Songs of 1942
Blues in the Night -- Woody Herman
Deep in the Heart of Texas -- Alvino Ray
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree -- Glenn Miller
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings -- Kay Kyser
I Don't Want to Walk Without You -- Harry James
I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo -- Glenn Miller
Jersey Bounce -- Benny Goodman
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle -- Kay Kyser
Moonlight Cocktail -- Glenn Miller
Sleepy Lagoon -- Harry James
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place -- Benny Goodman
Tangerine -- Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
White Christmas -- Bing Crosby
The White Cliffs of Dover -- Kay Kyser
Sports in 1942
Indianapolis 500: No race
Kentucky Derby: Shut Out
Major League Baseball
World Series: Cardinals 4, Yankees 1
Pro Football
Chicago Bears 21, College All-Stars 0
NFL Championship: Washington 14, Bears 6
College Football: Navy 14, Army 0
Rose Bowl: Oregon State 20, Duke 16
Cotton Bowl: Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21
Orange Bowl: Georgia 40, Texas Christian 26
Sugar Bowl: Fordham 2, Missouri 0
At the Movies On the Radio
"Bambi"
"For Me and My Gal"
"To the Shores of Tripoli"
"Mrs. Miniver"
"The Invaders"
"Kings Row"
"The Magnificent Ambersons"
"The Pied Piper"
"The Pride of the Yankees"
"Random Harvest"
"The Talk of the Town"
"Wake Island"
"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Mr. and Mrs. North
The Cisco Kid
Counterspy
Frank Sinatra Show
Hop Harrigan
It Pays to Be Ignorant
People Are Funny
Red Ryder
Suspense
The Whistler

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USS Orion
Commissioning and shakedown
1943
On This Date
Elsewhere
Our submarines carry the war to Japan
10 January USS Argonaut (SS-166) lost with all hands off Rabaul
14 January Casablanca Conference begins
2 February Germans surrender at Stalingrad
9 February Guadalcanal declared secure
16 February USS Amberjack (SS-219) lost with all hands off Rabaul
2-5 March Battle of the Bismarck Sea
5 March USS Grampus (SS-207) lost with all hands in Blackett Strait
10 March Rommel leaves North Africa
15 March USS Triton (SS-201) lost with all hands
3 April USS Pickerel (SS-177) lost with all hands off Honshu
19 April Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins
22 April USS Grenadier (SS-210) lost near Penang. 61 survivors taken prisoner, 57 survived the war
11 May U.S. forces land on Attu in the Aleutians
13 May Battle for North Africa ends
16 May Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends
1 June Germans shoot down civilian passenger plane flying between Lisbon and London carrying actor Leslie Howard. All aboard are killed
1 July USS Runner (SS-275) lost with all hands between Midway Island and Hokkaido
6 July Battle of Kula Gulf
10 July Allies land in Sicily
13 July Battle of Kolombangara.
Battle of Kursk ends with Russian victory
25 July Mussolini place under arrest
17 August In Sicily, Patton wins race to Messina
1 September USS Pompano (SS-181) lost with all hands off Honshu
8 September Italy surrenders
9 September USS Grayling (SS-209) lost with all hands in or near Tablas Strait, Philippines
13 September Germans free Mussolini from prison
Towed from Moore Dry Dock Co. to Hunter's Point to install propellers 21 September
28 September USS Cisco (SS-290) lost with all hands in Sulu Sea
Commissioning at Hunter's Point, San Francisco
Captain C. S. Isrig assumes Command
30 September
6 October Battle of Vella Lavella
7 October USS S-44 (SS-155) lost off Northern Kuriles. 2 survivors taken prisoner, both survived the war
Completes taking on fuel, ammunition and stores 11 October USS Wahoo (SS-238) lost with all hands in or near La Perouse Strait
Compensates her magnetic compass 12 October USS Dorado (SS-248) lost with all hands in Atlantic
Underway for photographs 13 October Italy declares war on Germany
Departs San Francisco. Fires her entire battery while enroute to San Diego 15 October
Arrives San Diego, reports to Commander Training, Pacific Fleet 17 October
Begins trial runs (shakedown) 18 October
Underway from San Diego 28 October
Arrives at Mare Island to take on fuel and stores, send men to schools, and prepare for a long Southwest Pacific cruise 30 October
1 November Marines land on Bougainville, Solomon Islands
2 November Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
16 November USS Corvina (SS-226) lost with all hands near Truk
Partial load of torpedoes taken aboard 17 November
19 November USS Sculpin (SS-191) lost near Truk. 42 survivors taken prisoner, 21 survived the war
20 November Marines land on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands
Underway from San Francisco. Passes under the Golden Gate Bridge at 1552 21 November
25 November Battle of Cape St. George
28 November Big Three meet in Teheran
Arrives Pearl Harbor, T.H. 29 November
Receives first submarine, USS Gar (SS-206) alongside for two days of repair 1 December USS Capelin (SS-289) lost with all hands off Celebes or in the Molukka Passage
Departs for Australia 10 December
Crosses Equator at Longitude 166 West 14 December
Crosses the International Dateline 18 December
Arrives, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Ties up at New Farm Wharf, takes on more torpedoes 24 December
Departs Brisbane 28 December
Popular Songs of 1943
All or Nothing at All -- Frank Sinatra With Harry James
As Time Goes By -- Rudy Vallee
Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer -- Song Spinners
I Had the Craziest Dream -- Harry James Orchestra
I've Heard That Song Before -- Harry James
In the Blue of the Evening -- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
It Can't Be Wrong -- Dick Haymes
Let's Get Lost -- Vaughn Monroe
Mister Five by Five -- Harry James
Moonlight Becomes You -- Bing Crosby
Paper Doll -- Mills Brothers
Pistol Packin' Mama -- Al Dexter
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition -- Kay Kyser
Sunday, Monday, Or Always -- Bing Crosby
Taking a Chance on Love -- Benny Goodman
That Old Black Magic -- Glenn Miller Orchestra
There Are Such Things -- Tommy Dorsey
When the Lights Go On Again -- Vaughn Monroe
You'll Never Know -- Dick Haymes/The Song Spinners
Sports in 1943
Indianapolis 500: No race
Kentucky Derby: Count Fleet
Major League Baseball
World Series: Yankees 4, Cardinals 1
Pro Football
College All-Stars 27, Washington 7
NFL Championship: Bears 41, Washington 21
College Football: Navy 13, Army 0
Rose Bowl: Georgia 9, UCLA 0
Cotton Bowl: Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7
Orange Bowl: Alabama 37, Boston College 21
Sugar Bowl: Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7
At the Movies On the Radio
"Girl Crazy"
"Jitterbugs"
"Casablanca"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
"Heaven Can Wait"
"The Human Comedy"
"In Which We Serve"
"Madame Curie"
"The More the Merrier"
"The Ox-Bow Incident"
"Song of Bernadette"
"Watch on the Rhine"
Archie Andrews
Judy Canova Show
The Falcon
Adventures of Nero Wolfe
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Theater Guild on the Air

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USS Orion
Fremantle/Perth and Mios Woendi 
1944
On This Date
 Events Elsewhere
Allies invade France
Arrives Fremantle, Western Australia. Moors starboard side to Berth 6, North Wharf, and begins her mission of maintaining submarines in the Southwest Pacific 5 January
Transfers electric torpedoes and shop equipment to the Submarine Base torpedo shop 7 January Air Force announces first jet fighter
Some of the steam torpedoes are transferred to the USS Pelias (AS-14). USS Ray (SS-271) comes alongside for refit 12 January
16 January Eisenhower appointed Supreme Commander of Operation Overlord
1 February USS Scorpion (SS-278) lost with all hands in East China Sea
26 February USS Grayback (SS-208) lost with all hands
29 February USS Trout (SS-202) lost with all hands in the Philippine Basin
Orion ordered to leave Fremantle PDQ because a Japanese war fleet was heading toward the west coast of Australia and may have been heading for Fremantle. Left some of the crew on liberty in Perth.  8 March
En route to Albany, Western Australia 8-10 March
En route from Albany back to Fremantle in company with HMS Adelaide, USS Pelias, and USS Chanticleer (ASR-7) 14-16 March
26 March USS Tullibee (SS-284) lost just north of Palau. One survivor taken prisoner, he survived the war
12 May USS Gudgeon (SS-211) lost with all hands off Saipan
19 May Allies break through at Monte Cassino
27 May Allies invade Biak Island off north coast of New Guinea
1 June USS Herring (SS-233) lost with all hands off Matsuwa Island in the Kuriles
4 June USS S-28 (SS-133) lost with all hands after it foundered off Hawaii
6 June Allies invade Normandy
14 June USS Golet (SS-361) lost with all hands
15 June Marines invade Saipan in the Marianas.
German V-1 "Buzz Bombs" hit London
22 June G.I. Bill signed into law
27 June Allies take Cherbourg
6 July Circus fire in Hartford, Conn., kills 168, injures over 600
8 July USS Growler (SS-215) lost with all hands in the South China Sea
Commander G. L. Shane relieves Capt. Isrig 10 July
19 July Plot to kill Hitler fails
26 July USS Robalo (SS-273) lost with all hands off Palawan
1 August Warsaw revolt begins
Departs Fremantle in company with USS Corpus Christi (PF-44) and USS Isabel (PY-10) 6 August
13 August USS Flier (SS-250) lost in Balabac Strait. Eight survivors taken prisoner, all survived the war
Arrives Brisbane to take on stores, fuel and torpedoes 14 August
Departs Brisbane 19 August
24 August USS Harder (SS-257) lost with all hands near Bataan
25 August Paris is liberated by Free French troops
Arrives Schouten Islands, Mios Woendi anchorage, near Biak, to establish Advance Submarine Base Able 26 August
Smoker aboard Orion. Among honored guests are officers and crews of USS Darter (SS-227) and USS Dace (SS-247) 27 September
1 October USS Escolar (SS-294) lost with all hands
3 October USS Seawolf (SS-197) lost with all hands just north of Morotai
20 October Leyte landing, MacArthur returns to Philippines
23-26 October Battle of Leyte Gulf
24 October USS Shark (SS-314) lost with all hands between Hainan and Bashi Channel.
 USS Darter destroyed after grounding on Bombay Shoal off Palawan. Entire crew rescued by USS Dace
25 October USS Tang (SS-306) lost in the Formosa Strait. Nine survivors taken prisoner, all survived the war
7 November USS Albacore (SS-218) lost with all hands between Hokkaido and Honshu.
Roosevelt defeats Thomas Dewey to win 4th term
16 November USS Scamp (SS-277) lost with all hands near Tokyo Bay
Relieved by USS Griffin (AS-13) 9 December
Departs Mios Woendi to return to Hawaii for overhaul 10 December
16 December Battle of the Bulge begins.
Glenn Miller disappears over English Channel
Crosses International Dateline 17 December Typhoon strikes Task Force 38 in the Philippine Sea
Crosses Equator 19 December
Arrives Pearl Harbor for installation of Mark 37 gun director, Mark VI and Mark XXII fire control radar and new surface search radar. With the first tour done, she was being upgraded for the second tour -- invasion of Japan. Air conditioning installed in Optical Shop and Sick Bay.  Many of the plankowners were moved, some went to fleet schools, etc. 24 December
to 8 April
Popular Songs of 1944
Besame Mucho -- Jimmy Dorsey
Don't Fence Me In -- Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters
G.I. Jive -- Louis Jordan
I Love You -- Bing Crosby
I'll Get By -- Harry James
I'll Walk Alone -- Dinah Shore
I'm Making Believe -- Ella Fitzgerald/The Ink Spots
It's Love, Love, Love -- Guy Lombardo
Mairzy Doats -- Merry Macs
My Heart Tells Me -- Glen Gray
Shoo Shoo Baby -- The Andrews Sisters
San Fernando Valley -- Bing Crosby
Swinging on a Star -- Bing Crosby
Sports in 1944
Indianapolis 500: No race
Kentucky Derby: Pensive
Major League Baseball
World Series: St. Louis (NL) 4, St. Louis (AL) 2
Pro Football
Chicago Bears 24, College All-Stars 21
NFL Championship: Green Bay 14, New York 7
College Football: Army 23, Navy 7
Rose Bowl: USC 29, Washington 0
Cotton Bowl: Texas 7, Randolph Field 7
Orange Bowl: Louisiana St. 19, Texas A&M 14
Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18
At the Movies On the Radio
"Meet Me in St. Louis"
"Going My Way"
"Double Indemnity"
"Gaslight"
"Since You Went Away"
"Wilson"
"None But the Lonely Heart"
"Laura"
"Lifeboat"
Boston Blackie
FBI in Peace and War
The Life of Riley
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Roy Rogers Show
Smilin' Ed and His Buster Brown Gang

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USS Orion
Duty at Saipan, then back to the States
1945
On This Date
 Events Elsewhere
World War II ends
3 January Allies land on west coast of Burma
9 January U.S. forces invade Luzon in the Philippines
20 January FDR inaugurated for fourth term
21 January Battle of the Bulge ends
30 January Burma Road cleared
4 February USS Barbel (SS-316) lost with all hands in southern entrance to the Palawan Passage
11 February Yalta Conference ends
15 February USS Swordfish (SS-193) lost with all hands off Kyushu
16 February U.S. Paratroopers land on Corregidor
19 February Marines land on Iwo Jima
23 February Marines raise U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi
1 March USS Kete (SS-369) lost with all hands
10 March Fire bomb raid on Tokyo
25 March Germany's largest submarine, U-234, leaves Kiel to deliver a Me-262 jet fighter, drawings of the V-2 rocket and a half-ton of uranium to Japan
26 March Battle for Iwo Jima ends
28 March USS Trigger (SS-237) lost with all hands
1 April Invasion of Okinawa
Departs Pearl in company with USS Yokes (APD-69) to return to active duty 8 April USS Snook (SS-279) lost with all hands near Hainan Island
Crosses International Date Line 12 April
13 April (West)
President Roosevelt Dies. Harry S Truman becomes president.
Arrives Eniwetok Atoll, Caroline Islands. Makes voyage repairs to USS Sargo (SS-188) 16 April
Departs Eniwetok 17 April
18 April Correspondent Ernie Pyle killed on Ie Shima (Okinawa)
Arrives Guam, Marianas Islands. Anchors in Apra Harbor to unload special stores and spare parts. 20 April
Sails from Guam in company with USS SC-1362 22 April
Arrives Saipan, Marianas Islands.  23 April
Relieves USS Fulton (AS-11) and takes up duties of CTG 17.7 and as SOPA (Admin) for Tanapag Harbor, Saipan 24 April
25 April American and Soviet troops meet at the Elbe River
28 April Mussolini and mistress shot, hung up for public view
30 April Hitler commits suicide
4 May Japanese balloon bomb kills 6 in Oregon
8 May V-E Day. Germany signs unconditional surrender
16 May U-234 surrenders at Portsmouth, N.H.
Captain E. R. Hannon relieves Capt. Shane 27 May
30 May USS Lagarto (SS-371) lost with all hands off Malay coast
18 June USS Bonefish (SS-223) lost with all hands in Toyama Wan, near Suzu Misaki, off the west coast of Honshu
22 June Battle for Okinawa ends
26 June 51 nations sign U.N. Charter
16 July First A-bomb detonated near Alamagordo, N.M.
17 July Potsdam Conference opens
28 July B-25 bomber smashes into Empire State Building.
Senate ratifies U.N. Charter
29 July Japanese sub torpedoes and sinks USS Indianapolis  (CA-35) near Leyte Gulf
2 August Potsdam Conference ends
6 August USS Bullhead (SS-332) lost with all hands in west end of Lombok Strait
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
8 August Soviet Union declares war on Japan
9 August Second A-bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Soviet troops invade Manchuria
14 August
15 August (West)
At 2300, G.C.T., President Truman announced that the Japanese had surrendered unconditionally to our terms.
25 August John Birch, missionary to China and army intelligence specialist, killed by Chinese Communists, considered by many to be the first casualty of the Cold War
30 August MacArthur arrives in Japan to com