War Patrol Report (Page 1)
| CONFIDENTIAL | |
| Subject: | U.S.S. BERGALL - Report of THIRD War Patrol |
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| (A) PROLOGUE | |
| Returned from second war patrol 23 December 1944. Refit undertaken by ship's force with aid of tender and twenty men per day from the relief crew. State Engineering Company repaired battle damage to pressure hull. Tested satisfactory to 450 feet. Refit completed 4 January 1945. Training included four days with MK.27 torpedoes and two night gunnery exercises. | |
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Lieut.Comdr. B. C. JARVIS, U.S.N. |
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Electrician C. D. SMITH, U.S.N. |
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The following officers reported: |
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Captain P. C. NICHOLS, U.S.N. |
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Commander F. M. SMITH, U.S.N. |
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Ensign L. H. BLACK, U.S.N.R. |
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Ensign E. A. HAM, U.S.N.R. |
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| (B) NARRATIVE |
(All times HOW until 1 April 1945.) |
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| Officers and chief petty officers on board this patrol were: | |
| Name and rank or rating | Number of Previous Patrols |
| NICHOLS, Philip G., Captain, USN. | 3 |
| HYDE, John Milton, Commander, USN. | 9 |
| SMITH, Frank McElhaney, Lieutenant,USN. | 2 |
| ISON, Robert Lindsey, Lieutenant, USNR. | 7 |
| DREW, Harold E., Lieutenant, USNR. | 2 |
| NICKERSON, James D., Lieutenant, USN. | 8 |
| CONNER, John E., Lieut (jg), USNR. | 2 |
| PURINTUN, Orin Stanley, Lieut (jg) USNR. | 2 |
| WELCH, Edward George, Ensign, USNR. | 2 |
| BLACK, Lyman Hoge, Jr, Ensign, USNR. | 0 |
| HAM, Edward Albert, Ensign, USNR. | 0 |
| ARCHIBALD, James Bennet, CEM(AA)(T), USN. | 11 |
| BRYAN, Richard Edward, CMoMM, USN. | 3 |
| DERDERIAN, Nishan, CRT, USNR. | 2 |
| MACKAY, John Brendon, CRM(AA), USNR. | 2 |
| MARTIN, Harold LeRoy, CPhM, USN. | 2 |
| PHELPS, Leeman Harry, CTM(AA)(T), USN. | 2 |
| SHAFER, William Howard, CQM(AA)(T), USN. | 2 |
| VODOPICH, Frank (n), CMoMM(AA)(T), USN. | 2 |
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