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USS Bowfin (SS-287)
CDR
Willingham, USNA class of '26. Willingham served four previous war patrols
as C.O. of USS Tautog (SS-199), sinking five enemy ships (including two
submarines), for which he was awarded two Navy Crosses. USS Bowfin's equipment was tested and personnel were trained at Portsmouth; Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island; and Submarine Base, New London, CT. She departed New London 1 July 1943 for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia by way of the Panama Canal. Bowfin arrived at Brisbane 10 August 1943 and was tied up alongside USS Fulton (AS-11) for post-voyage repairs and fitting out. The crew also underwent more gunnery training and fast deep-submergence practice dives off Brisbane.
Commanding
Officer: CDR Joseph Harris Willingham, USN
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