23 May 1943




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- The US 22nd Marine Regiment was detached from the 3rd Marine Brigade and was moved to Tutuila, Samoa. ww2dbase [CPC]
- A British Fleet Air Arm Swordfish launched from the escort carrier HMS Archer sank the German submarine U-752 with a rocket attack. ww2dbase [Archer | AC]
- 13th Bomb Squadron (flying B-25 aircraft) of USAAF 3rd Bombardment Group was transferred from Port Moresby to Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua. ww2dbase [Dobodura Airfield | Dobodura | CPC]
- USS Sunfish conducted a reonnaissance mission at Anguar, Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | Anguar, Palau | CPC]
- Pang Bingxun was installed as the commander of the 24th Army Group of the Japanese puppet government in Nanjing, China. ww2dbase [Pang Bingxun | Nanjing | CPC]
- Battleship Musashi arrived at Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, disembarking Isoroku Yamamoto's ashes. ww2dbase [Isoroku Yamamoto | Kisarazu, Chiba | CPC]
- USS New Jersey was commissioned into service at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States. ww2dbase [Philadelphia Navy Yard | New Jersey | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | CPC]
- Submarine Dorado was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Ezra G. Allen. ww2dbase [Electric Boat Company | Dorado | Groton, Connecticut | CPC]
- USS Snook arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Snook | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]




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