Negros in WW2 History | World War II Database

9 Jul 1943

Philippines

Submarine USS Thresher landed men, 500 pounds of stores (most notably 1,500 packs of American cigarettes), and 40,000 rounds of ammunition for Philippine commandos on the west coast of the Philippine island of Negros near Catmon Point. ww2dbase [Thresher | Negros | DS]

7 Feb 1944

Philippines

Submarine USS Narwhal closed to 1,000 yards of Balatong Point on Negros in the Philippines, unloaded 45 tons of cargo, and took aboard six soldiers, five civilian men, eight women, and nine children evacuees as passengers. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Basay, Negros | DS]

19 Oct 1944

Philippines

Submarine USS Narwhal unloaded 60 tons of cargo and 37 passengers off Colipapa on Negros in the Philippines. Narwhal took aboard six adults, 14 children, one steward's mate left behind by submarine USS Nautilus on her previous visit, and five Filipino men who said they wished to become steward's mates in the United States Navy. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Colipapa, Negros | DS]

1 Jan 1945

Philippines

US aircraft attacked Japanese airfields on Negros Island, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 2 | Negros | CPC]

5 Jan 1945

Philippines

While escorting the Lingayen Gulf invasion force into the Sulu Sea, destroyers USS Taylor and USS Nicholas attacked a Japanese midget submarine that had fired two torpedoes at the ships. Both ships dropped depth charges and Taylor rammed the submarine causing it to break apart. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 2 | Japanese Midget Submarine Warfare in World War II | Nicholas | Negros | DS]

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