Status - John Skinner - USS Daly:
USS Daly (DD-519) -New Guinea
May 3rd: Patrolling all day at Humboldt Bay, New Guinea. Investigated submarine contact that turned out to be a large log. Temperatures 80s, light winds.
May 4th: Again patrolling at Humboldt Bay for most of the day before beginning return to the Admiralty Islands. Temperatures 80s, light winds.
May 5th: Returned to Seeadler Harbor, Admiralty Islands in the afternoon. Heavy rain decreased visibility to 500 yards when entering harbor. Moored in the evening. Temperatures 80s, light breezes.
May 6th: In port all day, changing berths several times. Received ammunition in the afternoon. Temperatures 80s, light winds.
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Fighting in New Guinea would continue for many weeks at several areas along the coast including Aitape, Wewak, and Hollandia. Japanese forces had been successfully separated, and suffered significant losses without being able to consolidate.
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In
the Central Pacific, the focus was now mostly on gathering forces for the invasion of the Mariana Islands, with Guam, Saipan and Tinian being the main island targets. This operation was slated to begin in mid-June.
Fighting continues in Italy at Anzio and at Monte Cassino. The fourth and final assault in the Monte Cassino area was underway. In the next few weeks, Rome would be captured, but an opportunity was lost to cut off and surround a large German force.
Soviet forces began what would be the final attack on Sevastopol, Crimea, that resulted in the capture of the city.
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More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 478-480.
- New Guinea and the Marianas, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 58-96, 157-169.
- War at the End of the World, James P. Duffy, pp, 281-306.
- Events of May, 1944
- Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, May 1944
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