Robert Dodd Winton is the son of Claude Winton and Nora Winton (Carden).
1944 Newspaper Article—Manchester TN
Presidential Citation For Brave Service Washington, April 4, (1944)-Two American submarines, Portsmouth built, The Haddock and Bowfin, have been awarded presidential unit citations, highest honor for a unit of the armed forces, for their successful attacks upon Japanese shipping, the Navy announced today. The Bowfin was cited for sinking 31,291 tons of Jap shipping and damaging or destroying many smaller craft. The Bowfin's citation specifically mentioned an attack on a large enemy convoy in which the sub sank three Japanese ships completing destruction of the third despite "accurate gunfire opposition" The Bowfin, was launched Dec. 7, 1942, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Robert Dodd Winton, M.O.M.M. son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winton of Manchester, is a member of the crew of the Bowfin, Mrs. Winton had a note from him this week, the first news she had heard in over five months. He was in Australia at the time of writing and said that he was well!
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USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Patrol 2
Presidential Unit Citation 1 November 1943 to 9 December 1943 USS Bowfin traveled from Fremantle to the South China Sea, then back to Fremantle for refit by USS Orion (AS-18). En route to the South China Sea on 9 November, Bowfin sank three of a group of five schooners with her 4" 50-caliber gun, in spite of intermittent attacks by Japanese aircraft. That night she also sank another large schooner with her main gun. Two nights later she used her 4" 50-caliber gun to set afire two oil-laden coastal vessels at the entrance to Tawi Tawi Bay at the tip of Borneo. In a pitch-black rainstorm off the coast of French Indochina (now Vietnam) on 26 November, near Cape Varella, the surfaced Bowfin found she was in the middle of a Japanese convoy and had to back all engines to avoid ramming a tanker. Bowfin sank two of the enemy ships in a surface torpedo attack. About two hours later, in a submerged attack, she sank a small Vichy French coastal steamer from the convoy. On 28 November Bowfin and USS Billfish made a coordinated attack on a large convoy. Bowfin made a surface torpedo attack in a rainstorm which resulted in sinking two ships, the second after a 5" shell, fired from the enemy ship, hit Bowfin's starboard main air induction piping. Bowfin's last two torpedoes, fired at a third ship, prematured. The patrol was cut short and, after emergency repairs to the main induction line, Bowfin headed back to Fremantle. En route on 2 December Bowfin sank a yacht-sized vessel with her deck gun. USS Bowfin was underway for 10,023 miles during her second patrol. Commanding Officer Griffith and higher authorities believed Bowfin sank 70,948 tons (nine large vessels plus five small craft). JANAC credited USS Bowfin with 26,458 tons sunk (five large vessels plus eight small craft). LCDR Griffith was awarded the Navy Cross and USS Bowfin was later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
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1944 Newspaper Article—Manchester TN
Presidential Citation For Brave Service Washington, April 4, (1944)-Two American submarines, Portsmouth built, The Haddock and Bowfin, have been awarded presidential unit citations, highest honor for a unit of the armed forces, for their successful attacks upon Japanese shipping, the Navy announced today. The Bowfin was cited for sinking 31,291 tons of Jap shipping and damaging or destroying many smaller craft. The Bowfin's citation specifically mentioned an attack on a large enemy convoy in which the sub sank three Japanese ships completing destruction of the third despite "accurate gunfire opposition" The Bowfin, was launched Dec. 7, 1942, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Robert Dodd Winton, M.O.M.M. son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winton of Manchester, is a member of the crew of the Bowfin, Mrs. Winton had a note from him this week, the first news she had heard in over five months. He was in Australia at the time of writing and said that he was well!
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USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Patrol 2
Presidential Unit Citation 1 November 1943 to 9 December 1943 USS Bowfin traveled from Fremantle to the South China Sea, then back to Fremantle for refit by USS Orion (AS-18). En route to the South China Sea on 9 November, Bowfin sank three of a group of five schooners with her 4" 50-caliber gun, in spite of intermittent attacks by Japanese aircraft. That night she also sank another large schooner with her main gun. Two nights later she used her 4" 50-caliber gun to set afire two oil-laden coastal vessels at the entrance to Tawi Tawi Bay at the tip of Borneo. In a pitch-black rainstorm off the coast of French Indochina (now Vietnam) on 26 November, near Cape Varella, the surfaced Bowfin found she was in the middle of a Japanese convoy and had to back all engines to avoid ramming a tanker. Bowfin sank two of the enemy ships in a surface torpedo attack. About two hours later, in a submerged attack, she sank a small Vichy French coastal steamer from the convoy. On 28 November Bowfin and USS Billfish made a coordinated attack on a large convoy. Bowfin made a surface torpedo attack in a rainstorm which resulted in sinking two ships, the second after a 5" shell, fired from the enemy ship, hit Bowfin's starboard main air induction piping. Bowfin's last two torpedoes, fired at a third ship, prematured. The patrol was cut short and, after emergency repairs to the main induction line, Bowfin headed back to Fremantle. En route on 2 December Bowfin sank a yacht-sized vessel with her deck gun. USS Bowfin was underway for 10,023 miles during her second patrol. Commanding Officer Griffith and higher authorities believed Bowfin sank 70,948 tons (nine large vessels plus five small craft). JANAC credited USS Bowfin with 26,458 tons sunk (five large vessels plus eight small craft). LCDR Griffith was awarded the Navy Cross and USS Bowfin was later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
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Robert Dodd Winton is the son of Claude Winton and Nora Winton (Carden).
1944 Newspaper Article—Manchester TN
Presidential Citation For Brave Service Washington, April 4, (1944)-Two American submarines, Portsmouth built, The Haddock and Bowfin, have been awarded presidential unit citations, highest honor for a unit of the armed forces, for their successful attacks upon Japanese shipping, the Navy announced today. The Bowfin was cited for sinking 31,291 tons of Jap shipping and damaging or destroying many smaller craft. The Bowfin's citation specifically mentioned an attack on a large enemy convoy in which the sub sank three Japanese ships completing destruction of the third despite "accurate gunfire opposition" The Bowfin, was launched Dec. 7, 1942, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Robert Dodd Winton, M.O.M.M. son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winton of Manchester, is a member of the crew of the Bowfin, Mrs. Winton had a note from him this week, the first news she had heard in over five months. He was in Australia at the time of writing and said that he was well!
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USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Patrol 2
Presidential Unit Citation 1 November 1943 to 9 December 1943 USS Bowfin traveled from Fremantle to the South China Sea, then back to Fremantle for refit by USS Orion (AS-18). En route to the South China Sea on 9 November, Bowfin sank three of a group of five schooners with her 4" 50-caliber gun, in spite of intermittent attacks by Japanese aircraft. That night she also sank another large schooner with her main gun. Two nights later she used her 4" 50-caliber gun to set afire two oil-laden coastal vessels at the entrance to Tawi Tawi Bay at the tip of Borneo. In a pitch-black rainstorm off the coast of French Indochina (now Vietnam) on 26 November, near Cape Varella, the surfaced Bowfin found she was in the middle of a Japanese convoy and had to back all engines to avoid ramming a tanker. Bowfin sank two of the enemy ships in a surface torpedo attack. About two hours later, in a submerged attack, she sank a small Vichy French coastal steamer from the convoy. On 28 November Bowfin and USS Billfish made a coordinated attack on a large convoy. Bowfin made a surface torpedo attack in a rainstorm which resulted in sinking two ships, the second after a 5" shell, fired from the enemy ship, hit Bowfin's starboard main air induction piping. Bowfin's last two torpedoes, fired at a third ship, prematured. The patrol was cut short and, after emergency repairs to the main induction line, Bowfin headed back to Fremantle. En route on 2 December Bowfin sank a yacht-sized vessel with her deck gun. USS Bowfin was underway for 10,023 miles during her second patrol. Commanding Officer Griffith and higher authorities believed Bowfin sank 70,948 tons (nine large vessels plus five small craft). JANAC credited USS Bowfin with 26,458 tons sunk (five large vessels plus eight small craft). LCDR Griffith was awarded the Navy Cross and USS Bowfin was later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
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1944 Newspaper Article—Manchester TN
Presidential Citation For Brave Service Washington, April 4, (1944)-Two American submarines, Portsmouth built, The Haddock and Bowfin, have been awarded presidential unit citations, highest honor for a unit of the armed forces, for their successful attacks upon Japanese shipping, the Navy announced today. The Bowfin was cited for sinking 31,291 tons of Jap shipping and damaging or destroying many smaller craft. The Bowfin's citation specifically mentioned an attack on a large enemy convoy in which the sub sank three Japanese ships completing destruction of the third despite "accurate gunfire opposition" The Bowfin, was launched Dec. 7, 1942, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Robert Dodd Winton, M.O.M.M. son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Winton of Manchester, is a member of the crew of the Bowfin, Mrs. Winton had a note from him this week, the first news she had heard in over five months. He was in Australia at the time of writing and said that he was well!
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USS Bowfin (SS-287) - Patrol 2
Presidential Unit Citation 1 November 1943 to 9 December 1943 USS Bowfin traveled from Fremantle to the South China Sea, then back to Fremantle for refit by USS Orion (AS-18). En route to the South China Sea on 9 November, Bowfin sank three of a group of five schooners with her 4" 50-caliber gun, in spite of intermittent attacks by Japanese aircraft. That night she also sank another large schooner with her main gun. Two nights later she used her 4" 50-caliber gun to set afire two oil-laden coastal vessels at the entrance to Tawi Tawi Bay at the tip of Borneo. In a pitch-black rainstorm off the coast of French Indochina (now Vietnam) on 26 November, near Cape Varella, the surfaced Bowfin found she was in the middle of a Japanese convoy and had to back all engines to avoid ramming a tanker. Bowfin sank two of the enemy ships in a surface torpedo attack. About two hours later, in a submerged attack, she sank a small Vichy French coastal steamer from the convoy. On 28 November Bowfin and USS Billfish made a coordinated attack on a large convoy. Bowfin made a surface torpedo attack in a rainstorm which resulted in sinking two ships, the second after a 5" shell, fired from the enemy ship, hit Bowfin's starboard main air induction piping. Bowfin's last two torpedoes, fired at a third ship, prematured. The patrol was cut short and, after emergency repairs to the main induction line, Bowfin headed back to Fremantle. En route on 2 December Bowfin sank a yacht-sized vessel with her deck gun. USS Bowfin was underway for 10,023 miles during her second patrol. Commanding Officer Griffith and higher authorities believed Bowfin sank 70,948 tons (nine large vessels plus five small craft). JANAC credited USS Bowfin with 26,458 tons sunk (five large vessels plus eight small craft). LCDR Griffith was awarded the Navy Cross and USS Bowfin was later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
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