PT 40-Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Two September 1942/January 1943 Crew: Lt. Allen H. Harris                                  Boat Captain Lt.(jg)Ralph O. Amsden                          Executive Officer QM2/c C.L. Smith                                  Quartermaster GM2/c F.A. Ziether                                Gunnery TM2/c Crowder                                     Torpedoman S1/c Champion  RM2/c A.C. Davis                                  Radioman MM2/c T. Ryan                                     Engineering MoMM2/c Tenney                                 Engineering MoMM2/c Edward Servatius                   Engineering SC1/c W. Landy                                     Ship�s Cook 9 Sept.                                                   Hoisted aboard SS Robin Wently. 11 Nov.                                                 Arrived in Noumea. 16 Nov.                                                 Underway for Espiritu, towed by USS Trevor                                                              (broke towline). 18 Nov.                                                 Arrived Espiritu. 19 Nov.                                                 Underway for Tulagi. 20 Nov.                                                 Arrived at Tulagi, night patrol, no contact. 22-23 Nov.                                            Patrol-no contact. 25-28 Nov.                                            Patrol, no contact. 2-5 Dec.                                                Patrol, no contact 7-8 Dec.                                                Patrol, no contact. 10-11 Dec.                                            Patrol, no contact. 12 Dec.                                                 Patrol, Lt. Henry S. Taylor in command. In company with                                                             PT�s 45 and 59. Enemy contact-fired torpedoes, results undetermined.                                                             Three sailors brought aboard, dead. U.S. Navy officer (Lt.(jg) Charles                                                             M. Melhorn) brought aboard. 13 Dec.                                                 Patrol-no contact. 17-18 Dec.                                            Patrol-no contact. 19 Dec.                                                 Patrol-fired two torpedoes at ship off Guadalcanal,                                                              results unobserved. 20 Dec.                                                 Patrol-no contact. 24 Dec.                                                 Patrol with PT 45. Made torpedo run on object resembling                                                             enemy ship. Object found to be Kokumaronki Island. Three U.S.                                                             dive bombers dropped flares. Two planes dived upon PT 40 and PT 45,                                                              dropping four bombs. All were near misses. One plane then attempted to                                                              strafe PT 40. No injuries. 25-26 Dec.                                            Patrol-no contact. 30 Dec.                                                 Patrol-no contact. 2 Jan. 43                                               Patrol-fired two torpedoes at an enemy destroyer.                                                             Sighted two other DD�s off Cape Esperance, but lost contact. 3 Jan.                                                   Patrol-no contact. 9 Jan.                                                   Patrol-no contact. 10 Jan.                                                 Patrol-Lt. Clark W. Falkner at conn. Enemy contact.                                                             Fired three torpedoes at Japanese DD and saw two explosions                                                            (one hit confirmed on IJN DD Hatasukaze.) 12 Jan.                                                  Patrol-no contact. 14 Jan.                                                  Patrol-Enemy contact, sighted two destroyers,                                                              illuminated by flare to starboard, saw DD heading east.                                                              Fired two torpedoes and headed for base. 17 Jan                                                    Patrol-no contact. 19 Jan.                                                   Patrol-no contact. 25 Jan.                                                   Patrol-no contact. 28 Jan.                                                   Patrol-no contact. 29 Jan.                                                   Patrol-no contact.