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USS ''Finnegan'' (DE-307) was an constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. She performed escort and antisubmarine operations in dangerous battle areas and returned home with three well-earned battle stars. She was named after Chief Radio Electrician William Michael Finnegan who was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; was launched on 22 February 1944 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Charles Schroeder, sister of Ensign Finnegan; and commissioned on 19 August 1944, Lieutenant Commander Hoffman, USNR, in command. == World War II Pacific Theater operations== ''Finnegan'' arrived at Pearl Harbor on 8 November 1944 to serve as escort for submarines conducting training exercises prior to their war patrols. She voyaged to Midway Island escorting a transport between 11 and 20 December, then returned to duty with submarines until 9 January 1945. After amphibious training exercises in the Hawaiian Islands, ''Finnegan'' sailed escorting a group of LSTs and submarine chasers, two of which she towed for parts of the passage to Saipan. == Supporting the Iwo Jima operations== On 15 February 1945, the escort ship sailed from Saipan for the assault on Iwo Jima, during which she screened transports as they launched their boats for the initial invasion on 19 February. == Sinking of Japanese Submarine I-370 == On 26 February, while escorting empty transports to Saipan, ''Finnegan'' made a surface contact by Radarman Robert N. Perry radar, and was detached from the screen to locate and sink in a four-hour attack, in . Radarman Perry was given $50.00 by the Captain for catching the early morning contact. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Finnegan (DE-307)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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