11 Oct 1943
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Vern Skjonsby was killed aboard USS Wahoo when the submarine was sunk by Japanese aircraft in the La Pérouse Strait north of Hokkaido, Japan. ww2dbase [Verne Skjonsby | La Pérouse Strait | CPC]
24 Jun 1945
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Submarines Flying Fish, Tinosa, and Bowfin, the Bob's Bobcats element of Hydeman's Hellcats, exit the Sea of Japan with a daring dash through La Pérouse Strait at the northern end of the Japan. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Tinosa | Bowfin | La Pérouse Strait | DS]
31 Oct 2006
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- US Navy confirmed that the wreck discovered in 2005 in the La Pérouse Strait between Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin, Russia was that of USS Wahoo. The wreck was observed to have suffered a direct bomb hit in the conning tower. ww2dbase [Wahoo | La Pérouse Strait | CPC]
8 Jul 2007
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- US Navy conducted a wreath-laying ceremony at sea for the crew of USS Wahoo in the La Pérouse Strait between Hokkaido, Japan and Sakhalin, Russia. ww2dbase [Wahoo | La Pérouse Strait | CPC]
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