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Notable events involving Shad include:

4 Jan 1943
While on her 2nd war patrol out of Roseneath, Scotland, USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) sank the German auxiliary minesweeper M 4242 (212 GRT, former French trawler Odett II) and a barge with gunfire in the Bay of Biscay about 55 nautical miles west-north-west of Biarritz, France in position 43°55'N, 02°42'W.

26 Jan 1943
While on her 2nd war patrol out of Roseneath, Scotland, USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) torpedoed and damaged the German blockade merchant (ore transport) Nordfels (1214 GRT) in the Bay of Biscay in position 43°28'N, 02°59'W.

10 Feb 1943
HMS Severn (Lt.Cdr. A.N.G. Campbell, RN) departed Portsmouth for Holy Loch. She was to make rendez-vous the next morning with HMS Cutty Sark (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN) and the US submarines USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson, USN) and USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III). During the passage from Portsmouth to the rendez-vous position HMS Severn was escorted by the Free French submarine chasers Chasseur 11 and Chasseur 15. (1)

12 Feb 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) ended her 2nd war patrol at Roseneath, Scotland.

7 Mar 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) departed from Roseneath for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the Bay of Biscay.

1 Apr 1943
Despite the escort of 4 German destroyer USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) torpedoed and damaged the Italian blockade runner Pietro Orseolo (6338 GRT) in the Bay of Biscay in position 44°37'N, 02°18'W.

12 Apr 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) ended her 3rd war patrol at Roseneath.

14 Jun 1943
HMS Sceptre (Lt. I.S. McIntosh, MBE, DSC, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Holy Loch. At sea she joined USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) and her escort HMS Cutty Sark (Cdr.(Retd.) R.H. Mack, RN). (2)

12 Aug 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for the Panama Canal Zone.

7 Sep 1943
After 2 more war patrols in European waters and an overhaul at New London, USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) arrived at Pearl Harbor to join the Pacific war.

28 Sep 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol of the Ryukyu Islands.

27 Oct 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese merchant cargo ship Fuji Maru (9130 GRT) north of Okinawa in position 28°20'N, 128°05'E. The damaged ship is later finished off by USS Grayback. The two submarines shared the "kill".

29 Nov 1943
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. E.J. MacGregor III) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now ordered to San Francisco for a major overhaul.

12 Aug 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol south of Honshu in Japanese home waters.

19 Sep 1944
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) torpedoed and sank the Japanese coast defence ship Isojima (2526 tons, former Chinese cruiser Ning Hai, offsite link) about 85 nautical miles from Hachiji Jima in position 33°40'N, 138°20'E.

21 Sep 1944
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Fumi Maru No.2 (304 GRT) east of Shinto, Japan in position 34°45'N, 139°40'E.

1 Oct 1944
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) ended her 7th war patrol at Midway.

4 Nov 1944
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) departed from Midway for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.

5 Jan 1945
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) ended her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

31 Jan 1945
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 9th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.

30 Mar 1945
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. L.V. Julihn) ended her 9th war patrol at Guam.

3 May 1945
Around 1500K/3, USS Shad (T/Lt.Cdr. D.L. Mehlop, USN), USS Dragonet (T/Lt.Cdr. R.K. Worthington, USN), USS Dragonet (T/Capt. J.H. Lewis, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) departed from Guam for their 10th, 9th, 2nd and 3rd war patrols respectively. They were escorted out until 1900K/3 by USS SC-1069 (Lt.(jg). C.M. Janicki, USNR).

The first three were ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas in a coordinated attack group together with USS Ray (T/Cdr. W.T. Kinsella, USN) which had already departed for patrol on 30 April 1945. T/Capt. J.H. Lewis, USN, of the USS Dragonet was the group commander. USS Spikefish was ordered to patrol to the east of Formosa and was not a member of the group. She parted company with the other submarines around 0420I/5.

17 May 1945
While on her 10th war patrol USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. D.L. Mehlop) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Chosan Maru (3938 GRT) in the Yellow Sea off Gunzan, Korea in position 35°41'N, 126°17'E.

7 Jun 1945
While on her 10th war patrol USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. D.L. Mehlop) torpedoed and sank the Japanese sank Japanese army transport Azusa Maru (1370 GRT) about 50 nautical miles southwest of Yoso-do, Korea in position 33°55'N, 126°50'E.

11 Jul 1945
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. D.L. Mehlop) departed from Midway for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty off Marcus Island.

22 Aug 1945
USS Shad (Lt.Cdr. D.L. Mehlop) ended her 11th war patrol at Midway.

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