9 Feb 1944

Philippines
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines at 0653 hours for a patrol. ww2dbase [Stewart | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines at 0300 hours and arrived at Tarakan, Dutch East Indies at 1600 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
10 Feb 1944

Philippines
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines at 1440 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
5 Mar 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal began unloading cargo to small boats off Languyan on Tawi Tawi in the Philippines while also receiving eight passengers aboard. As the boats were delivering the first load of cargo to the beach, Narwhal was surprised by three Japanese destroyers patrolling the coast. Narwhal cleared the decks and made for open water as the destroyers opened fire. When the ocean depth would allow, Narwhal went deep for the ensuing depth charge attack. Two stowaways from the Filipino work party were discovered aboard. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Languyan, Tawi Tawi | DS]
23 Apr 1944

Philippines
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines at 0635 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
15 May 1944

Philippines
  • At 0120 hours, USS Bonefish radioed in a report regarding the sighting of a Japanese carrier fleet in the Sulu Sea northwest of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines on the previous date. At 1030 hours, this Japanese carrier fleet, consisted of Shokaku, Zuikaku, and Taiho, arrived at Tawi-Tawi. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Zuikaku | Bonefish | Taiho | Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
19 May 1944

Philippines
  • Tanikaze completed escorting a convoy from Saipan, Mariana Islands to Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
9 Jun 1944

Philippines
  • Tanikaze departed Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
13 Jun 1944

Philippines
  • Shokaku, Zuikaku, Taiho, Ryuho, Haguro, Myoko, Yahagi, Asagumo, Isokaze, Urakaze, Hatsuzuki, Wakazuki, Akizuki, and Shimotsuki departed Tawi-Tawi, Philippines toward Saipan, Mariana Islands in anticipation of an American attack. At 1830 hours, Japanese Combined Fleet leadership ordered the preparation of A-Go Operation. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Myoko | Asagumo | Haguro | Yahagi | Zuikaku | Shokaku | Taiho | Mariana Islands Campaign | Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
16 Oct 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal arrived off the northern coast of Tawi Tawi, Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and observed a proper recognition signal on the beach. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Tawi Tawi | DS]
17 Oct 1944

Philippines
  • Submarine USS Narwhal unloaded 11 tons of cargo to the Philippine Army units on the northern shore of Tawi Tawi, Philippines. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Tawi Tawi | DS]
21 Apr 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley arrived in Tawi Tawi Bay in the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines ww2dbase [Saufley | Tawi Tawi | DS]
1 May 1945

Philippines
  • Destroyer USS Saufley departed Tawi Tawi bound for Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines. ww2dbase [Saufley | Tawi Tawi | DS]



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