28 Jul 1943
  • USS Sunfish began her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | CPC]
  • USS Bailey arrived at San Francisco Bay and moored at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
British Western Pacific Territories
  • US Marine Corps squadron VMF-122, equipped with F4U fighters, was transferred out of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Henderson Field | Lunga Point, Guadalcanal | CPC]
China Hawaii Italy
  • Otto Skorzeny arrived in Rome, Italy and visited Albert Kesselring at the Tusculum II villa outside of the city. ww2dbase [Otto Skorzeny | Rome | CPC]
Japan
  • Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Yokosuka, Japan for her 14th voyage with the Japanese Navy. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
Norway
  • Westfalen departed Bodø, Norway, escorted by auxiliary trawler V 5717 Fritz Homann. ww2dbase [Westfalen | Bodø, Nordland | CPC]
Russia
  • Georgy Zhukov was awarded the Order of Suvorov 1st Class for the second time. ww2dbase [Georgy Zhukov | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 28 Jul 1943
General Bernard Montgomery saying farewell to Lieutenant General George Patton at an airfield near Palermo, Sicily, Italy after MontgomeryB-17 Flying Fortress bomber in flight over Mount Rainier, Washington, United States, 28 Jul 1943; note the special external hardpoints modificationMikazuki under attack by USAAF B-25 bombers, off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 28 Jul 1943, photo 04 of 10Mikazuki under attack by USAAF B-25 bombers, off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 28 Jul 1943, photo 01 of 10
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Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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