September 1, 1943 - Wednesday - 80 years ago today

Status - John Skinner - USS Daly: 

USS Daly (DD-519) - Pacific Ocean - Aleutian Islands, Alaska

August 29th: At sea all day.  At noon, about 70 miles south of Atka Island, Aleutians.

August 30th:  At sea all day.  At noon, about 100 miles south of Amchitka Island.

August 31st: In port at Adak Harbor at 8 AM for the rest of the day.

September 1st: In port all day.

These appear to be routine patrols around the area between Adak, Attu, and Kiska.

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The new fighter plane Grumman F6F Hellcat entered service on carriers in the Pacific.  It replaced the older Wildcat fighters throughout the fleet. 

More Information:

• Official Navy Chronology, pp. 379-380. 
• Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 22-88.
• Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 233-239.
• Events of September, 1943 
  
• Events of August, 1943  
• Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, September, 1943
• Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, August, 1943
   
   

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