George William Grider, USN
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| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Flasher (249) | Cdr. | Submarine | 31 Oct 1944 | Mar 1946 |
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Submarine USS Flasher (249)
15 Nov 1944
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) departed from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea off Camranh Bay, French Indo-China.
4 Dec 1944
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) torpedoed and sank the Japanese destroyer Kishinami (offsite link) and damaged the Japanese merchant tanker Hakko Maru (10022 GRT) in the South China Sea about 275 nautical miles south-west of Manila in position 12°54'N, 116°27'E. Hakko Maru is later scuttled in position 13°12'N, 116°35'E.
22 Dec 1944
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) torpedoed and sank 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 15°07'N, 109°05'E.
2 Jan 1945
USS Flasher (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Grider) ended her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
29 Jan 1945
USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider) departed from Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Feb 1945
USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo vessel Koho Maru (850 GRT) near Hainan in position 20°01'N, 111°19'E.
3 Apr 1945
USS Flasher (Cdr. G.W. Grider) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was now sent to the US west coast for a major overhaul.