Captain Earl Twining Hydeman USN Commander USS KAWISHIWI 1956 - 1957 ... 07/07/1911 - 12/20/1993; Home: Dayton, Ohio Earl Hydeman graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD - Class of 1932. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain. Partial Biography: ... LCDR - USN/USMC 1942 Plane Accidentt ![]() CDR USS Pampanito SS383 Prospective Commanding Officer 28 Oct. 1944 - 30 Dec. 1944 ... CDR USS Seadog (SS-401) and USS Tinosa (SS-283). Mar- Aug -1945 Hydeman's Hepcats or Silent Victory Seadog History ... CAPT - USS Kawishiwi AO-146 1956 - 1957 ... CAPT - Commander Destroyer Squadron NINE 1958 - on USS Mansfield (DD-728) ... INTERMENT Arlington National Cemetery - 12/20/1993 US NAVY CAPT sec 60, row 0, site 4405, 12/28/1993 |
![]() Navy Cross Award Action Date: May 26 - July 5, 1945 Commander
USNU.S.S.
SEA DOG (SS-401), on the FOURTH War Patrol of that submarine during the
period 26 May 1945 to 5 July 1945, in enemy controlled waters in the
Sea of Japan. With great daring and heroic actions, fully aware of the
perils involved in completing this unprecedented undertaking, he
penetrated strong anti-submarine barriers and entered supposedly
inviolable enemy waters. With exceptional skill and aggressiveness he
took his submarine into shallow waters and launched torpedo attacks
which resulted in the sinking of six enemy ships, totaling 29,500 tons.
In addition, he was Commander of a Coordinated Attack Group consisting
of two others submarines and, at the same time, he exercised overall
command of two other groups who were operating concurrently in the same
area.
................................................... Go To: Commanders
Page
|