20 January 1944
Philippines and surrounding seas
USS Swordfish is a sniper. After going 2 for 2 yesterday on a cargo ship, she fired another 2 Mk14s at a tanker and got 2 hits. It was just a little one though, 2100 tons.
Air raids:
Ilolio (airbase): 4 hits, 7 casualties
China
Air raids:
Hangkow (ground forces): 32 casualties
Burma and Thailand
Air raids:
Road to Bangkok (ground forces): 80 casualties
Bangkok (airbase): 35 hits, 5 casualties. That no aircraft are being destroyed more or less confirms he's abandoned Bangkok as an airbase.
DEI
Air raids:
Koepang (ground forces): 18 casualties
Kendari (ground forces): 0 casualties
Reinforcements
CV Illustrious arrives at Aden
--It's going to take awhile to get her into action. She's long overdue for a refit and will need to report to Columbo to get the work done.
DD Hall arrives at Eastern USA
DD David Taylor arrives at Eastern USA
SS Pintado arrives at Balboa
AO Saugatuck arrives at Eastern USA
5201st Eng Con Bde arrives at San Francisco
233rd USN Base Force arrives at San Francisco
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