THIRD PATROL 12 Nov to 31 Dec.. Sank the Bandoeny Maru, a troopship.
FOURTH TO EIGHTH PATROLS-- Rescued an aviator and landed 50 men and supplies on New Britain for guerrilla warfare. At the end of the 8th, went back to US for overhaul.
NINTH PATROL 24June1944 sank Kumanoyama Maru. The final three patrols could find no targets and the Grouper returned to pearl harbor where it was on VJ Day.
From 1950-1957, the Grouper served as the Navy's "first hunter-killer" submarine for sub vs. sub warfare. From 1958 to 1962, it became a research vessel. Further service was from 1964 to 1968 and the ship was sold for scrap in 1970.
Quite an Interesting Story. --DaCoot
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