Status - John Skinner - USS Daly:
USS Daly (DD-519) - Seeadler Harbor
September 28th:. En route from Woendi to Seeadler Harbor, New Guinea. Fleet exercises in morning; afternoon exercises canceled due to heavy weather. Temperatures 80s, moderate breezes.
September 29th: Reached Seeadler Harbor in early morning. Passed through degaussing range, entered port and took on fuel. Temperatures 70s-80s, light breezes.
September 30th: In port all day, heavy weather reducing visibility. Temperatures 70s-80s, moderate breezes.
October 1st: Stayed in port all day with Task Forces 74 and 75.
Temperatures 80s, light to moderate breezes.
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Soviet forces move on Belgrade. The Germans surrender Calais to Canadian forces. Allied forces in Italy begin to move toward Bologna.-------------------------
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 547-548.
- Leyte, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 54-85.
- Events of September, 1944
- Events of October, 1944
- Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, September 1944
- Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives, USS Daly, DD-519, October 1944
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