9 October 1943
Strait of Malacca
USS Dace spotted and attacked a transport convoy while transiting through the Strait. It missed the target cargo ship, then was prosecuted by the destroyers escorting it... to completion.
CENTPAC
The destroyer Spence sank an enemy midget sub approaching a damaged transport at Tinian.
We traded a Hellcat for a Tojo while attacking Guam's port with dive bombers. Only light facility damage, no ships hit.
We attempted a shock attack on Tinian, casualties 1546 to 374 favoring us, but failing to reduce fortifications.
Our ASW aircraft reported 4 hits on enemy submarines.
Marshall Islands
USS Herring scored 3 hits on a cargo ship near Eniwetok, sinking it, in a daytime surface attack.
DEI
Hellcat sweeps at Kendari encountered substantial resistance--8 Nicks and 5 Tonies. We shot down all 5 Tonies and 4 of the Nicks, no losses. B-24 raids following that up sank a minesweeper and a mine tender.
Burma
We eliminated the 2nd INA Gandhi Regiment, near Prome. At this point, all remaining enemy troops in Burma are either in Rangoon, or in or south of Moulmein (south of our current area of operations).
Reinforcements
SS Sand Lance arrives at Balboa
DE Whitman arrives at Mare Island
7th USA Defense Battalion arrives at Pearl Harbor
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