Status - John Skinner - USS Fullam:
John was on duty at his new destroyer, the USS Fullam, at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston. Activity would be picking up onboard ship as the Fullam neared it commissioning date of March 2nd.
South Pacific
US forces were able to occupy the Russell Islands, about 40 miles ENE of Guadalcanal starting on February 20th. The Japanese had previously evacuated these islands. These represented a second, short step up the Solomons chain. The Russell Islands became home to Naval Base Banika Island.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 312-314.
- Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 1-106.
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