Earl Twining Hydeman, USN

Born  7 Jul 1911St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Died  20 Dec 1993(82)Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA


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Ranks

1 Aug 1939 Lt.
15 Jun 1942 T/Lt.Cdr.
18 Nov 1942 T/Cdr.

Decorations

May/Jul 45 Navy Cross (1)

Warship Commands listed for Earl Twining Hydeman, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS S-20 (125)T/Lt.Cdr.SubmarineAug 1942Oct 1942
USS Sea Dog (401)T/Cdr.Submarine26 Feb 19456 Feb 1946

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Submarine USS S-20 (125)


30 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS S-20 departed New London, Connecticut for Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

31 Aug 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
USS S-20 arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard from New London, Connecticut for the installation of new torpedo firing equipment.


Submarine USS Sea Dog (401)


11 Mar 1945
USS Sea Dog (Cmdr Earl Twining Hydeman) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol, and was ordered to patrol south of Kyushu and Honshu, Japan.

16 Apr 1945 (position 33.31, 139.36)
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Toko Maru (530 GRT) off Mikura Jima in position 33°31'N, 139°36'E.

23 Apr 1945
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) ended her 3rd war patrol at Guam.

27 May 1945
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) departed from Guam for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.

9 Jun 1945 (position 38.10, 138.20)
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ships Sagawa Maru (1186 GRT) and Shoyo Maru (2211 GRT) off the northwest coast of Honshu in position 38°10'N, 138°20'E.

11 Jun 1945 (position 40.28, 139.47)
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kofuku Maru (753 GRT) off the east coast of Honshu in position 40°28'N, 139°47'E.

12 Jun 1945 (position 40.11, 139.46)
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ships Shinsen Maru (887 GRT) and Kaiwa Maru (1045 GRT) off the east coast of Honshu in position 40°11'N, 139°46'E.

15 Jun 1945 (position 39.53, 139.40)
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Koan Maru (661 GRT) off the east coast of Honshu in position 39°53'N, 139°40'E.

19 Jun 1945 (position 43.12, 140.19)
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kokai Maru (1272 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Shinhei Maru No.3 (958 GRT) off the northwest coast of Hokkaido in position 43°12'N, 140°19'E.

5 Jul 1945
USS Sea Dog (Cdr. E.T. Hydeman) ended her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.


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