Commander John Parlato II

   





Patrol and Zone Boat and Hull Merchants Sunk Warships Sunk JANAC tonnage Awards, Comments, Notes
6  Java Sea USS Guardfish
SS-217


3 pilots rescued on lifeguard duty


(OT, SS )

 none 10,380

Reported aboard SubDiv7A

      
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Gold Lifesaving Medal
Combat Patrol Award

7 Indochina
RWCL		 USS Guardfish
SS-217		 RWCL RWCL RWCL


Good Conduct Medal
RWCL this patrol

8 S. China Sea
click to view report		 USS Guardfish
SS-217

1 LT, 3-AMC
1-DD self defense
no tonnage claimed.		 24,600


Combat Patrol Award
9 S. Japan
click to view report		 USS Guardfish
SS-217

3-SM, 1-TT		 None 26,571

   
Navy Commendation Medal
2d Good Conduct Medal
3d Combat Patrol Award
10 RWCL USS Pipefish
SS-388		 RWCL RWCL RWCL RWCL this patrol
11 Formosa
click to view report		 USS Pipefish
SS-388

(3-LF, 2-SM, 1-OT)		 None 32,070

   
Bronze Star #2
Good Conduct #3
Combat Patrol #4
12 RWCL USS Pipefish
SS-388		 RWCL RWCL RWCL

Promoted to
Lt. Commander

RWCL this patrol
13 N. Japan
click to view report
 USS Pipefish
SS-388


(1-TT, 1-SM)


1 pilot rescued on lifeguard duty



(3-DD, 4-PC)

 15,306

USS Pipefish sunk in action.
All hands KIA

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Gold Life Saving Awd
Combat Patrol#5
Good Conduct#4
14 RWCL USS Tigrone
SS-419		 RWCL RWCL RWCL

Returned as
LtCDR Parlato II

Promoted to
Commander

Temporary RWCL
15 S. Japan
click to view report		 USS Tigrone SS-419

none

(2-PC,1-DD,
1-CV Unryu,
1-BB Ise )

29,805

Silver Star
Combat Patrol#6
Good Conduct #5
American Campaign
Asia Pacific
WW2 Victory