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17 Jan 1944

Australian New Guinea British Western Pacific Territories
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed Tulagi, Solomon Islands as an escort for a convoy of supply ships bound for Bougainville. ww2dbase [Saufley | Tulagi, Solomon Islands | DS]
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
  • US 45th Fighter Squadron, flying P-40 fighters, was transferred from Baker Island of Ellice Islands to Makin, Gilbert Islands. ww2dbase [Makin | CPC]
Hawaii
  • After a routine overhaul, submarine USS Spearfish was ready for sea. She departed Pearl Harbor on her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
Italy
  • British X Corps attacked the western end of the German Gustav Line in Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Monte Cassino | TH, CPC]
  • An Italian motor torpedo boat raid on Allied-held Naples, Italy was aborted. ww2dbase [CPC]
Japan Pacific Ocean
  • USS Whale claimed sinking a Japanese freighter in the Philippine Sea, hiting her with 3 of 9 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Whale | Philippine Sea | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 17 Jan 1944
San Jacinto off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 17 Jan 1944Overhead view of the No. 1 and No. 2 5-inch/38 gun mounts on USS Nicholas at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Jan 1944.

17 Jan 1944 Interactive Map




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