Name |
James O. Cobb |
Born |
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e-mail |
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Date |
Post |
Action |
1941-Dec-01 |
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Flight. Spotted Japanese submarine west of Molokai, Hawaii. |
1941-Dec-07 |
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Strafed (while on foot) by Japanese planes during attack on Pearl Harbor. |
1941-Dec-12 |
Pilot |
Flight. At 0800, sighted submarine bearing 122 degrees, 142 miles; radioed for assistance, then assisted in attack. At 0930, attacked sampan with machines guns, bearing 115 degrees, 160 miles from Barbers Point. |
1942-Jul-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended. Took off for Palmyra. |
1942-Jul-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended. Took off for Canton Island. |
1942-Jul-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended. Took off for Suva, Fiji. |
1942-Jul-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended. Took off for Noumea, New Caledonia. |
1942-Aug-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: patrol. Took off 0730, landed 1700. Siezed Ndeni, in the Santa Cruz Islands, as part of Task Force 63.4.2 (USS McFarland) in preparation of the invasion of Guadalcanal. |
1942-Aug-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: search. Took off 0900, landed 1700. Searched for 11-P-13 which wasn"t sighted, but was contacted briefly by radio. |
1942-Aug-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: search. Took off 0630, landed 1830. Searched for 11-P-13. |
1942-Aug-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: search. Took off 0700, landed 1810. Searched for 11-P-13. |
1942-Aug-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation. Took off 0730 for Saweni Beach to pick up mail, spare parts, and personnel. Landed 1410. |
1942-Aug-24 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation. Took off 1055 for Espiritu Santo, landed 1530. |
1942-Oct-01 |
Pilot |
Flight. Night torpedo attack against Japanese ships bound for Guadalcanal in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. |
Publication |
Page |
FAW-2 War Diary: 1941-Dec-12 |
16 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-01 (USS Curtiss detachment) |
2 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-05 (Ile Nou detachment) |
6 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-07 (USS McFarland detachment) |
8 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-08 (USS McFarland detachment) |
9 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-09 (USS McFarland detachment) |
10 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-23 (USS Curtiss detachment) |
24 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-24 (USS Curtiss detachment) |
25 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-08 |
35 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-09 |
36 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-10 |
37 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-11 |
38 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Jul-13 |
40 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-23 |
82 |
VP-11 War Diary: 1942-Aug-24 |
83 |
VPB-91 War Diary |
13 |
7 |
Biography |