SUN 22 OCT 1944
Pacific
TF 38 planes sink Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 15 west of Tabals, P.I., 12°55'N, 121°35'E.
Navy carrier-based planes (TF 77) sink Japanese motor sailships No.3 Akebono Maru and No.5 Taihei Maru.
Submarine Darter (SS-227) detects a group of Japanese warships northwest of Borneo, 07°31'N, 115°22'E, and trails them (see 23 October 1944).
Submarine Sea Dog (SS-401) sinks Japanese supply ship Muroto south-southwest of Kagoshima, 29°19'N, 129°44'E, and gunboat Tomitsu Maru south of Akuseki Jima, 29°18'N, 129°44'E.
British submarine HMS Tantivy sinks Japanese Communication Ship No.137 in Makassar Strait.
U.S. freighter Augustus Thomas is strafed in San Pedro Bay, Leyte; one man of the 27-man Armed Guard is wounded.
Mediterranean
Destroyer Jouett (DD-396) conducts two bombardment missions while destroyer Madison (DD-425) supports minesweeping operations in the vicinity [WHERE] [Like, sic, man.]
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