8 Aug 1944
Guam
Guam
- USS Preston arrived at Apra harbor, Guam. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | Apra | CPC]
10 Aug 1944
Guam
Guam
- USS Preston departed Apra harbor, Guam for Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | Apra | CPC]
19 Aug 1944
Guam
Guam
- Destroyer USS Shaw anchored in Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands and served as an anti-aircraft ship for the next three weeks. ww2dbase [Mariana Islands Campaign and the Great Turkey Shoot | Shaw | Apra | DS]
23 Sep 1944
Guam
Guam
27 Feb 1945
Guam
Guam
- USS Sunfish arrived at Apra, Guam, Mariana Islands, ending her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | Apra | CPC]
31 Mar 1945
Guam
Guam
- USS Sunfish departed Apra, Guam, Mariana Islands for her eleventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | Apra | CPC]
20 May 1945
Guam
Guam
- Captain J. E. Leeper was named the commanding officer of USS Shamrock Bay, relieving Captain Frank T. Ward, Jr, while the ship was at Guam, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | Apra | CPC]
28 May 1945
Guam
Guam
- USS Shamrock Bay departed Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands with US Navy squadron VC-96 on board. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | Apra | CPC]
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