15 January 1944
Philippines and surrounding seas
USS Tinosa attempted to attack an already-burning tanker in the Strait of Luzon but missed and ended up taking some depth charge damage. On the west side of Luzon, USS Finback was more successful, putting 2 fish into a 4875 ton cargo ship with troops aboard for a confirmed kill.
Air raids:
Babeldoab (ground forces): 0 casualties
Butuan (ground forces): 5 casualties
Ground combat:
Butuan - Allied Shock Attack - 474 enemy casualties/no losses.
China
9 Helens made a night raid on Amoy's airbase, the only damage was 1 Helen shot down by flak and another shot down by a P-40 on night CAP.
other raids:
Sinyang (ground forces): 16 casualties
Strait of Malacca and South China Sea
HMS Clyde was detected transiting the Strait and was damaged by a kaibokan.
HMS Truant is losing control of its flooding, but isn't gone yet.
Burma and Thailand
Air raids:
Road to Bangkok (ground forces): 0 casualties
Pisanuloke (ground forces): 412 casualties
Ayuthia (ground forces): 80 casualties
DEI
Air raids:
Koepang (ground forces): 7 casualties
Kendari (ground forces): 0 casualties
Reinforcements
DE Loeser arrives at Eastern USA
DE Manlove arrives at Mare Island
AP Joseph T. Dickman arrives at San Francisco
DE Cauvery arrives at Aden
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