SUN 8 OCT 1944
Pacific
Land-based aircraft from the Marianas increase tempo of air strikes on Iwo Jima.
Submarine Becuna (SS-319) damages Japanese seaplane carrier Kimikawa Maru in South China Sea, 14°05'N, 115°38'E.
Submarine Hoe (SS-258) sinks Japanese army transport Kohoku Maru and damages Coast Defense Vessel No.8 in South China Sea east of Hainan, 18°32'N, 116°13'E.
Mediterranean
Destroyer Eberle (DD-430), with spot provided by aircraft from light cruiser Brooklyn (CL-40), bombards vessels in Maurizio harbor; enemy shore battery fire is accurate in return.
Destroyer Jouett& (DD-396) is attacked by six small, fast craft, but suffers no damage in the encounter. The next morning Jouett will sink several floating mines.
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