15 November 1943
Really uneventful--not even an attack on Tinian.
Bombers everywhere, of course.
A second APA succumbed near Truk.
Avengers/Kingfishers claimed 3 hits on enemy subs near the Yankee Butai.
CVE Manila Bay arrives at Portland
DD Quality arrives at Cape Town
DE Elden arrives at Eastern USA
DE Stadtfeld arrives at Mare Island
AP Gen. J.R.Brooke arrives at San Francisco
VMF-321 arrives at Eastern USA
26th USN Naval Construction Battalion arrives at San Francisco
16 November 1943
About half my forces on Tinian surrendered today.
Anything we accomplish on Truk will be too late to help the rest of them. The engineers are too fatigued to attack right away, and it will take a few days to get the airbase online and staffed.
DD Black arrives at Eastern USA
DE Fleming arrives at Mare Island
DE Wyman arrives at Seattle
SS Picuda arrives at Eastern USA
15th Marine Defense Battalion arrives at San Francisco
230th USN Base Force arrives at San Francisco
27th Australian Brigade arrives at Sydney
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