Status - John Skinner - USS Daly:
USS Daly (DD-519) - Pacific Ocean - Aleutian Islands, Alaska
October 8th: At sea all day. At noon, in Bering Sea, northeast of Kiska Island. Temperatures mid 40s, light winds.
October 9th: At sea until 4 PM. At noon, near Adak Island. Temperatures mid 40s to low 50s, light winds.
October 10th: Moored except for a few hours mid-day. Temperatures low 40s, light winds.
October 11th: Moored all day, temperatures 40s and 50s, light winds.
These appear to be routine patrols near Allied bases in the Aleutians.
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The Allied Invasion of Italy continued; with fighting continuing along the Volturno line. German forces were executing a fighting retreat toward the next line (known as the Barbara line). The Allies were making slower progress at the northeast part of the line near Termoli.
The first daylight bombing raid of Germany was conducted on October 10th, as 236 B-17 bombers attacked Munster. 30 bombers were shot down while 700 people were killed in the city.
In the Solomons, Empress Augusta Bay on the island of Bougainville was selected as the next invasion target. This island is at the northwest end of the Solomons chain, and the invasion will bypass (leapfrog) several highly fortified Japanese positions on other islands.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 394-395.
- Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 92-113.
- Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 279-286.
- Events of September, 1943
- Events of October, 1943
- Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, October, 1943
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