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• In the Solomon Islands, the US New Georgia Occupation Force advanced westward in the Munda-Barike region, toward the airfield at Munda. Nearby, 1st Raider Battalion attacked the island of Enogai. To reinforce New Georgia, the Japanese 13th Regiment began transferring 3,700 men from Kolombangara to Bairoko on the northwestern shore of New Georgia; this reinforcement would be conducted over the following 3 days. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | New Georgia | CPC]
• Sendai and Yugure arrived at Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands. Yugure, Yukikaze, Tanikaze, and Hamakaze departed later on the same day, escorting a troop transport mission to Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Sendai | Hamakaze | Yukikaze | Tanikaze | Yugure | Shortland Islands | CPC]

• Comandante Cappellini (Aquilla III) arrived at Sabang just off the northern tip of Sumatra island, occupied Dutch East Indies, at 1515 hours; her fuel tanks were nearly empty when she pulled into port. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Sabang, Sumatra | CPC]

• Shokaku departed Kure, Japan for Truk, Caroline Islands where she was to join her sister ship Zuikaku. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]

• 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]

• A. A. Avseevich stepped down as GUKR SMERSH's chief in the Northwestern Front. ww2dbase [CPC]

• While at Norfolk, Commander Joseph Dunn relieved Captain Short as commanding officer of USS Bogue. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Bogue | Norfolk, Virginia | DS]

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