SAT 28 AUG 1943
Pacific
Marines (7th Defense battalion) occupy Nanumea, Ellice Islands.
Submarine Tarpon (SS-175) damages Japanese stores ship Shinsei Maru, 33°39'N, 138°28'E.
Navy PBY aircraft attacks Japanese minelayer Hoko off Buka; although the Catalina crew claims damage, the enemy auxiliary escapes unscathed.
USAAF B-25 and P-38 aircraft bomb Japanese installations in Hansa Bay region, sinking fishing vessels Owaru Maru and Seio Maru.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Damage Claimed
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