Status - John Skinner - USS Daly:
USS Daly (DD-519) - Pacific Ocean
August 5th: In port until 4 PM and at sea for the rest of the day.
August 6th: At sea all day. At 8 PM, about 500 miles west of Los Angeles.
August 7th: At sea all day. At noon, about 500 miles west of San Francisco.
August 8th: At sea all day. At noon, in North Pacific, headed for the Aleutians area, no longer in the carrier task force.
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A destroyer battle near Kolombangara Island, near New Georgia, was a victory for the US Navy. The battle, known as the Battle of Vella Gulf, cost the Japanese three destroyers and a significant army force that was being transported. There was no damage to the six US destroyers involved.
As Daly headed toward the Aleutians, US Navy forces continued to bombard Kiska Island, believing that the Japanese forces were still on the island.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 370-372.
- Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 22-63.
- Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 212-222.
- Events of August, 1943
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