4 Feb 1942

Photo(s) dated 4 Feb 1942
Wounded sailors being taken off of USS Marblehead, Tjilatjap, Java, Dutch East Indies, 4 Feb 1942; seen in Jul 1963 issue of US Navy publication All Hands
6 Feb 1942

Dutch East Indies Photo(s) dated 6 Feb 1942
USS Houston at Tjilajap, Java, Dutch East Indies, 6 Feb 1942, seen from USS MarbleheadUSS Marblehead at Tjilatjap, Java, Dutch East Indies, Feb 1942; note bomb damage
18 Feb 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Spearfish arrived at Tjilatjap, South Java, Dutch East Indies (now Cilacap, Indonesia) for repairs. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Tjilatjap | DS]
19 Feb 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • After repairs, submarine USS Spearfish departed Tjilatjap, South Java, Dutch East Indies (now Cilacap, Indonesia) and resumed her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Tjilatjap | DS]
2 Mar 1942

Dutch East Indies
  • Submarine USS Spearfish arrived at Tjilatjap, South Java, Dutch East Indies (now Cilacap, Indonesia) and experienced a change of command. Lieutenant James C. Dempsey relieved Lieutenant Commander Roland F. Pryce. Spearfish took aboard 12 members of the staff of the Commander Submarines Asiatic Fleet for transportation to Fremantle, Australia. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Tjilatjap | DS]
5 Mar 1942

Dutch East Indies



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