Shantou in WW2 History | World War II Database

1 Feb 1928

China

USS Stewart arrived at Shantou (Postal Map: Swatow), Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]

3 Feb 1928

China

USS Stewart departed Shantou (Postal Map: Swatow), Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]

1 Feb 1932

China

USS Stewart began guarding American interests in the Shantou (Guangdong Province) and Xiamen (Fujian Province) region in China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]

3 Feb 1932

China

USS Stewart departed the Shantou (Guangdong Province) and Xiamen (Fujian Province) region in China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]

27 Sep 1937

China

Arthur Chin, flying a Hawk II fighter, damaged a Japanese G3M bomber over the Hankou-Guangdong Raiway in southern China. He ran out of fuel and made a crash landing near Shantou (Postal Map: Swatow), Guangdong, China. ww2dbase [Arthur Chin | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]

13 Mar 1945

China

USAAF B-24 and B-25 bombers conducted anti-shipping sweeps off the Chinese coast between Fuzhou and Hong Kong. Japanese convoy KAI-311 was attacked, and Aikoku Maru No. 12, Kokoku Maru No. 37, Tarumizu Maru No. 18, Tarumizu Maru No. 34, Coast Defense Vessel No. 66, and transport Masajima Maru were sunk. The latter two were sunk by B-24 bombers just off of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Shantou, Guangdong | HM]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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