08/01 Sun. Motor torpedo boats attack Japanese destroyers near Rendova,
Solomon Islands.
Submarine MINGO (SS-261), bombards Sorol Island, Caroline
Islands.
Army aircraft initiate daily bombings of Kiska, Aleutian
Islands.
Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, P. R., is established.
United States naval vessels sunk:
PT-117, by dive bomber, Solomon Islands area,
08 d. 24' S., 157 d. 19' E.;
beached and abandoned.
PT-164, by horizontal bomber, Solomon Islands area,
08 d. 25' S., 157 d. 20' E.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Minesweeper SKILL (AM-115), by horizontal bomber,
Sicilian area.
08/02 Mon. Naval task groups consisting of 2 battleships, 5 cruisers,
and 9 destroyers (Rear Adm. H. F. Kingman and Rear Adm. W. D.
Baker) bombard Kiska, Aleutian Islands. Kiska is bombarded
10 times between this date and 15 August.
United States naval vessel sunk:
PT-109, by collision with enemy ship, Solomon Islands area,
08 d. 03' S., 156 d. 58' E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Torpedo boats Nos. 112 and 113, by Army aircraft,
near Lae, New Guinea.
German submarine sunk:
U-706, by Army aircraft, eastern Atlantic,
46 d. 15' N., 10 d. 25' W.
08/03 Tue. German submarine sunk:
U-572, by naval land-based aircraft (VP-205),
north of Dutch Guiana,
11 d. 33' N., 54 d. 05' W.
Italian submarine sunk:
ARGENTO, by destroyer BUCK (DD-420), off Tunisia,
36 d. 52' N., 12 d. 08' E.
08/04 Wed. United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer SHUBRICK (DD-639), by dive bomber, Sicilian area,
38 d. 06' N., 13 d. 20' E.
08/05 Thu. Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, falls to Army forces.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Gunboat PLYMOUTH (PG-57), by submarine torpedo,
36 d. 17' N., 74 d. 29' W.
08/06 Fri. Battle of Vella Gulf is joined shortly before midnight and
continues through the opening minutes of 7 August. Four
Japanese destroyers attempting to bring troops and supplies
to Kolombangara, Solomon Islands, are attacked by six
destroyers (Comdr. F. Moosbrugger) in Vella Gulf. Three
Japanese destroyers are sunk and one damaged. United States
force suffers no damage.
United States naval vessel damaged:
LST 3, by horizontal bomber, Sicilian area,
38 d. 01' N., 14 d. 20' E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Destroyer KAWAKAZE, by destroyer torpedoes, Battle of Vella
Gulf, off Kolombangara, Solomon Islands,
07 d. 50' s., 156 d. 47' E.
German submarine sunk:
U-615, by naval land-based aircraft (VB-130, VP-204,
VP-205) and Army aircraft, Caribbean area,
12 d. 38' N., 64 d. 15' W.
08/07 Sat. Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Destroyer HAGIKAZE and ARASHI, by destroyer torpedoes,
Battle of Vella Gulf, off Kolombangara, Solomon Islands,
07 d. 50' S., 156 d. 47' E.
German submarine sunk:
U-117, by aircraft (VC-1) from escort carrier CARD
(CVE-11), North Atlantic area,
39 d. 32' N., 38 d. 21' W.
08/08 Sun. United States naval vessel lost:
PT-113, by grounding, eastern New Guinea area,
09 d. 12' S.,146 d. 29' E.; beached and abandoned.
08/09 Mon. German submarine sunk:
U-664, by aircraft (VC-1) from escort carrier CARD
(CVE-11), North Atlantic area,
40 d. 12' N., 37 d. 29' W.
08/10 Tue. United States naval vessel lost:
LST 318, damaged by dive bomber on 9 August, Sicilian area,
38 d. 04' N., 14 d. 30 E.;
beached and abandoned.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Salvage vessel BRANT (ARS-32), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire, Sicilian area,
36 d. 49' N., 13 d. 27' E.
08/11 Wed. German submarines sunk:
U-525, by aircraft (VC-1) from escort carrier CARD
(CVE-11), North Atlantic area,
41 d. 29' N., 38 d. 55' W.
U-604, damaged by naval land-based aircraft (VB-129 and
VP-107) and destroyer MOFFETT (DD-362), South Atlantic
area,
05 d. 00' S., 20 d. 00' W.;
scuttled.
08/12 Thu. United States naval vessel sunk:
Submarine chaser SC-526, by grounding, Sicilian area,
38 d. 01' N., 13 d. 27' E.
08/13 Fri. Japanese aircraft attack shipping at Guadalcanal, Solomon
Islands.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Attack transport JOHN PENN (APA-23), by aircraft,
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands,
09 d. 23' S., 160 d. 30' E.
08/14 Sat. Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Auxiliary submarine chaser No. 109, by submarine FINBACK
(SS-230), east coast of Celebes,
03 d. 01' S., 125 d. 50' E.
08/15 Sun. Third Amphibious Force (Rear Adm. T. S. Wilkinson) lands
Naval, Marine, and Army personnel at Vella Lavella, Solomon
Islands. This landing by-passes enemy position on
Kolombangara, Solomon Islands.
Naval task force under Commander North Pacific Force (Vice
Adm. T. C. Kinkaid) lands United States Army and Canadian
troops at Kiska, Aleutian Islands. Kiska is found to have
been evacuated by the Japanese. (See 28 July 1943.)
08/16 Mon. Carrier INTREPID (CV-11), is commissioned at Newport News,
Va.
08/17 Tue. Army troops enter Messina terminating the campaign in Sicily.
Lipari and Stromboli Islands, north of Sicily, surrender to
United States destroyer and PT boats
Portugal agrees to grant bases in the Azores to Great
Britain.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyers WALLER (DD-466) and PHILIP (DD-498), by
collision, Solomon Islands area,
08 d. 11' S., 156 d. 43' E.
08/18 Wed. United States cruiser and destroyer force shells Gioia Taura
and Palmi on Italian mainland.
Task group composed of 4 destroyers (Capt. T. J. Ryan)
engages 4 Japanese destroyers escorting landing barges north
of Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands.
United States Advanced Amphibious Training Base, St. Mawes,
Cornwall, England, is established.
United States naval vessel sunk:
LST 396, by accidental explosion, Solomon Islands area,
08 d. 18' S., 156 d. 55' E.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer ABNER READ (DD-526), by mine, Aleutian area,
52 d. 01' N., 177 d. 26' E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Auxiliary submarine chasers Nos. 5 and 12, by surface
craft, Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands area.
08/19 Thu. Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine I-17, by naval land-based aircraft (VS-57), and
New Zealand naval vessel, off eastern Australia,
23 d. 26' S., 166 d. 50' E.
08/20 Fri. United States Naval Base, Rosneath, Scotland, is
reestablished.
08/23 Mon. Submarine GRAYLING (SS-209) delivers supplies to Panay, P. I.
United States naval vessels sunk:
Submarine chasers SC-694 and SC-696, by dive bombers,
Sicilian area,
38 d. 08' N., 13 d. 22' E.
Coastal minesweeper CROW (AMc-20), by erratic running
United States aircraft torpedo, Puget Sound, Wash.
08/24 Tue. New Georgia, Solomon Islands, campaign ends as Army troops
occupy Bairoko Harbor.
Quebec Conference, attended by the President, British and
Chinese representatives, ends; conference has been in session
since 17 August.
German submarines sunk:
U-84, by aircraft (VC-13) from escort carrier CORE
(CVE-13), mid-Atlantic area,
27 d. 09' N., 37 d. 03' W.
U-185, by aircraft (VC-13) from escort carrier CORE
(CVE-13), mid-Atlantic area,
27 d. 00' N., 37 d. 06' W.
08/25 Wed. United States naval vessels damaged:
Light minelayers MONTGOMERY (DM-17) and PREBLE (DM-20),
by collision, Solomon Islands area,
09 d. 01' S., 159 d. 50' E.
Japanese naval submarine sunk:
I-178, by destroyer PATTERSON (DD-392), South Pacific area,
12 d. 57' S., 164 d. 23' E.
08/27 Fri. Marines and Seabees occupy Nukufetau, Ellice Islands.
Army troops are landed on Arundel Island, Solomon Islands.
German submarine sunk:
U-847, by aircraft (VC-1) from escort carrier CARD
(CVE-11), mid-Atlantic area,
28 d. 19' N., 37 d. 59' W.
08/28 Sat. Marines occupy Nanumea, Ellice Islands.
08/31 Tue. Carrier task force (Rear Adm. C. A. Pownall) bombs Marcus
Island.