29 Feb 1944
  • USS Cod attacked a Japanese merchant ship by torpedo. ww2dbase [Cod | CPC]
  • Operation Brewer: US troops invaded the Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | CPC]
  • USS Rock attacked a Japanese convoy en route to Truk, Caroline Islands, but was detected by destroyer Asashimo. She fired a salvo of four torpedoes at the destroyer (none hit) and dove. She was subjected to a four-hour depth charge attack that cause much damage, forcing her to return for repairs. ww2dbase [Rock | CPC]
  • The Japanese submarine I-37 torpedoed the merchantman SS Ascot in the Indian Ocean and then machine-gunned the 52 survivors in the water, killing 45. ww2dbase [AC]
  • The US submarine Trout was reported missing, presumed sunk, whilst on patrol northwest of the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Trout | AC]
  • Oberfeldwebel Otto Meyer and Hauptmann Fritz Schmidtmann of the German Kampfgeschwader 55 wing were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • USS Bailey departed Eniwetok Lagoon as an escort for a convoy bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
Australian New Guinea Burma
  • 1st Battalion of US 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) departed the village of Tanja Ga in Burma. ww2dbase [Battle of Myitkyina | Tanja Ga | CPC]
Caroline Islands
  • Seventy "Comfort Girls", captive women forced into prostitution by the Japanese, were machine gunned on the island of Truk in the Caroline Islands as the Japanese tried to destroy evidence before the American invasion arrived. ww2dbase [Truk | AC]
Italy
  • The third major German offensive was launched at Anzio, Italy, which would again fail to dislodge the Allies. ww2dbase [Battle of Anzio | Anzio, Lazio | TH, CPC]
Japan
  • Nachi refueled from oiler Teiyo Maru in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Mutsu Bay, Aomori | CPC]
  • The keel of landing ship No. 152 was laid down by Hitachi Zosen. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
Mariana Islands
  • Gato-class submarine USS Silversides arrived in her initial patrol area west of Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Silversides | DS]
Photo(s) dated 29 Feb 1944
Capt James Doyle presented Knox the first US flag over Japanese territory (Kwajalein), 29 Feb 1944MacArthur and his acting aide Colonel Lloyd Lehrabas inspected the results of the heavy naval bombardment on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, 29 Feb 1944

29 Feb 1944 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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