25 Jan 1942

Philippines
  • Yugure arrived at Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands at 0300 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Davao, Mindanao | CPC]
26 Jan 1942

Philippines
  • Yugure departed Davao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands at 2200 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Davao, Mindanao | CPC]
14 Feb 1942

Philippines
  • US submarine Sargo delivered 1 million rounds of .30 caliber ammunition to Mindanao, Philippine Islands. Upon departure, the submarine evacuated 24 US Army personnel (ground crews for the 14th Bombardment Squadron). ww2dbase [Sargo | Panang, Mindanao | CPC]
15 Nov 1943

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal docked at Nasipit harbor on Mindanao in the Philippines as a uniformed Filipino band played Anchors Aweigh. Narwhal unloaded 46 tons of cargo for the Philippine Army and embarked 32 evacuees bound for Australia, including 8 women, 2 children, and one baby. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Nasipit, Mindanao | DS]
2 Dec 1943

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal docked at Nasipit harbor on Mindanao in the Philippines and unloaded her cargo and Army personnel. Narwhal then embarked eight evacuees consisting of one Naval officer, two Army soldiers, three civilian men, one civilian woman, and an eight-year-old girl. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Nasipit, Mindanao | DS]
5 Dec 1943

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal closed to 1,200 yards off the beach at Alubijid in Majacalar Bay, Mindanao, Philippines and took aboard nine more evacuees. Narwhal withdrew from the bay bound for the Surigao Strait and came upon the unescorted Japanese transport Himeno Maru, which Narwhal sunk with gunfire. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Alubijid, Mindanao | DS]
16 Feb 1944

Philippines
17 Feb 1944

Philippines
25 Feb 1944

Philippines
  • USS Hoe sank Japanese fleet tanker Nissho Maru and damaged fleet tanker Kyokuto Maru with a night time surfaced torpedo attack south of Davao Gulf, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Hoe | Mindanao | CPC]
2 Mar 1944

Philippines
  • While laying to at the mouth of the Agusan River in Butuan Bay, Mindanao, Philippines, submarine USS Narwhal delivered 70 tons of ammunition and stores along with two 26-foot diesel whaleboats to US Army personnel ashore. Narwhal received aboard 20 soldiers, six civilian men, and two civilian women as evacuees. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Butuan Bay, Mindanao | DS]
18 Mar 1944

Philippines
19 Mar 1944

Philippines
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Davao, Philippines at 1200 hours for a patrol. ww2dbase [Stewart | Davao, Mindanao | CPC]
19 Apr 1944

Philippines
21 Apr 1944

Philippines
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines at 1200 hours and arrived at Jolo, Jolo island, Philippines at 1755 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Zamboanga, Mindanao | CPC]
21 May 1944

Philippines
  • 30 miles east of Mindanao in the Philippines, submarine USS Narwhal attacked a Japanese convoy at night in a heavy rain storm that limited visibility. Narwhal fired four torpedoes and damaged at least one and possibly two cargo ships. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Mindanao | DS]
29 May 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal departed the Sanco Point area of Mindanao, Philippines after three days of unsuccessful attempts to rendezvous with shore personnel due to constant heavy rains. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Sanco Point, Mindanao | DS]
1 Jun 1944

Philippines
9 Sep 1944

9 Sep 1944 Photos
Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Essex of the attack on Surigao Harbor in northern Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 9 Sep 1944
22 Sep 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal put ashore 35 tons of cargo and 38 passengers at the mouth of the Pangay River, Sarangani, Mindanao, Philippines. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Sarangani, Mindanao | DS]
27 Sep 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal put ashore 20 tons of cargo and 3 passengers off Balingasag, Mindanao, Philippines. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Balingasag, Mindanao | DS]
29 Sep 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal surfaced in Siari Bay, Mindanao, Philippines and took aboard one doctor and 81 survivors who had been POWs aboard the Shinyo Maru when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Paddle on 7 Sep 1944. Four of the survivors were stretcher cases. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Siari, Mindanao | DS]
8 Mar 1945

Philippines
10 Mar 1945

Philippines 10 Mar 1945 Photos
Landing craft sailing toward Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines, 10 Mar 1945United States Army map of the invasion beachhead at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines depicting the progress after the landings of 10 Mar 1945.
17 Mar 1945

Philippines
  • USS Bailey arrived off Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. Bailey was loaded with a captured Japanese suicide boat for transportation to Leyte Gulf. Bailey departed for Leyte Gulf immediately. ww2dbase [Bailey | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
18 Mar 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed the Zamboanga area escorting a convoy of supply ships bound for Mindoro, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
24 Mar 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley arrived at Zamboanga, Mindanao where she became flagship of the Zamboanga invasion force. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
31 Mar 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed Zamboanga, Mindanao escorting a convoy bound for Sanga Sanga Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
5 Apr 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley and the convoy she was escorting arrived at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
8 Apr 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed Zamboanga, Mindanao escorting a convoy bound for Jolo Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
11 Apr 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley and the convoy she was escorting arrived at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
20 Apr 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed Zamboanga, Mindanao bound for Tawi Tawi Harbor, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
2 May 1945

Philippines
3 May 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed Zamboanga, Mindanao bound for Leyte Gulf, Leyte, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Zamboanga, Mindanao | DS]
7 Aug 1945

7 Aug 1945 Photos
LtCol LF Maybach, with pen, completing paperwork relating to Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada, seated, Aug 7, 1945, Libby Field, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines.USMC PBJ Mitchell pilot Maj Sidney Groff, right, adds the name of Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada to the flight manifest at Libby Field in Davao, Mindanao for transfer to Moret Field, Zamboanga, Philippines, Aug 7, 1945
9 Aug 1945

9 Aug 1945 Photos
US Army Ground Liaison Officer Maj Mortimer Jordan, left, Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada, center, and interpreter Sgt Charles Imai provide a briefing for fighter and bomber pilots of the 1st Marine Air Wing, Aug 9, 1945US Army Ground Liaison Officer Maj Mortimer H Jordan, left, Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada, center, and interpreter Sgt Charles T Imai provide a briefing for the 1st Marine Air Wing fighter and bomber pilots, Aug 9, 1945USMC 2Lt Gordon Growden, combat correspondent, interviews Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada prior to a bombing mission against the prisoner’s former headquarters, Zamboanga, Mindanao, Aug 9, 1945US Army Ground Liaison Officer Maj Mortimer H Jordan, headphones, relays information from Japanese POW 2Lt Minoru Wada to guide the bombing strike to the target area, Aug 9, 1945, Mindanao, Philippines
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