The First Surface Action
An excerpt from LTCDR Jacob Cooper, CO of the USS John D. Ford, after action report dated 25 January 1942.
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The USS Rasher Was a Legendary Undersea Warrior
The submarine USS Rasher proved to be the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific. At 12:30 am, October 9, 1943, Commander Edward S. Hutchinson spotted his first targets as a submarine commander. His boat, USS Rasher, was on her maiden war cruise out of Brisbane, Australia, and every man in her was eager for his first taste of blood. They were off Ambon when they sighted a pair of freighters that were zigzagging in antisubmarine patterns, deliberately making stalking difficult and protracted, but Hutchinson was tenacious. Throughout the night he trailed the careening targets, slow...
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