Paul Edward Summers, USN

Birth details unknown

Ranks

 Lt.Cdr.
 Cdr.

Decorations

Aug/Sep 44Navy Cross

Warship Commands listed for Paul Edward Summers, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Pampanito (383)Lt.Cdr.SubmarineMar 1944Sep 1944
USS Pampanito (383)Lt.Cdr.SubmarineJan 1945Apr 45 ?
USS Cusk (348)Cdr.Submarine5 Feb 1946???

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Pampanito (383)


15 Mar 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.

7 Apr 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) is damaged by depth charges off the Mariana Islands in position 12º46'N, 143º49'E. Dispite the damage she is able to remain on patrol.

8 May 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

3 Jun 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) depars Pearl Harbour for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off Kyushu, Shikoku, and Honshu.

8 Jun 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) toppes off with fuel at Midway.

23 Jul 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) ends her 2nd war patrol at Midway.

17 Aug 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) departs Midway for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.

15 Sep 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) picks up 73 Allied POW's from the sea.

20 Sep 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) arrives at Saipan.

28 Sep 1944
USS Pampanito (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Summers) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

23 Jan 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

6 Feb 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Engen Maru (6890 BRT) about 200 nautical miles north-east of Singapore in position 06º22'N, 106º00'E.

8 Feb 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Eifuku Maru (3520 GRT) off Cape Camau, French Indo-China in position 07º05'N, 104º50'E.

12 Feb 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

25 Feb 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) departs Subic Bay for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

5 Apr 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) takes on board additional fuel at Saipan.

24 Apr 1945
USS Pampanito (Cdr. P.E. Summers) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is now ordered to the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.

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