Name
William P. Tanner Jr.
Born
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e-mail
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Date
Service
Unit
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USNR
VP-14
1942-Jan-09
USNR
VP-63
Date
Rate
1940-May-30
Ensign
1945-Sep-15
Lt.Cmdr.
Citation
Date
Post
Action
1941-Dec-07
Pilot
Flight: patrol. Took off 0630. Attacked Japanese submarine outside Pearl Harbor at 0650. Landed at dusk, re-fueled and re-armed.
1943-Aug-01
Pilot
Flight. Shot down at sea by eight JU-88s.
Publication
Page
VP-14 War Diary: 1941-Dec-07
2
VP-14 War Diary: 1941-Dec-07
4
Black Cats and Dumbos: WWII's Fighting PBYs
1, 100, 143
Flying Cats / The Catalina Aircraft in World War II
66
Biography