09/01 Fri. Submarine NARWHAL (SS-167) lands men and supplies on
east coast of Luzon, P. I.
United States Naval Operating Base, Saipan, Marianas
Islands, is established.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Motor minesweeper YMS-21, by mine, Southern France
area,
43 d. 06'N., 05 d. 54'E.
09/03 Sun. Naval task group (Rear Adm. A. E. Smith) consisting
of 1 carrier, 3 cruisers, and 3 destroyers strikes
enemy positions on Wake Island.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Submarine chaser SC-535, by storm, Southern France
area,
43 d. 17'N., 06 d. 38'B.
09/06 Wed. Aircraft from fast carrier force (Vice Adm. M. A.
Mitscher) composed of 16 carriers, and cruisers and
destroyers strike Japanese aircraft installations and
defenses on Yap, Ulithi, and the Palau Islands in the
western Caroline Islands group. Attacks continue
through 8 September.
09/07 Thu. Army forces supported by naval vessels land on
Soepiori Island in the Schouten Islands off New
Guinea.
09/08 Fri. First German V-2 rocket bomb lands in England.
09/09 Sat. Aircraft from fast carrier task force (Vice Adm. M.
A. Mitscher) commence 2-day strike against Japanese
shipping, facilities, and aircraft at Mindanao, P. I.
09/10 Sun. Command designated United States Naval Forces France
(Vice Adm. A. G. Kirk) is established with
headquarters at Paris, France.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Minesweeper SEER (AM-112), by mine, Southern France
area,
42 d. 59'N., 06 d. 20'E.
09/11 Mon. Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine chaser NO. 165, by submarine ALBACORE
(SS-218), off Kyushu, Japan,
32 d. 20'N., 131 d. 50'E.
09/12 Tue. Aircraft from fast carrier task force (Vice Adm. M.
A. Mitscher) commence 3-day attack on Japanese
airfields and shipping in the Visayas, P. I. On 14
September one carrier group (Vice Adm. J. S. McCain)
shifts operations to targets on Mindanao, P. I.
Romania signs armistice with United States, Great
Britain and Russia.
United States naval vessels sunk:
High-speed transport NOA (APD-24), by collision,
Palau Islands area, Caroline Islands,
07 d. 01'N., 134 d. 30'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-409, foundered, off Atlantic
Coast.
United States vessel damaged:
Destroyer FULLAM (DD-474), by collision, Palau
Islands area, Caroline Islands,
07 01'N., 134 d. 30'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Destroyer SHIKINAMI, by submarine GROWLER (SS-215),
South China Sea,
18 d. 16'N., 114 d. 40'E.
Frigate HIRATO, by submarine GROWLER (SS-215),
South China Sea,
17 d. 54'N., 114 d. 49'E.
09/13 Wed. United States naval vessels sunk:
Destroyer WARRINGTON (DD-383), by hurricane, off
Bahama Islands,
27 d. 00'N., 73 d. 00'W.
High-speed minesweeper PERRY (DMS-17), by mine,
Palau Islands area, Caroline Islands,
06 d. 53'N., 134 d. 10'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine chaser NO. 55, by carrier-based aircraft,
Philippine Islands area,
10 d. 20'N., 124 d. 00'E.
09/14 Thu. Submarine PARGO (SS-264) lays mines near Natuna
Island, South China Sea.
United States Coast Guard vessels sunk:
Cutters BEDLOE (PC-128) and JACKSON (PC-142), by
storm off Cape Hatteras, N. C.
Lightship NO. 71, by storm, Vineyard Sound, Mass.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Transport NO. 5, by carrier-based aircraft,
Philippine Islands area,
06 d. 10'N., 126 d. 00'E.
09/15 Fri. 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. W. H. Rupertus) lands
at Peleliu, Palau Islands. The operation is commanded
by Vice Adm. T. S. Wilkinson, and the landing is
preceded by several days of intensive carrier-based
aircraft bombing and ship gunfire bombardment.
Naval task force (Rear Adm. D. E. Barbey) lands Army
troops (Maj. Gen. J. C. Persons) on Morotai Island,
Netherlands East Indies; assault is supported by
cruisers and destroyers (Rear Adm. R. S. Berkey) and
aircraft from escort carriers (Rear Adm. T. L.
Sprague).
Submarine STINGRAY (SS-186) lands men and stores on
Majoe Island, Molucca Sea.
Carrier SHANGRI LA (CV-38) is commissioned at
Norfolk, Va.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Transport NO. 3, by submarine GUAVINA (SS-362),
Philippine Islands area,
05 d. 34'N., 125 d. 23'E.
09/16 Sat. Second Quebec Conference attended by the President
and British Prime Minister ends; conference has been
in session since 11 September 1944.
Marine Air Wings, Pacific is redesignated Aircraft,
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific (Maj. Gen. F. P. Mulcahy)
with headquarters at Ewa, Oahu, T.H.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer WADLEIGH (DD-689), by mine, Palau Islands
area, Caroline Islands,
07 d. 51'N., 134 d. 39'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Escort carrier UNYO, by submarine BARB (SS-220),
South China Sea,
19 d. 18'N., 116 d. 26'E.
09/17 Sun. Army troops land on Angaur, Palau Islands, supported
by carrier-based aircraft and naval gunfire.
09/19 Tue. United States naval vessel sunk:
PT-371, damaged by grounding, Netherlands East
Indies area,
02 d. 05'N., 127 d. 51'E.;
sunk by United States forces.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Frigate IOSHIMA, by submarine SHAD (SS-235), off
Honshu, Japan,
33 d. 40' N., 138 d. 18'E.
09/21 Thu. Aircraft from 12 carriers (Vice Adm. M. A. Mitscher)
commence 2-day attack against Japanese shipping and
airfields on Luzon, P. I.
Japanese naval vessels sunk, Philippine Islands
area:
Destroyer SATSUKI, by carrier-based aircraft,
Manila Bay
Oiler SUNOSAKI, by carrier-based aircraft, Manila
Bay.
Surveying ship KATSURIKI, by submarine HADDO (SS-
255) west of Manila,
13 d. 35'N., 119 d. 06'E.
Coast defense vessel NO. 5, by carrier-based
aircraft, north of Masinloc,
15 d. 25'N., 119 d. 50'E.
Auxiliary submarine chaser NO. 39, by carrier-based
aircraft,
12 d. 18'N., 122 d. 46'E.
Minesweeper NO. 7, carrier-based aircraft,
12 d. 18'N., 122 d. 46'E.
09/22 Fri. Submarine NARWHAL (SS-167) lands men and supplies on
south west coast of Mindanao, P. I.
09/23 Sat. Naval task group (Rear Adm. W. H. P. Blandy) lands
Army troops at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands.
09/24 Sun. Aircraft from 12 carriers (Vice Adm. M. A. Mitscher)
attack aircraft, ground installations, and shipping
in the Visayas, P. I.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Motor minesweeper YMS-19, by mine, Palau Islands
area, Caroline Islands,
06 d. 53'N., 134 d. 10'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk by carrier-based
aircraft, Visayas area raid, Philippine Islands:
Torpedo boat HAYABUSA,
13 d. 00'N., 122 d. 00'E.
Seaplane tender AKITSUSHIMA,
11 d. 59'N., 120 d. 02'E.
Minelayer YAEYAMA,
12 d. 15'N., 121 d. 00'E.
Submarine chaser NO. 32,
12 d. 15'N., 121 d. 00'E.
German submarines sunk:
U-565 and U-596, by Army aircraft, Salamis, Greece.
09/25 Mon. Submarine NAUTILUS (SS-168) lands supplies on Cebu,
P. I.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Minelayer MIANTONOMAH (CM-10), by mine, Normandy
area
49 d. 27'N., 00 d. 17'E.
09/26 Tue. Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Submarine I-175, by destroyer escort MCCOY REYNOLDS
(DE-440), northeast of Palau Islands, Caroline
Islands,
09 d. 19'N., 136 d. 44'E.
Minelayer AOTAKA, by submarine PARGO (SS-264), off
Borneo,
07 d. 00'N., 116 d. 00'E.
09/27 Wed. Submarines NARWHAL (SS-167) and STINGRAY (SS-186)
land supplies on north coast of Mindanao, P, I., and
east coast of Luzon, P. I., respectively.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Coast defense vessel NO. 10, by submarine torpedo,
East China Sea,
29 d. 26'N., 128 d. 50 E.
09/28 Thu. Marines occupy Ngesebus and Kongauru Islands in the
Palau Islands, under cover of naval aircraft and
gunfire support.
09/29 Fri. Submarine NARWHAL (SS-167) evacuates 81 Allied
prisoners war from Sindangan Bay, Mindanao, P. I.
These men are survivors from the torpedoed Japanese
ship SHINYO MARU.
German submarine sunk:
U-863, by naval land-based aircraft (VP-107), South
Atlantic area,
10 d. 45'S., 25 d. 30'W.
09/30 Sat. Submarine NAUTILUS (SS-168) lands supplies and
evacuates certain personnel from near Libertad,
Panay, P. I.
German submarine sunk:
U-1062, by destroyer escort FESSENDEN (DE-142),
mid-Atlantic area,
11 d. 36'N., 34 d. 44'W.