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01/02/1943
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Twenty Japanese destroyers
begin the evacuation of 13,000 troops from Guadalcanal. |
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| 02/03/1943 |
The battle of the Bismarck
Sea opens Northeast of New Guinea. A Japanese convoy is attacked
by USAAF B25 bombers, which sink 12 ships. |
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| 07/04/1943 |
The Japanese air force
begins a 10-day, round-the-clock bombing offensive against
US shipping in the Solomon's. |
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| 15/06/1943 |
The German raider Michel
sinks 2 ships off the west coast of Australia. |
| 16/06/1943 |
93 out of 94 Japanese
planes are destroyed during a massive attack on allied shipping
round Guadalcanal. |
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| 05/07/1943 |
A Naval battle erupts
in Kula Gulf, North of New Georgia. The US Navy loses the cruiser
Helena, but claims eight or nine Japanese ships have been sunk. |
| 13/07/1943 |
The Japanese sink the
US destroyer Gwin and severely damage three cruisers for loss
of cruiser Jintsu in Kula Gulf. |
| 20/07/1943 |
HMAS Hobart is put out
of action by a torpedo attack from a Japanese submarine west
of New Hebrides. |
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| 01/08/1943 |
The Japanese destroyer
Amagiri sinks USN PT-109 in the Solomon's, which is commanded
by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy. |
| 06/08/1943 |
Battle of Vella Gulf : 4 Japanese
destroyers attempt to bring troops and supplies to Kolombangara,
Solomon Is. and are attacked by 6 U.S. destroyers. 3 Japanese
destroyers are sunk and 1 damaged. U.S. destroyers suffer no
damage. |
| 31/08/1943 |
A U.S. carrier task force bombs Marcus
Island, Micronesia. |
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| 05/10/1943 |
The first of two heavy raids by a
US Navy Task Force against Wake Island, with 61 Japanese aircraft
being reported as destroyed. |
| 12/10/1943 |
350 allied bombers hit
the Japanese base at Rabaul in New Britain sinking three destroyers. |
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| 01/11/1943 |
A confused naval battle
begins around Bougainville Island in the Solomon's. |
| 05/11/1943 |
US Navy carrier planes cripple a Japanese
squadron at Rabaul, forcing six cruisers to withdraw North
to Truk for repairs. |
| 25/11/1943 |
A Destroyer action off Cape St. George
results in the Japanese being routed to the north west of Bougainville
and losing three destroyers out of five in the process. |
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