John Augustine Tyree, Jr., USN
| Born | 3 Oct 1911 | Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA | |
| Died | 8 Apr 2004 | (92) | La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA |
| Ranks
Retired: 1971 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for John Augustine Tyree, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Finback (230) | T/Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 27 Feb 1943 | 16 May 1944 |
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Submarine USS Finback (230)
27 Feb 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. John Augustine Tyree, Jr.) departed from Midway for her 4th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
21 Mar 1943 (position 7.40, 139.48)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and damaged Japanese troop transport Sanuki Maru (7158 GRT, offsite link) south of the Caroline Islands in position 07°40'N, 139°48'E.
5 Apr 1943 (position 19.20, 166.35)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and inflicts further damage upon the Japanese troopship Suwa Maru (10672 GRT)(previously damaged by USS Tunny on 28 March and beached) off Wake Island in position 19°20'N, 166°35'E.
13 Apr 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) ended her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
12 May 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Palau.
27 May 1943 (position 8.23, 134.06)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kochi Maru (2910 GRT, built 1920) some 75 nautical miles north-west of Palau in position 08°23'N, 134°06'E.
8 Jun 1943 (position 8.14, 134.18)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary minelayer Kahoku Maru (3277 GRT) about 100 nautical miles north of Palau in position 08°14'N, 134°18'E.
26 Jun 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) ended her 5th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
18 Jul 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) departed from Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
30 Jul 1943 (position -6.30, 111.30)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Ryuzan Maru (4719 GRT) in the Java Sea, off the northern coast of Java, in position 06°30'S, 111°30'E.
1 Aug 1943 (position -4.10, 112.10)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese transport ship Atlas Maru (7349 GRT) in the Java Sea, south of Borneo in position 04°10'S, 112°10'E.
3 Aug 1943 (position -5.18, 111.50)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kaisho Maru (6070 GRT) in the Java Sea, north of Java in position 05°18'S, 111°50'E.
11 Aug 1943 (position -5.30, 120.48)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese auxiliary minelayer Tatsumiya Maru (6343 GRT, built 1938) (offsite link) off Salayar in position 05°30'S, 120°48'E.
19 Aug 1943 (position -3.01, 125.50)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) sank the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 109 (75 tons, former Dutch patrol vessel Kawi) with gunfire off the east coast of Celebes in position 03°01'S, 125°50'E.
12 Sep 1943
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She now underwent a major overhaul at that base.
15 Dec 1943
With her overhaul completed USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
2 Jan 1944
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant tanker Isshin Maru (10044 GRT) in the East China Sea about 30 miles north-west of Takara Jima, Nansei Shoto in position 29°30'N, 128°50'E.
30 Jan 1944
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) sank a Japanese sampan with gunfire south of Sikoku in position 30°19'N, 134°00'E.
11 Feb 1944
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) ended her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
6 Mar 1944
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Truk.
19 Apr 1944 (position 8.22, 151.41)
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) sank a Japanese sampan with gunfire off Truk in position 08°22'N, 151°41'E.
1 May 1944
USS Finback (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Tyree, Jr.) ended her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
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