Edward Farwell Dissette, USN

Born  2 Jun 1911?, Michigan, USA
Died  13 Aug 1988(77)Pinellas County, Florida, USA


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Ranks

31 May 1934 Ens.
31 May 1937 Lt.(jg)
1 Jul 1941 Lt.
1 Mar 1943 T/Lt.Cdr.
1 Feb 1944 T/Cdr.

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Edward Farwell Dissette, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Cero (225)T/Lt.Cdr.Submarine27 Nov 19436 Feb 1945

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Cero (225)


13 Dec 1943
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. Edward Farwell Dissette) departed from Midway for her 2nd war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.

12 Jan 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) ended her 2nd war patrol Milne Bay, New Guinea.

4 Feb 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) departed from Milne Bay for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the Caroline islands area.

17 Feb 1944 (position 0.53, 146.26)
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Jozan Maru (1086 GRT) between Truk and New Ireland in position 00°53'N, 146°26'E.

21 Feb 1944 (position -0.10, 139.45)
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese army cargo ship Hasshu Maru (2655 GRT) north of New Guinea in position 00°10'S, 139°45'E.

2 Mar 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) ended her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.

3 Apr 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) departed from Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Palau Islands.

23 May 1944 (position 2.42, 128.08)
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Taijun Maru (2825 GRT) and together with USS Ray torpedoed and damaged the Japanese army tanker Kenwa Maru (6384 GRT) north-east of Morotai in position 02°42'N, 128°08'E.

2 Jun 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) ended her 4th war patrol at Manus.

26 Jun 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) departed from Manus for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Philippines.

5 Aug 1944 (position 5.53, 125.41)
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) torpedoed and sank fleet oiler Tsurumi (10450 GRT) off Davao Gulf, Philippines in position 05°53'N, 125°41'E.

20 Aug 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) ended her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.

19 Sep 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) departed from Darwin, Australia for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Mindanao, Philippines.

27 Oct 1944 (position 17.00, 119.00)
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) drives the Japanese guard boat Kyoei Maru No.3 (38 GRT) ashore on Luzon in position 17°00'N, 119°00'E.

3 Nov 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) lands men and supplies on east coast of Luzon.

24 Nov 1944
USS Cero (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Dissette) ended her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was ordered to the Mare Island Navy yard for an major overhaul.


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