Status - John Skinner - USS Daly:
USS Daly (DD-519) - Argentia, Newfoundland
May 25th: At sea all day, 8 PM about 250 miles ESE of Newfoundland.
May 26th: At sea all day, 8 PM about 370 miles due east of Newfoundland.
May 27th: At sea all day, 8 PM about 430 miles ESE of Newfoundland.
May 28th: At sea until returning to port at 8 PM. Fueling done in the evening.
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Attu was almost fully retaken by Army troops by the 28th. As was typical, the remaining Japanese troops died in a final charge or committed suicide.
The island of Kiska was still in Japanese hands, and the US forces in Alaska would now prepare for its recapture; the Japanese, in fact, had already begun to withdraw some troops from Kiska.
The TRIDENT Conference in Washington, D.C. ended on May 25th. Roosevelt and Churchill reaffirmed previous plans; defeat Germany first, continue the strategic bombing in Europe, and invade Europe to created a second front by May 1944.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 342-344 .
- Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 22-48.
- Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 120-137.
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