September 13, 1943 - Monday - 80 years ago today

Status - John Skinner - USS Daly: 

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

September 10th: At sea all day.  At noon, about 550 miles SSE of Adak Harbor.

September 11th:  At sea all day.  At noon, about 380 miles SSE of Adak.

September 12th: At sea until 4 PM, in port for rest of the day.  Fueling in afternoon. 

September 13th: In port all day.

Temperatures are remaining in the low to mid-50s.  Gale force winds on the 10th, otherwise light to moderate breezes during this time.

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

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The Allied Invasion of Italy continued near Salerno, with the Germans counterattacking the Allied beachhead.  On the 11th, the Italian naval fleet surrendered to the Allies.  Benito Mussolini, who had been deposed and imprisoned, was rescued by German forces and taken to Munich.

In the Central Pacific, US forces occupy Baker Island, which is close to the Gilbert Islands, in another step toward the start of the Central Pacific campaign.

More Information:

• Official Navy Chronology, pp. 383-384. 
• Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 94-96.
• Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 233-239.
• Events of September, 1943  
  
• Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, September, 1943

 

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