Charles Wellborn, Jr., USN
| Born | 30 Jan 1901 |
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Warship Commands listed for Charles Wellborn, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Iowa (BB 61) | T/Capt. | Battleship | 25 Jul 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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Battleship USS Iowa (BB 61)
29 Jul 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off four of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS McDermut (Cdr. C.B. Jennings, USN), USS Monssen (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Sanderson, USN), USS Stockham (Cdr. D.L. Moody, USN) and USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Poindexter, USN), with fuel.
31 Jul 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) was fuelled by the USS Sabine (Lt.Cdr. H.C. von Weien, USNR).
3 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) was fuelled by the USS Cacapon (Cdr. G.D. Arntz, USNR).
4 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off four of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN), USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN), USS Uhlmann (Cdr. S.C. Small, USN) and USS McGowan (Lt.Cdr. T.H.W. Conner, USN), with fuel.
5 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off four of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN), USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN), USS Colahan (Cdr. M.A. Shellabarger, USN) and USS Uhlmann (Cdr. S.C. Small, USN), with fuel.
6 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off three of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN), USS Colahan (Cdr. M.A. Shellabarger, USN) and USS McGowan (Lt.Cdr. T.H.W. Conner, USN), with fuel.
7 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) was fuelled by the USS Neches (Cdr. H.G. Hansen, USNR).
8 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off two of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Uhlmann (Cdr. S.C. Small, USN) and USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Poindexter, USN), with fuel.
10 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off three of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Poindexter, USN), USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN) and USS Melvin (Cdr. B.K. Atkins, USN), with fuel.
11 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off four of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Poindexter, USN), USS Cogswell (Cdr. R.N. Perley, Jr., USN), USS Uhlmann (Cdr. S.C. Small, USN) and USS Stockham (Cdr. D.L. Moody, USN), with fuel. Following the fuelling of these destroyers Iowa herself was fuelled by the oiler USS Neches (Cdr. H.G. Hansen, USN).
12 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off three of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN), USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN) and USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Poindexter, USN), with fuel.
14 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off two of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Benham (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Poindexter, USN) and USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN), with fuel. Following the fuelling of these destroyers Iowa herself was fuelled by the oiler USS Escambia (Lt.Cdr. R. Goorgian, USNR).
16 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off three of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN), USS Cogswell (Cdr. R.N. Perley, Jr., USN) and USS Wedderburn (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Clark, USN), with fuel.
17 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off two of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN) and USS Colahan (Cdr. M.A. Shellabarger, USN), with fuel.
18 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off two of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Cushing (Lt.Cdr. W.D. Adams, USN) and USS Buchanan (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Henry, USN), with fuel. Following the fuelling of these destroyers Iowa herself was fuelled by the oiler USS Atascosa (Cdr. H.L. de Riviera, USN).
19 Aug 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) received ammunition from the ammunition ship USS Mazama (Capt. P.V.R. Harris, USNR).
21 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off four of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Wedderburn (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Clark, USN), USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN), USS Stockham (Cdr. D.L. Moody, USN) and USS Frazier, with fuel.
22 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off three of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Woodworth (Lt.Cdr. W.P. Mack, USN), USS Stockham (Cdr. D.L. Moody, USN) and USS Twining (Cdr. F.V. List, USN), with fuel. Following the fuelling of these destroyers Iowa herself was fuelled by the oiler USS Kennebago (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Brockway, USNR).
24 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) topped off three of the destroyers of the Task Group, USS Wedderburn (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Clark, USN), USS Stockham (Cdr. D.L. Moody, USN) and USS Twining, with fuel.
27 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) was part of the force that entered Sagami Wan (outer Tokyo Bay).
29 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) shifted from Sagami Wan to Tokyo Bay.
20 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) departed Tokyo Bay for Okinawa.
23 Sep 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) arrived at Buckner Bay, Okinawa.
24 Sep 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) departed Buckner Bay, Okinawa for the United States via Pearl Harbour.
15 Oct 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) arrived at Seattle, Washinton.
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