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21 Feb 1944

Weather data for 21 Feb 1944

USS Iowa was assigned to escort the Fast Carrier Task Force during a raid in the Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
USS Cero damaged a Japanese transport north of Dutch New Guinea, hitting her with 2 of 9 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
Submarine Sea Cat was launched, sponsored by Mrs. E. L. Cochrane. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Italy

Three Italian motor torpedo boats attacked the Allied beachhead at Anzio, Italy, damaging USS PC-545 and USS Pioneer before dawn. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Marshall Islands

USS New Mexico shelled Japanese positions on Wotje, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | Event | CPC]

Pacific Ocean

While at sea, USS Alabama's secondary gun mount No. 9 accidentally fired into secondary gun mount No. 5, killing 5 and wounding 11. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
At 1440 hours, 15 B-25 aircraft modified for strafing attacked a Japanese convoy carrying military evacuees from Rabaul, New Britain. Submarine chaser CH-48, transport Kokai Maru, and converted gunboat Kowa Maru were sunk; submarine chaser CH-38 was damaged. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 21 Feb 1944

WAVES personnel debarking a bus at Naval Air Station, Banana River, Florida, United States, 21 Feb 1944

Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 4

Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 3 of 4

Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 4

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