James Donald Livingston Grant, USN
| Born | 13 Oct 1908 | ?, Florida, USA | |
| Died | 9 Jan 1989 | (80) |
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Warship Commands listed for James Donald Livingston Grant, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Greenling (213) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 16 Feb 1943 | 17 Jun 1944 |
| USS Toro (422) | T/Cdr. | Submarine | 8 Dec 1944 | Aug 45 |
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Submarine USS Greenling (213)
21 Feb 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed Brisbane for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Solomon Islands/Bismarck Archipelago area.
2 Mar 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) landed a party of intelligence agents on the
coast of New Britain.
26 Apr 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.
17 May 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol Solomon Islands/New Guinea area.
9 Jun 1943 (position 2.17, 145.38)
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese oiler Akebono Maru (10182 GRT) north of Manus in position 02°17'N, 145°38'E.
8 Jul 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 6th war patrol at Brisbane.
29 Jul 1943
USS Greenling (T/Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) departed Brisbane for her 7th war patrol.
Before proceeding on patrol A/S and attack exercises were carried out in the evening of the 29th and during the 30th, with the Australian destroyer HMAS Stuart (Lt.Cdr. N.A. Mackinnon, RAN). (1)
22 Aug 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) landed a party of Marine Raiders in the Treasury Islands.
10 Sep 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) reconnoitred Tarawa. After this mission she continued on to the Hunters Point Navy Yard at San Francisco via Pearl Harbor for a refit.
20 Dec 1943
With her refit completed USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
31 Dec 1943
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) torpedoed and sank the Japanese transport ship Shoho Maru (1936 GRT) in the eastern Carolines in position 05°40'N, 160°20'E.
29 Jan 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 8th war patrol at Midway
20 Mar 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed Midway for her 9th war patrol. She was ordered to conduct a photographic reconnaissance of
Guam, Tinian, and Saipan.
12 May 1944
USS Greenling (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
Submarine USS Toro (422)
15 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island from Portsmouth, New Hamshire for torpedo trials.
20 Jan 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Having completed her torpedo trials ,USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN), arrived at New London, Connecticut.
5 Feb 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for Key West, Florida.
10 Feb 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) arrived at Key West, Florida from New London, Connecticut for training at the Navy sound school.
28 Feb 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) departed from Key West bound for the Panama Canal Zone for further training.
4 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) arrived at the Panama Canal Zone.
15 Mar 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed from Panama Canal Zone bound for Pearl Harbor.
15 Mar 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant, USN) departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbour.
1 Apr 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
24 Apr 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to proceed to Saipan.
6 May 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) arrived at Saipan.
10 May 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed from Saipan for her patrol area south-east of the Japanese home islands.
19 Jun 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 1st war patrol at Guam.
14 Jul 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) departed from Guam for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to proceed to Saipan for fuel, water, and torpedoes. Then she proceeded to her patrol area east of Honshu, Japan.
27 Aug 1945
USS Toro (Cdr. J.D. Grant) ended her 2nd war patrol at Midway.
Sources
- Patrol report of USS Greenling for her 7th war patrol + Report of proceedings of HMAS Stuart for July 1943
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