28 January 1944
Philippines and surrounding seas
USS Bashaw took some depth charge hits off the west coast of Luzon from a kaibokan.
An attack on enemy troops on Cebu caused 211 (J) to 6 (A) casualties.
South China Sea
USS Cisco destroyed an enemy subchaser on patrol near Miri, Borneo. It took some damage from its sister ship before escaping.
China
Night-fighter Beaufighers shot down 2 Sally bombers over Hong Kong. The enemy attacks caused no damage.
Air raids:
Sinyang (ground forces): 0 casualties
near Chengchow (ground forces) 16 casualties
DEI
At Makassar, 8 Jill torpedo bombers escorted by a pair of Zeroes attacked the AGP that had kept running into the enemy fleets over the last few days and sank it with a pair of torpedo hits. 11 P-47s tried to defend it but only managed to shoot down 1 Zero.
Later, 9 Georges swept the base; 11 P-47s again defended. 7 Georges were shot down with no Allied losses.
other raids:
Keopang (ground forces) 5 casualties
Burma, Thailand, and western Sumatra
Raids:
east road (ground forces): 41 casualties
west road (ground forces): 8 casualties
Sabang (port and airbase): 34 B-24s opposed by 7 Irvings. No air-to-air losses. 15 airbase hits, 7 port hits, 4 ACMs bombed in port (3 confirmed sunk, the fourth probably didn't survive either)
Reinforcements
DD Haraden arrives at Eastern USA
No.15 Sqn RAAF arrives at Sydney
23rd FG/76th FS arrives at San Francisco
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