John Rowland McKnight, Jr., USN
| Born | 3 May 1908 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA | |
| Died | 8 Feb 2002 | (93) | San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA |
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Warship Commands listed for John Rowland McKnight, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS S-36 (141) | Lt. | Submarine | Aug 1940 | 20 Jan 1942 |
| USS Porpoise (172) | T/Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 7 Feb 1942 | 30 May 1943 |
| USS Litchfield (DD 336) | T/Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 Aug 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 |
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Submarine USS S-36 (141)
3 Dec 1941
Around 0100 hours USS S-36 (Lt. J.R. McKnight, Jr.) departed from Manila Bay to take up a defensive position off Cape Bolinao. Later that day she arrived in her patrol area. Around 1930 hours she entered Bolinao harbour where she remained until 8 December.
8 Dec 1941
USS S-36 (Lt. J.R. McKnight, Jr.) departed from Bolinao to patrol off Lingayen Gulf.
18 Dec 1941
USS S-36 (Lt. J.R. McKnight, Jr.) ended her 1st war patrol at Mariveles.
30 Dec 1941
USS S-36 (Lt. J.R. McKnight, Jr.) departed from Mariveles for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Verde Island Passage.
1 Jan 1942
USS S-36 (Lt. J.R. McKnight, Jr.) makes a torpedo attack on a Japanese merchant of about 5000 GRT off Calapan, Mindoro. She claims a sinking but this was not the case.
Submarine USS Porpoise (172)
9 Feb 1942
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. John Roland McKnight, Jr.) left Surabaya for her second war patrol, and was to patrol in the Netherlands East Indies.
30 Mar 1942
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) ended her patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
26 Apr 1942
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) left Fremantle for her third war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the Dutch East Indies.
17 Jun 1942
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) ended her third war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
30 Nov 1942
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) left Pearl Harbor for her fourth war patrol. She was to patrol off the coast of Honshu, Japan.
1 Jan 1943 (position 39.11, 142.02)
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) scored her first kill of the war when she sank the Japanese transport Renzan Maru (4999 GRT) off the north-eastern coast of Honshu, Japan in position 39°11'N, 142°02'E.
15 Jan 1943
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) ended her fourth war patrol at Midway.
6 Feb 1943
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) left base for her fifth war patrol. She was to patrol in the Marshall Islands area.
4 Apr 1943 (position 13.10, 162.05)
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant Koa Maru (2032 GRT) near Eniwetok atoll in position 13°10'N, 162°05'E.
15 Apr 1943
USS Porpoise (Lt.Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr) returned to Pearl Harbor for a refit.
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