25 Feb 1942
Australia
Australia
- USAT Ancon and USAT Hugh L. Scott arrived at Brisbane, Australia, delivering ground echelons of 3rd Bombardment Group (Light and 22nd Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Army Air Forces. ww2dbase [Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
22 Mar 1942
Australia
Australia
- A number of US B-26 Marauder bombers arrived at Archerfield Municipal Airport near Brisbane, Australia; 3 of the Marauder bombers were lost en route from the US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
15 Apr 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
24 Apr 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 departed Brisbane, Australia for her first war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
23 May 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
7 Jun 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 departed Brisbane, Australia for her second war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
5 Jul 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
8 Jul 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-43 departed Brisbane, Australia with RAAF Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason aboard for New Ireland. ww2dbase [S-43 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
23 Jul 1942
Australia
Australia
- Douglas MacArthur arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
24 Jul 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 departed Brisbane, Australia for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
28 Jul 1942
Australia
Australia
- George Kenney arrived in Brisbane, Australia and met with Richard Sutherland. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
29 Jul 1942
Australia
Australia
- George Kenney met with George Brett (whom Kenney was replacing) and then with Douglas MacArthur in Brisbane, Australia. He spent the latter part of the day inspecting airfields in the region. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
23 Aug 1942
Australia

Australia
- USS S-44 arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]

3 Sep 1942
Australia
Australia
- The US 5th Air Force was activated at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
17 Sep 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 departed Brisbane, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
12 Oct 1942
Australia
Australia
- George Kenney met with Kenneth Walker at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
14 Oct 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
4 Nov 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS S-44 departed Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [S-44 | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
10 Dec 1942
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Brisbane, Australia at the completion of her third war patrol. During this patrol, Growler operated off the east coast of New Ireland, Bismarck Islands in the lanes between Truk and Rabaul but sank no shipping. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
16 Dec 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS Flying Fish arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
26 Dec 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS Wahoo arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Wahoo | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
27 Dec 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS Wahoo began a scheduled overhaul at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Wahoo | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
31 Dec 1942
Australia
Australia
- USS Wahoo completed her scheduled overhaul at Brisbane, Australia. On the same day, Commander Dudley Morton replaced Lieutenant Commander Marvin Kennedy as the commanding officer. ww2dbase [Wahoo | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
1 Jan 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler departed Brisbane, Australia on her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
6 Jan 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Flying Fish departed Brisbane, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
9 Jan 1943
Australia
Australia
- Douglas MacArthur arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
- George Kenney arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
16 Jan 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Wahoo conducted sonar tests in Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Australia. Later on the same day, she departed friendly waters for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Wahoo | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
3 Feb 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Grayback arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Grayback | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
11 Feb 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Grampus departed Brisbane, Australia for her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Grampus | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
16 Feb 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Grayback departed Brisbane, Australia for her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Grayback | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
17 Feb 1943
Australia


Australia
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Brisbane, Australia ending her fourth war patrol, cut short due to a badly damaged bow after ramming a Japanese ship ten days earlier. Repairs were begun immediately at Capricorn Wharf. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]


21 Feb 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Greenling departed Brisbane, Australia with Australians and New Britain natives on board; they were to serve on New Britain as coast watchers. ww2dbase [Greenling | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
23 Feb 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler entered South Brisbane Drydock for more extensive repairs to her damaged bow. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
28 Feb 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler was floated out of South Brisbane Drydock and returned alongside sub tender USS Fulton at Capricorn Wharf, Brisbane, Australia for further repairs. She would be drydocked twice more before repairs were complete. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
4 Apr 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Grayback arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Grayback | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
6 Apr 1943
Australia
Australia
- George Kenney arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
15 Apr 1943
Australia
Australia
- William Halsey traveled to Brisbane, Australia aboard a PB2Y Coronado aircraft. ww2dbase [William Halsey | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
16 Apr 1943
Australia
Australia
- William Halsey met with Douglas MacArthur at the latter's headquarters in Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [William Halsey | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
18 Apr 1943
Australia
Australia
- Admiral William Halsey and General Douglas MacArthur met at Brisbane, Australia. They agreed that the tentative date for the New Georgia invasion was to be 15 May, and that a US Marine Corps defense battalion, a US Navy construction battalion, and a US Army regimental combat team should be transferred to the theater to support the invasion. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
25 Apr 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Grayback departed Brisbane, Australia for her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Grayback | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
1 May 1943
Australia
Australia
- From Brisbane, Australia, George Kenney cabled Henry Arnold, noting that very few aircraft were being sent to the Southwest Pacific. Arnold would promise him enough fighters to form a new fighter group, but he could spare no additional personnel. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
- Submarine USS Growler was floated out of South Brisbane Drydock after a total of three drydockings to repair her damaged bow. She returned alongside sub tender USS Fulton at Capricorn Wharf, Brisbane, Australia for further repairs. ww2dbase [Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
12 May 1943
Australia
Australia
- At his headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, George Kenney received a report noting that the morale of US 43rd Bomb Group was sharply declining. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
13 May 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler departed Brisbane, Australia on her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
30 Jun 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Brisbane, Australia at the completion of her fifth war patrol. During this patrol, Growler operated north of New Guinea but after sinking one ship and damaging another, considerable minor damage from an intense depth charge attack forced Growler to return to Brisbane. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
10 Jul 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Pompon departed Brisbane, Australia for her first war patrol in the Truk, Caroline Islands area. ww2dbase [Pompon | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
21 Jul 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler departed Brisbane, Australia on her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
21 Aug 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Bluefish arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Bluefish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
25 Aug 1943
Australia
Australia
- From his headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, George Kenney cabled Henry Arnold, noting that 10% of his parafrag bombs had been depleted and requesting Arnold to intervene with the logistics sections located in the US. ww2dbase [Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
1 Sep 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Cisco arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Cisco | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
9 Sep 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Bluefish departed Brisbane, Australia for her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Bluefish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
10 Sep 1943
Australia
Australia
- Douglas MacArthur met with Rear Admiral Robert Carney and Colonel William Riley at Brisbane, Australia regarding attacks on Rabaul in New Britain, Bougainville in Solomon Islands, and Treasury Islands near Bougainville. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
12 Sep 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler arrived at Brisbane, Australia after her sixth war patrol. During this patrol, Growler engaged no shipping. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
4 Oct 1943
Australia
Australia
- Submarine USS Growler departed Brisbane, Australia on her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Growler | Brisbane, Queensland | DS]
30 Oct 1943
Australia
Australia
- USS Ray arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Ray | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
2 Mar 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Cero arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Cero | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
3 Apr 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Cero departed Brisbane, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Cero | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
11 May 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Seahorse arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Seahorse | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
11 Jun 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Seahorse departed Brisbane, Australia for her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Seahorse | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
5 Jul 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Flying Fish arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
1 Aug 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Flying Fish departed Brisbane, Australia for her eleventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
13 Aug 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Permit arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her thirteenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Permit | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
20 Aug 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Cero arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Cero | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
21 Sep 1944
Australia
Australia
- USS Permit departed Brisbane, Australia, starting her fourtheenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Permit | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
1 Dec 1947
Australia
Australia
- USS Sterlet arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
6 Dec 1947
Australia
Australia
- USS Sterlet departed Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
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