William Alfred Stevenson, USN
| Born | 8 May 1911 | Liepsie, Ohio |
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Warship Commands listed for William Alfred Stevenson, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Aspro (309) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 15 Jan 1944 | 11 Feb 1945 |
| USS Cochino (345) | Cdr. | Submarine | 25 Aug 1945 |
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Submarine USS Aspro (309)
15 Jan 1944
Lt.Cdr. William A. Stevenson takes over command from his brother Lt.Cdr. Harry Clinton Stevenson who has developed problems with his eyesight during Aspro's 1st war patrol and was disqualified after an eye examination.
3 Feb 1944
After a short training period at Pearl Harbor USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. William A. Stevenson) departed from this base for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol north of Truk, Caroline Islands.
15 Feb 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese submarine I-43 (2230 tons, offsite link) about 280 nautical miles east-south-east of Guam in position 10°23'N, 150°23'E.
28 Mar 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
22 Apr 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Palau's.
14 May 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. William A. Stevenson) and USS Bowfin (Cdr. John Corbus) torpedo and sink the Japanese army cargo ship Bisan Maru (4667 GRT) about 90 nautical miles north-west of Palau in position 08?55'N, 133?42'E.
15 May 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Jokuja Maru (6440 GRT) about 175 nautical miles north-west of Palau in position 10?10'N, 131?48'E.
16 Jun 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
9 Jul 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
16 Jul 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) topped up with fuel at Darwin, Australia.
28 Jul 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) torpedoed the grounded Japanese auxiliary gunboat Peking Maru (2288 GRT) aground off Vigan Point, Luzon, Philippines in position 17°33'N, 120°21'E. The Peking Maru remains aground and is declared a total loss and abandoned.
18 Aug 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
10 Sep 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) departed from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
2 Oct 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Azuchisan Maru (6886 GRT) in South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines in position 18°25'N, 120°32'E.
14 Oct 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) ended her 5th war patrol at Saipan.
25 Oct 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
21 Nov 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan.
28 Nov 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) suffers a fire and is forced to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs.
13 Dec 1944
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Formosa.
2 Jan 1945
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese landing ship Shinshu Maru (8170 GRT) south of Formosa Strait in position 22°42'N, 119°14'E. The damaged Shinshu Maru is sunk the next day by aircraft from the US Task Force 38.
11 Feb 1945
USS Aspro (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Stevenson) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was now sent to the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.