Friday, March 1, 2019

Nazis Given The Old One-Two

WED 1 MAR 1944
Pacific
Naval Base, Milne Bay, New Guinea, and Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Tanaga, Alaska, are established.

Japanese army cargo ship Uchide Maru, damaged by submarine Sargo (SS-188) the previous day, is abandoned. Her crew transfers to torpedo boat Sagi and Patrol Boat No.31 (see 2 March).

Atlantic
Destroyer escort Bronstein (DE-189) sinks German submarine U-603 in the North Atlantic, 48°55'N, 26°10'W, and teams with destroyer escorts Thomas (DE-102) and Bostwick (DE-103) to sink U-709 at 49°10'N, 26°00'W.

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