1 Feb 1928
China
China
- USS Stewart arrived at Shantou (Postal Map: Swatow), Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]
3 Feb 1928
China
China
- USS Stewart departed Shantou (Postal Map: Swatow), Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]
1 Feb 1932
China
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
China
- USS Stewart departed the Shantou (Guangdong Province) and Xiamen (Fujian Province) region in China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shantou, Guangdong | CPC]
27 Sep 1937
China
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
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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