15 Feb 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- The convoy of troop landing ships escorted by destroyer USS Saufley arrived at Green Island (now Nissan), Northern Solomons where Saufley covered the landings. Once the troops had disembarked, the convoy withdrew and set a course for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Saufley | Green Island, Northern Solomons | DS]
25 Feb 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- The convoy of LSTs was joined by another convoy of LSTs and troop landing ships and were escorted by destroyer USS Saufley. The convoy arrived at Green Island (now Nissan), Northern Solomons where Saufley covered the landings. Once the ships made their landings, the convoy withdrew and set a course for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Saufley | Green Island, Northern Solomons | DS]
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