Warship Commands listed for George William Grider, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Flasher (249) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Nov 1944 | Apr 45 ? |
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Submarine USS Flasher (249)
15 Nov 1944
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea off Camranh Bay, French Indo-China.
4 Dec 1944
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Kishinami (offsite link) and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Hakko Maru (10022 GRT) in the South China Sea about 275 nautical miles south-west of Manila in position 12º54'N, 116º27'E. Hakko Maru is later scuttled in position 13º12'N, 116º35'E.
22 Dec 1944
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Omurosan Maru (9204 GRT) and the Japanese merchant tankers Otowasan Maru (9204 GRT) and Arita Maru (10238 GRT) in the South China Sea about 250 nautical miles north of Camranh Bay, French Indochina in position 15º07'N, 109º05'E.
2 Jan 1945
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
29 Jan 1945
USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Feb 1945
USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo vessel Koho Maru (850 GRT) near Hainan in position 20º01'N, 111º19'E.
3 Apr 1945
USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She was now sent to the US west coast for a major overhaul.