First and Second War Patrols
After further training at Pearl Harbor, Mingo departed on her maiden war patrol on 25 June. She made damaging attacks on three Japanese merchant ships and bombarded Sorol Island off the Palaus before returning to Pearl Harbor for refit.
Her second war patrol — from 29 September-20 November — took her to the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas. Her torpedoes damaged a Japanese cruiser. She departed the Hawaiian Islands for overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard, San Pablo Bay, Calif. The submarine left the West Coast on 3 February 1944 for continued operations in the Pacific.
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