16 Feb 1944




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- USS Cod sank a sampan by surface gunfire. ww2dbase [Cod | CPC]
- USS Hoe attacked a Japanese convoy with 8 torpedoes, scoring 4 hits on 2 freighters. ww2dbase [Hoe | CPC]
- USS Wake Island departed at New York, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Wake Island | CPC]
- USS Iowa was detached to raid Japanese shipping in the Truk, Caroline Islands area. ww2dbase [Iowa | CPC]
- After loading aboard 80 tons of ammunition and stores, three officers, and four enlisted personnel as passengers, submarine USS Narwhal departed Darwin, Australia on her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Narwhal | Darwin | DS]
- A Japanese G4M bomber attempted to transfer six prisoners of war (including Gregory Boyington) from Rabaul in New Britain to Truk in the Caroline Islands, but the flight resulted in an emergency landing on another New Britain airfield as an Allied air raid was detected. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
- USS St. Louis arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands and began making temporary repairs. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Tulagi, Solomon Islands | DS]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched highly successful raids occurred on Truk (Chuuk), Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Attack on Truk | Truk | DS]
- USS Seahorse arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Seahorse | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | CPC]
- The Germans launched Operation Fischfang, throwing 7 divisions against the Allied beachhead at Anzio, Italy. On the same day, Harold Alexander inserted Lucian Truscott and Vyvyan Evelegh under Major General John Lucas in an attempt to alleviate Lucas' poor performance at Anzio. ww2dbase [Battle of Anzio | Anzio, Lazio | TH, CPC]
- Fighter-bombers attacked the already-destroyed historic Benedictine monastery atop Monte Cassino, Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Monte Cassino | Cassino, Lazio | CPC]
- USS Alabama escorted carriers while carrier aircraft attacked Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | CPC]
- Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines at 1200 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Zamboanga, Mindanao | CPC]
- Bergall was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Elkins. ww2dbase [Electric Boat Company | Bergall | Groton, Connecticut | CPC]
- USS Archerfish arrived at Midway, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Archerfish | Midway | CPC]




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