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 Japanese submarine I-370 in a four-hour attack, in 22°45′N 141°27′E / 22.750°N 141.450°E / 22.750; 141.450. Radarman Perry was given $50.00 by the Captain for catching the early morning contact.
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