15 Nov 1943




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- The British attempt to retake Leros, Greece failed. ww2dbase [Dodecanese Campaign | TH]
- The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was formed in preparation for the eventual invasion of northern Europe. ww2dbase [TH]
- Shinyo was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Shinyo | CPC]
- USS Scorpion patrolled off Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Scorpion | CPC]
- Raymond Wheeler was named the principal administrative officer of the Allied South East Command. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Pierre Barjot was promoted to the rank of captain in the Free French Navy. ww2dbase [Pierre Barjot | CPC]
- Repair ship Akashi began repairing light cruiser Agano at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]
- Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Chongqing | CPC]
- USS Haddock arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Haddock | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- US Fifth Army's offensive was halted in southern Italy. Far to the north, a state of emergency was declared in Milan due to civil unrest. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | TH]
- Shokaku arrived at Yokosuka, Japan. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
- USS Nicholas and the ships in her group rendezvoused and joined with carrier Task Force 50 east of the Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
- Cruisers USS Nashville and USS St. Louis departed Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides bound for Tulagi, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Walden Ainsworth | St. Louis | Nashville | Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo | DS]
- Allied convoy JW-54A departed Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Liverpool, England | CPC]




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