Frederick Williams Laing, USN
Born | 10 Dec 1906 | ?, Georgia, USA |
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Warship Commands listed for Frederick Williams Laing, USN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
USS Mallard (ASR 4) | Lt. | Minesweeper | 3 Jul 1939 | Aug 1941 |
USS S-30 (135) | Lt. | Submarine | Oct 1941 | Jan 1943 |
USS Greenlet (ASR 10) | T/Cdr. | Submarine rescue vessel | 29 May 1943 | 2 Jan 1944 (1) |
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Submarine USS S-30 (135)
31 Jan 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from New London bound for the Panama Canal Zone.
16 Feb 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) arrived at Coco Solo.
10 Mar 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Coco Solo for a defensive patrol.
31 Mar 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) returns to Coco Solo.
14 Apr 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Coco Solo for a defensive patrol.
13 May 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) returns to Coco Solo.
1 Aug 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from the Mare Island Navy Yard bound for Dutch Harbour, Alaska.
12 Aug 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 1st offensive war patrol. She was ordered to patrol the Japanese shipping lanes between the Kurils and the western Aleutians.
12 Sep 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) ended her 1st offensive war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
24 Sep 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) departed from Dutch Harbour for her 2nd offensive war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kiska.
27 Sep 1942
USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) arrived back at Dutch Harbour with a cracked cylinder in her port engine.
30 Sep 1942
With repairs completed, USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing) Dutch Harbour again to resume her 2nd offensive war patrol.
9 Oct 1942
While on her 2nd offensive war patrol USS S-30 (Lt. F.W. Laing), suffers further engineering problems and is forced to return to Dutch Harbour. Upon arriving there she is sent to San Diego, California for an overhaul.
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