TUE 23 NOV 1943 Pacific
Betio, Tarawa Atoll, and Makin are declared secured.
Cruiser and destroyer force (Rear Admiral Aaron S. Merrill) bombards Buka-Bonis area, Bougainville, Solomons.
Motor torpedo boat PT-322, damaged by grounding, eastern New Guinea, 06°09'S, 147°36'E, is scuttled by U.S. forces.
Submarine Blackfish (SS-221) sinks Japanese transport Yamato Maru between New Guinea and Palau, 02°28'N, 140°06'E.
Submarine Capelin (SS-289) sinks Japanese army cargo ship Kizan Maru, 01°50'N, 127°55'E (see 17 November 1943). [17 November was the last time the Capelin was heard from. Ghost sub? Nov. '43's been a bad month for U. S. subs.]
Submarine Gudgeon (SS-212) attacks Takao-bound Japanese convoy, sinking Japanese escort vessel Wakamiya and army transport Nekka Maru, East China Sea, 28°38'N, 122°00'E, and damaging fleet tankers Ichiyo Maru and Goyo Maru.
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