| Noteable events involving Spot include: 14 Nov, 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) arrives at Pearl Harbour. 4 Dec, 1944
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas. 15 Dec, 1944
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) arrives at Saipan. She departs this base for her patrol area two day later. 7 Jan, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) sinks the Japanese guardboat Nichiei Maru No.2 (78 GRT) and two Japanese trawlers with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 31º20'N, 123º40'E. (see map) 14 Jan, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) sinks two Japanese trawlers with gunfire in the East China Sea in position 29º58'N, 123º02'E. (see map) 19 Jan, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Usa Maru (184 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 39º07'N, 122º51'E. (see map) 20 Jan, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) sinks the Japanese Japanese merchant fishing vessel Tokiwa Maru (221 GRT) with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 34º45'N, 124º10'E. (see map) 30 Jan, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway. 24 Feb, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea. 17 Mar, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Nanking Maru (3005 GRT) off Yushiyama Island in position 25º28'N, 120º10'E, and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant cargo ship Ikomasan Maru (3173 GRT) which is beached off Matsu Island in position 26º07'N, 119º57'E. The Ikomasan Maru is finally destroyed by USAAF bombers on 26 March 1945. (see map) 23 Mar, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) arrives at Saipan to take on board a new load of torpedoes and stores. She resumes her 2nd war patrol on the 27th. 4 May, 1945
USS Spot (Cdr. W.S. Post, Jr.) ends her 2nd war patrol at Saipan. 2 Jun, 1945
USS Spot (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Seymour) departs Saipan for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas. 9 Jul, 1945
USS Spot (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Seymour) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º18'N, 124º03'E. (see map) 29 Jul, 1945
USS Spot (Lt.Cdr. J.M. Seymour) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbour. | 
