The SS-227, Darter received four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation after sinking three Japanese shipping vessels. Robert Richard Gould, Jr was killed in an unrelated accident after the Darter ran aground on October 24, 1944.
Launching of Diesel Submarine USS Darter, Groton, Connecticut, USA Poster Print (24 x 36)
History for the SS-227, U.S.S. Darter
| HISTORY FOR U.S.S. Darter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launched: | Builder: | Sponsor: | Commissioned: | First Captain: | Stricken/Lost: |
| 6/6/43 | Electric Boat | 9/7/43 | CDR William S. Stovall, Jr. | Lost (grounded) 10/23/44 | |
| Patrols | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Captain: | From: | Date: | Duration: | Score (WT): | JANAC | Return: |
| 1 | William S. Stovall, Jr. | Pearl Harbor | 12/43 | 66 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Brisbane |
| 2 | William S. Stovall, Jr. | Brisbane | 3/44 | 63 | 1/6,800 | 1/2,800 | Brisbane |
| 3 | David H. McClintock | Brisbane | 6/44 | 48 | 1/4,400 | 1/4,400 | Brisbane |
| 4 | David H. McClintock | Brisbane | 9/44 | 1/12,500 | 1/12,000 | Grounded 10/23/44 | |
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