A case in point occurred on 23-24 January 1945, when SGT Wm. In addition, Fleet Liaison Officers, attached to SACO Headquarters, relayed China Coast Watcher reports direct to U.S. Stevens describe several NavGrp China operations, including the following:ĬOMNAVGRP, China transmitted intelligence reports daily to: COMINCH, CINCPAC COMSOWESPAC, the 20th Bomber Command, and local commands in China. In The Day VADM Yamagata Joined His Honorable Ancestors, Ralph T. If NavGrp China/SACO played a part in this historical event, their role should be documented and the obvious contradictions resolved. Fleet) as "the greatest patrol ever" in a congratulatory message on 24 February 1945. The mission was described by COM INCH (Commander-in-Chief, US. The actions of the Barb will be taught and studied by naval historians for years to come from the standpoint of tactics and leadership, combining daring with knowledge of the enemy to overwhelm a superior force. In particular, A Different Kind of War by Vice Admiral Milton E. Naval Group China (NavGrp China)/Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO), several accounts insist that these groups provided the tactical intelligence that enabled the Barb to attack the convoy. The war patrols of the Barb are detailed in retired Rear Admiral Fluckey's award-winning book Thunder Below!Īlthough Fluckey states that the Barb never received operational intelligence support from the US. For this action, Fluckey received the Medal of Honor, although he has often said his greatest achievement was that none of his crew ever got a Purple Heart. According to Fluckey's account, she sank three Japanese ships, probably sank another, and damaged three others. On the early morning of 23 January 1945, the USS Barb (SS-220), under the command of Commander Eugene B.
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