▁she ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁bow ▁and ▁s ank . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁following ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁Sn apper ▁began ▁her ▁nin th ▁war ▁pat rol , ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Bon in ▁Islands . ▁F ew ▁worth while ▁targets ▁were ▁sight ed ▁during ▁this ▁pat rol . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁March , ▁she ▁contact ed ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁ships ▁and ▁fired ▁eight ▁tor ped o es ▁with ▁six ▁hits . ▁She ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁dam aging ▁a ▁fre ighter ▁but , ▁due ▁to ▁heavy ▁se as , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁attack . ▁En emy ▁esc ort s ▁and ▁heavy ▁se as ▁contin ually ▁prevent ed ▁any ▁further ▁attacks , ▁and ▁Sn apper ▁returned ▁to ▁Mid way ▁Island ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April . ▁ ▁T enth ▁and ▁ele vent h ▁war ▁pat rol s ▁ ▁Sn apper ▁spent ▁her ▁t enth ▁war ▁pat rol ▁engaged ▁in ▁lif egu ard ▁duties ▁near ▁Tru k ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁bomb ard ment ▁miss ions ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁while ▁the ▁sub marine ▁was ▁pat rolling ▁on ▁the ▁surface , ▁an ▁enemy ▁plane ▁broke ▁quickly ▁from ▁a ▁low ▁cloud ▁and ▁attacked . ▁As ▁Sn apper ▁quickly ▁dove , ▁one ▁bomb ▁struck ▁directly ▁above ▁the ▁h atch ▁instantly ▁killing ▁one ▁crew man ▁and ▁inj uring ▁several ▁others , ▁including ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer .