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Notable events involving Litchfield include:

7 Jan 1943
USS Seadragon (Lt.Cdr. W.E. Ferrall) ended her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was escorted in by USS Litchfield (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN).

9 Jan 1943
USS Seadragon (Lt.Cdr. W.E. Ferrall) departed Pearl Harbor for the Mare Island Navy Yard where she was to refit. She was escorted out by USS Litchfield (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN).

15 Jan 1943
Around 1200VW/15, USS Plunger (T/Cdr. D.C. White, USN), USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. J.R. Moore, USN), USS Halibut (T/Cdr. P.H. Ross, USN) ended their 4th, 7th and 3rd war patrols at Pearl Harbor. They were escorted in by USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN) which had joined them around 0700VW/15. (2)

15 May 1943
USS Sailfish (T/Cdr. J.R. Moore, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN). (3)

8 Sep 1943
From 8 to 10 September 1943, USS Cabrilla (T/Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor during which they were escorted / assisted by USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr., USN).

During 9/10 September exercises were carried out with an incoming convoy. This was convoy 2295 which had departed San Francisco on 31 August and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 10 September. This convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels;
Maliko (American, 6847 GRT, built 1918), Mericos H. Whittier (American (tanker), 6972 GRT, built 1919), Nira Luckenbach (American, 5591 GRT, built 1919), Philippa (American, 9606 GRT, built 1902) and Thomas Ewing (American, 7180 GRT, built 1943). The convoy was escorted by USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Prause, USN).

18 Sep 1943
USS Grayback (T/Cdr. J.A. Moore, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. J.R. McKnight, Jr., USN).

29 Jan 1944
During 29/30 January 1944, USS Skate (T/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Gruner, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor.

On 29 January exercises were carried out together with USS Trout (T/Lt.Cdr. A.H. Clark, USN) and USS Wyman (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Copeland, USNR).

Later USS Trout parted company and the two remaining ships were joined by USS Rock (T/Lt.Cdr. J.J. Flachsenhar, USN) and USS Chew (Cdr. A.G. Grant, USNR) for night exercises.

On completion of the night exercises, USS Skate was rejoined by USS Wyman for more exercises until USS Wymanwas relieved by USS Litchfield (T/Cdr. H.C. Maynard, USN).

26 Mar 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Mitchell (Lt.Cdr. M.S. Erdahl, USNR), USS Litchfield (Lt. A.F. Hollingsworth, USN) and USS Guavina (Cdr. C. Tiedeman, USN).

4 Apr 1944
From 4 to 6 April 1944, USS Drum (T/Cdr. D.F. Williamson, USN), USS Gabilan (T/Cdr. K.R. Wheland, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. W.P. Gruner, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor. These included night exercises.

Most likely they were escorted / assisted by USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Hollingsworth, USN) during these exercises.

18 Jun 1944
From 18 to 20 June 1944, USS Skate (T/Cdr. W.P. Gruner, Jr., USN) conducted training exercises off Midway together with USS Litchfield (T/Lt.Cdr. A.F. Hollingsworth, USN).

During 19 and 20 June USS Greenlet (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Hodgson, Jr., USNR) also participated in the exercises. (4)

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