Albert Raborn, USN

Born  27 Sep 1910Gadiskin, 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.

Decorations

Feb/Apr 44 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Albert Raborn, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Picuda (382)T/Lt.Cdr.Submarine16 Oct 194312 Jul 1944

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS Picuda (382)


13 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island from Portsmouth, New Hampshire for torpedo trials.

16 Dec 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
With her torpedo trials completed, USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn, USN), arrived at New London, Connecticut from Newport, Rhode Island.

17 Feb 1944
After working up and shifting from the east coast to Pearl Harbor USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) left base for her first war patrol. She was to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.

2 Mar 1944 (position 6.22, 148.28)
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) torpedoed and sank the Japanese transport ship Shinkyo Maru (5139 GRT) south-west of Truk in position 06°22'N, 148°28'E.

18 Mar 1944 (position 12.33, 141.08)
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese ammunition ship Aratama Maru (6783 GRT) off Guam in position 12°33'N, 141°08'E.

20 Mar 1944 (position 10.09, 138.10)
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) torpedoed and sank the Japanese supply ship Hoko Maru (1504 GRT) about 40 nautical miles north of Yap, Caroline Islands in position 10°09'N, 138°10'E.

30 Mar 1944 (position 12.20, 145.55)
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) torpedoed and sank the Japanese transport Atlantic Maru (5872 GRT) about 90 nautical miles south-south-west of Guam in position 12°20'N, 145°55'E.

5 Apr 1944
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) ended her first war patrol at Midway Island.

4 May 1944
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) left Midway for her second war patrol. She was part of a wolf-pack together with USS Perch and USS Peto. They were to patrol off Formosa.

22 May 1944 (position 21.08, 117.20)
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant Tsukuba Maru (3171 GRT) and the Japanese gunboat Hashidate off Pratas Island in position 21°08'N, 117°20'E.

22 Jun 1944
USS Picuda (Lt.Cdr. A. Raborn) returned to Midway ending her second war patrol. She left Midway for Pearl Harbor the next day, arriving there on the 27th.


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