Status - John Skinner - USS Daly:
USS Daly (DD-519) - Pacific Ocean - Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 2nd: In port all day. Temperature low 50s, light to moderate breeze.
September 3rd: In port all day. Low 50s, gale force winds in morning, calmer in afternoon.
September 4th: In port all day. Low 50s, light to moderate breeze. Fueling in afternoon.
September 5th: In port until noon, at sea rest of day. Mid 50s, light breezes.
These appear to be routine patrols around the area between Adak, Attu, and Kiska.
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The Allied Invasion of Italy began as forces crossed from Sicily and were established on mainland Italy with little initial resistance.
Australian and US army troops landed on New Guinea and captured Lae,
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 380-381.
- Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 22-88.
- 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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