FRI 8 OCT 1943
Pacific
Submarine Gato (SS-212) damages Japanese cargo ship Amagisan Maru with dud torpedo, 05°34'N, 152°10'E, and survives ensuing hunter-killer operations by escorting torpedo boat Hiyodori.
Submarine Guardfish (SS-217) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Kashu Maru, 00°20'S, 146°17'E.
Submarine Gurnard (SS-254) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Taian Maru and transport Dainichi Maru off northern tip of Luzon, 18°48'N, 119°21'E.
USAAF B-24 damages Japanese transport Heian Maru en route to Truk, 02°37'N, 150°46'E.
Atlantic
Naval Air Facility, Dakar, French West Africa, is established.
Monday, October 8, 2018
Two Words: Dud Torpedo
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