16 Nov 1943
- Greek island Leros again surrendered to the Germans; Germans carried out severe reprisals against the Italians who cooperated with British forces. ww2dbase [Dodecanese Campaign | CPC]
- US 705th Railway Grand Division, the 758th Railway Shop Battalion, and the 721st, 725th, 726th, 745th, and 748th Railway Operating Battalions were transferred to British India to assist in the expansion of railway systems from India to Burma. ww2dbase [CPC]
- 7th Fighter Squadron (both flying P-40 aircraft) of USAAF 49th Fighter Group was transferred out of Port Moresby to Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua. ww2dbase [Dobodura Airfield | Dobodura | CPC]
- Cruisers USS Nashville and USS St. Louis arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | St. Louis | Nashville | Tulagi, Solomon Islands | DS]
- The US submarine Corvina was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-176 south of Truk, Caroline Islands. I-176 launched three Type95 torpedoes with two hitting Corvina. All 82 aboard Corvina were lost. ww2dbase [Corvina | Type 95 | Truk | AC]
- Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies at 1350 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Surabaya, Java | CPC]
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Yokosuka, Japan for her 16th voyage with the Japanese Navy. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
- Allied bombers attacked the Vemork heavy water plant in Norway, which was in the process of being rebuilt by the Germans. ww2dbase [Vemork Heavy Water Plant | Tinn, Telemark | TH]
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against the molybdenum mines at Knaben, Norway. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Knaben | DS]
- The first XP-80 prototype jet fighter airframe was delivered to Muroc Army Airfield in Lancaster, California, United States. ww2dbase [P-80 Shooting Star | Lancaster, California | CPC]
- USS Honolulu shifted from Mare Island Naval Shipyard to San Francisco, California. ww2dbase [Honolulu | San Francisco, California | DS]
- USS Cero arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Cero | Midway | CPC]
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