Edward Shilingford Hutchinson, USN

Born  14 Feb 1904Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Died  12 Mar 1961(57)Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA


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Ranks

30 Jun 1936 Lt.
1 Jan 1941 Lt.Cdr.
15 Aug 1942 T/Cdr.
1 Aug 1943 T/Capt.

Decorations

Feb/Apr 42 Navy Cross (1)
Sep/Nov 43 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Edward Shilingford Hutchinson, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Grampus (i) (207)Lt.Cdr.Submarine23 May 194123 Sep 1942
USS Rasher (269)T/Cdr.Submarine8 Jun 19439 Dec 1943

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Grampus (i) (207)


1 Feb 1942
USS Grampus (Lt.Cdr. Edward Shilington Hutchinson) arrived at Pearl Harbor from the US east coast.

8 Feb 1942
USS Grampus (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) departed Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Marshall and Caroline Islands.

4 Mar 1942 (position 0.56, 149.31)
USS Grampus (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese tanker Kaijo Maru No.2 (8632 GRT) about 145 nautical miles south of Truk in position 00°56'N, 149°31'E.

4 Apr 1942
USS Grampus (Lt.Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) ended her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.


Submarine USS Rasher (269)


10 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson, USN) departed New Orleans, Louisiana for the Panama Canal Zone.

15 Jul 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson, USN) arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone to begin a training period.

11 Sep 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) arrived at Brisbane, Australia.

24 Sep 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) departed from Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Makassar Strait and Celebes Sea.

9 Oct 1943 (position -3.30, 127.45)
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kogane Maru (3131 GRT) about 30 nautical miles west of Ambon in position 03°30'S, 127°45'E.

13 Oct 1943 (position -3.47, 127.41)
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kenkoku Maru (3377 GRT) west of Ambon in position 03°47'S, 127°41'E.

8 Nov 1943 (position 0.25, 119.45)
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese tanker Tango Maru (2046 GRT) in the Makassar Strait in position 00°25'N, 119°45'E.

24 Nov 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle.


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