WED 2 FEB 1944 Pacific
Roi and Namur Islands in the Marshalls are secured.
Destroyer Walker (DD-517) sinks Japanese submarine RO-39 10 miles east of Wotje, Marshalls, 09°24'N, 170°32'E.
Submarine Plunger (SS-179) attacks Japanese convoy south of Honshu, and sinks merchant cargo ships No.5 Toyo Maru and No.8 Toyo Maru off Kushimoto, 33°29'N, 135°59'E, and survives resultant depth-charging.
Japanese transport Katsura Maru sinks after running aground off Futsing, China, 25°37'N, 119°47'E.
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