"... ineffective counterattack ..."

FRI 24 MAR 1944
Pacific
Submarine Bowfin (SS-287) attacks Japanese convoy about 15 miles off the south coast of Mindanao and approximately 95 miles south of Davao, sinks transport Shinkyo Maru, 05°38'N, 125°50'E, and army cargo ship Bengal Maru, 05°37'N, 125°58'E. Minesweeper W.30 carries out ineffective counterattack against Bowfin.

USAAF B-24s bomb Wake Island, sinking Japanese motor torpedo boat Gyoraitei No.4.

Mediterranean
ComCruDiv 8 reports results of his inspection of French naval vessels: he considers Emile Bertin, Montcalm, and Georges Leygues ready for independent or joint duty; Duguay-Trouin, however, an older ship, is deemed as needing repairs. French battleship Lorraine, also inspected, is deemed in very good materiel condition; with a brief period of training and target practice, she is deemed ready for combatant service.