Thursday, 1 June, 1944 B-24s bomb Amboina on Ambon Island and
Kai Island in the Moluccas Islands and Boeroe Island in the Sunda Islands.
In New Guinea, B-25s and A-20s attack targets of opportunity in the
Kaukenau area, at Ransiki and on Noemfoor and Biak Islands; A-20s, B-25s
and P-39s hit villages, bivouac, and other targets of opportunity in the
coastal area from Wakde Island to Hollandia; the bombing of the
Wewak-Hansa Bay coast continues.
Friday, 2 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-25s bomb the
Kaukenau-Timoeka area while B-24s bomb positions N of Mokmer Airfield;
B-24s and B-25s hit bivouacs Northeast of Sawar airfield and near the
Wiske River and bomb roads along West bank of the Orai River; B-24s,
P-39s, and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airplanes hit the Wewak
area; C-47s of the 65th and 66th Troop Carrier Squadrons, 433d Troop
Carrier Group, cease operating from Tsili Tsili and return to base at
Nadzab. Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s bomb Dublon Island, Truk Atoll,
Caroline Islands.
Saturday, 3 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-25s, A-20s and B-24s hit
Timoeka Airfield and nearby villages, shipping off Manokwari, Seroei
Village on Japen Island, positions N of Mokmer, and strafe Mokmer, Sorido
and Kamiri Airfields; P-38s and P-47s battle fighters over Biak Island and
over the Babo area; P-47s and P-40s hit Sawar Airfield, supplies and fuel
dumps in the Sarmi and Orai River areas, and hideouts and occupied areas
along the coast; B-24s and fighter-bombers maintain consistent pounding of
numerous targets in the Wewak-Hansa Bay coastal region; HQ 49th Fighter
Group moves from Hollandia to Biak Island; and the ground echelon of the
82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group,
begins a movement from Saidor to Biak Island; the air echelon operates
from Saidor with P-39s. B-24s of the Thirteenth Air Task Force bomb Eten
and Dublon Islands, Truk Atoll.
Sunday, 4 June, 1944 In New Guinea, A-20s bomb the town and
harbor at Manokwari and shipping to the East in Geelvink Bay; B-24s bomb
Namber and Borokoe Airfields while fighters battle enemy airplanes in the
general area; B-24s bomb the area near the Orai River mouth while A-20s
hit Wewak and fighter-bombers pound the Hansa Bay coast; a detachment of
the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433d Troop Carrier Group, ceases
operating from Tadji with C-47s and returns to base at Nadzab.
Monday, 5 June, 1944 In New Guinea, P-39s and RAAF aircraft
attack the Wewak area; B-24s bomb the area North of Sorido airfield;
during the night of 5/6 Jun an all-night series of harassing raids by
Japanese airplanes destroy several Allied aircraft on Wakde Island; 7th
Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, moves from Hollandia to Biak Island
with P-38s; and 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical
Reconnaissance Group, moves from Gusap to Tadji with P-39s.
Tuesday, 6 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-24s and B-25s bomb
shipping near Efman and Waigeo Islands; A-20s hit the airfield at Babo,
and A-20s and B-25s hit Namber Airfield and tanks near Mokmer; and P-39s,
A-20s and RAAF aircraft continue to pound the Wewak-Hansa Bay area,
hitting supply dumps and hideouts. Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s hit
islands in Truk Atoll.
Wednesday, 7 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-25s bomb Biak Island,
hitting pun positions near Bosnik, the airstrip at Sorido, and Borokoe
road; A-20s hit shipping in the Manokwari area; B-25s blast supply areas
near the Orai River; fighter-bombers and A-20s continue pounding the
Wewak-Hansa Bay coast. Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s hit various targets
in Truk Atoll (weather permits only 10 of the 48-airplane force to reach
the target area).
Thursday, 8 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-25s, P-38s, B-24s and
A-20s battle enemy fighters over Manokwari and Efman-Schouten Island
areas, bomb a small freighter off Manokwari and hit gun emplacements and
occupied areas at Kamiri, at Namber, and near Sorido; P-40s hit supply
areas and villages in the vicinity of Sarmi; and A-20s again hit Wewak
area.Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s from the Admiralty Islands hit Truk
Atoll.
Friday, 9 June, 1944 B-24s bomb the airfield on Peleliu Island,
Palau Islands. In New Guinea, A-20s bomb shipping in Manokwari harbor;
B-24s, A-20s, B-25s and P-39s, along with RAAF planes, drop about 140 tons
of bombs on various targets in the Wewak area; and 39th Fighter Squadron,
35th Fighter Group, moves from Gusap to Nadzab with P-47s.B-24s of
Thirteenth Air Task Force bomb Alet Airfield and targets of opportunity in
Truk Atoll.
Saturday, 10 June, 1944 In New Guinea, A-20s hit the airfield at
Babo, destroying grounded aircraft, a fuel dump, several buildings, and a
gun position; A-20s, B-25s, and RAAF aircraft hit the Wewak area with over
100 tons of bombs; HQ 312th Bombardment Group (Light) and 387th and 389th
Bombardment Squadrons (Light) move from Gusap to Hollandia (Group and
389th) and Nadzab (387th) with A-20s; air echelon of 17th Reconnaissance
Squadron (Bombardment), 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, that has been
operating from Wakde with B-25s since 25 May, returns to base at
Finschhafen.
Sunday, 11 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-24s bomb Sorido Airfield
and surrounding areas as US carrier forces attack Saipan, Tinian and Guam
Islands in the Marianas Islands; B-25s, A-20s, and P-47s continue to
saturate the Wewak-Hansa Bay coastline with bombs; 388th Bombardment
Squadron (Light), 312th Bombardment Group (Light), moves from Gusap to
Nadzab with A-20s. Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s bomb Dublon Island in
Truk Atoll and the airfield on Peleliu Island.
Monday, 12 June, 1944 In New Guinea, fierce ground fighting
continues on Biak Island while Japanese aircraft attack Allied ground
forces and shipping offshore; P-47s battle attacking aircraft, shooting
down several; P-47s and A-20s hit troop concentrations, communications and
various other targets in the Wewak and Hansa Bay areas; 82d Tactical
Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, moves from
Saidor to Biak Island with P-39s; and 386th Bombardment Squadron (Light),
312th Bombardment Group (Light), moves from Gusap to Nadzab with A-20s.
Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s bomb Dublon Island, Truk Atoll and the
airfield on Peleliu Island.
Tuesday, 13 June, 1944 In New Guinea, more than 100 A-20s
and a few B-25s and P-39s attack miscellaneous targets in the Wewak area;
P-39s hit the area around Hollandia and P-47s bomb a bridge over the Orai
River and fuel dumps near Sarmi; and A-20s blast enemy positions North of
Borokoe. B-24s bomb the Liang Airstrip on Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands.
B-24s from Los Negros Island bomb Dublon Island, Truk Atoll and Woleai and
Satawan Atolls in the Caroline Islands.
Wednesday, 14 June, 1944 In New Guinea, A-20s, B-25s and
P-39s hit the Wewak area; B-24s bomb Kamiri Airfield; A-20s hit the
airfield at Babo, the Orai River bridge, and fuel dumps and other targets
near the river's mouth. B-24s bomb the seaplane base at Halong, Celebes
Islands.
Thursday, 15 June, 1944 FEAF is formed with jurisdiction
over the Fifth and Thirteenth Air Forces. General George C. Kenney becomes
Commanding General FEAF, with HQ in Brisbane, Australia; HQ Fifth Air
Force moves from Brisbane to Nadzab, New Guinea and Lieutenant General
Ennis C. Whitehead becomes Commanding General Fifth Air Force. In New
Guinea, FEAF B-24s, B-25s, A-20s and fighters attack barges in the
Manokwari area and a village in the Wakde area. Also bombed are airfields
on Timor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, and Truk Atoll. Thirteenth Air
Force aircraft still in the Solomon Islands-Bismarck Archipelago area hit
Tobera Airfield on New Britain Island and forces on Bougainville Island.
US Marine Corps (USMC) amphibious forces land on Saipan Island.
Friday, 16 June, 1944 Bombers and fighters hit widespread targets
in the SWPA and in SOPAC. In New Guinea, personnel areas and barges along
the coast in the Wewak and Hansa Bay areas are hit throughout the day;
airfields and shipping at Efman and Samate Islands and at Babo and Sorong
are attacked. Dublon Island in Truk Atoll and Yap Islands, Caroline
Islands are hit by B-24s. On New Britain Island, B-24s hit Vunakanan
Airfield at Rabaul; B-24s, B-25s, A-20s and fighters attack a large
variety of targets of opportunity on Gazelle Peninsula from Tobera
Airfield to Rabaul.
Saturday, 17 June, 1944 B-24s again bomb Truk Atoll, hitting
targets on Eten and Dublon Islands. On New Britain Island, B-24s hit
Lakunai Airfield while A-20s, B-25s and fighters attack numerous targets
between Rapopo and Tobera. In New Guinea, A-20s and B-25s and fighters hit
shipping in Sorong harbor and airstrips in the Babo area; in the Wewak
area, A-20s, B-25s and fighters continue to pound barges and villages; HQ
8th Fighter Group and 36th Fighter Squadron move from Nadzab to Owi,
Schouten Islands with P-38s; and in the Solomon Islands, 390th Bombardment
Squadron (Medium), 42d Bombardment Group (Medium), based in the Russell
Islands begins operating from Stirling Island with B-25s.
Sunday, 18 June, 1944 In New Guinea, A-20s, B-25s, and
fighters, along with RAAF aircraft, continue to pound supplies and
occupied areas along the coast in the Wewak area; and 80th Fighter
Squadron, 8th Fighter Group, moves from Nadzab to Owi, Schouten Islands
with P-38s. B-24s hit targets in Truk Atoll. A variety of fighter and
bomber aircraft unload 18 tons of bombs on numerous targets around Rabaul,
New Britain Island. Fighters continue sweeps against targets of
opportunity along coastal areas of Bougainville Island.
Monday, 19 June, 1944 In New Guinea, more than 100 A-20s and
fighter-bombers maintain strikes along the coast around Wewak, hitting
supply and bivouac areas, roads, personnel, and a coastal gun position;
A-20s hit airfields at Manokwari, Noemfoor Island, and Moemi. B-25s hit
forces in the Cape Orford region of New Britain Island. B-24s bomb Dublon
and Eten Island in Truk Atoll.
Tuesday, 20 June, 1944 In New Guinea, A-20s, P-39s, and RAAF
aircraft, pound areas along the coast in the general area of Wewak and
B-24s bomb Kamiri Airfield; and 82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st
Tactical Reconnaissance Group, moves from Biak to Owi, Schouten Islands
(squadron is operating from Saidor with P-39s). B-24s attack Woleai Atoll,
Caroline Islands, and Dublon Island in Truk Atoll. B-25s, P-38s and other
Allied aircraft, including some of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
(RNZAF), blast AA positions S and SW of Rapopo on New Britain Island.
Wednesday, 21 June, 1944 In New Guinea, P-39s and RAAF
aircraft hit dumps and bivouacs at Suain and attack other targets in the
Wewak area; A-20s attack various targets of opportunity in the Paniai
Lakes area while B-25s hit villages on the coast of Netherlands New Guinea
East of Maffin Bay; B-24s bomb Kamiri Airfield and other targets on
Noemfoor Island and attack shipping in the Palau Islands and on Dublon
Island in Truk Atoll.
Thursday, 22 June, 1944 In New Guinea, B-25s, A-20s, and
P-47s hit shipping at Efman Island and airfields and targets of
opportunity on Noemfoor Island, attack Manokwari and hit villages in the
Sarmi area; attacks by A-20s and fighters, along with RAAF aircraft, on
the wide coastal area around Wewak continue; and HQ 317th Troop Carrier
Group moves from Finschhafen to Hollandia. B-24s bomb Yap Islands; Sorol
Atoll, Caroline Islands; and Woleai Atoll. On New Britain Island, B-25s
join the Allied aircraft in pounding Nordup and Ralum.
Friday, 23 June, 1944 In New Guinea, the Wewak area is
again pounded throughout the day by A-20s, P-39s, P-47s and RAAF aircraft;
a few A-20s and A-26s on a barge search bomb offshore islands near
Manokwari; this marks the SWPA debut of the A-26; P-47s on sweeps strafe
areas East of Maffin; and 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, moves
from Hollandia to Biak Island with P-38s. B-24s hit the airfield at Yap
Islands and Woleai Atoll. B-24s on armed reconnaissance bomb Dublon
Island, Truk Atoll and Koror and Peleliu Islands, Palau Islands. On New
Britain Island, B-24s bomb Tobera Airfield and B-25s along with other
Allied aircraft, hit AA positions South and Southwest of Rapopo.
Saturday, 24 June, 1944 In New Guinea, Fifth Air Force and
RAAF aircraft continue to blast stores, personnel areas, roads, and
bridges in the general area of Wewak; B-25s, A-26s, and A-20s hit enemy
positions in caves East of Mokmer Airfield, attack shipping in the Babo
area (on MacCluer Gulf), and bomb Kamiri and Kornasoren Airfields. On New
Britain Island, B-24s, B-25s and fighters, along with other Allied
aircraft, hit Tobera Airfield, AA guns at Wunapope, and buildings at
Nordup.
Sunday, 25 June, 1944 In New Guinea, the Wewak area continues
under attack of Fifth Air Force and RAAF aircraft; personnel areas at But,
Dagua, and Suain and barges at Mushu and Kairiru Islands are hit; P-40s
and B-24s strike Kamiri Airfield while A-20s, P-47s, and B-25s hit
villages along the Tor River and P-47s hit tanks along the Wiske River;
and air echelon of the 26th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th
Photographic Reconnaissance Group, based at Nadzab begins operating from
Hollandia with F-5s. B-24s pound Yap Islands and Sorol Atoll. On New
Britain Island, B-25s and fighters, along with other Allied aircraft, hit
AA positions near Wunapope and blast plantations along Wide Bay.
Monday, 26 June, 1944 B-24s bomb targets on Yap Islands and Sorol
Atoll; others on armed reconnaissance bomb airstrips at Woleai Atoll and
Peleliu Island. On New Britain Island, AAF and other Allied aircraft hit
airfields, AA positions, and other targets in the Rabaul and Cape Orford
areas. In New Guinea, the Wewak area is hit throughout the day by Fifth
Air Force B-24s and P-39s, along with USN and RAAF aircraft; P-38s, P-47s,
A-20s, A-26s, B-24s, and B-25s attack airfields, shipping, villages, town
areas, roads, and numerous other targets at Efman, Noemfoor Island, Japen,
and Biak Islands, at Manokwari and Ransiki, and near Sarmi; 9th Fighter
Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, moves from Hollandia to Biak Island with
P-38s; and 419th Night Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group, based on
Guadalcanal Island, sends a detachment to operate from Nadzab with
P-61s.
Tuesday, 27 June, 1944 In New Guinea, Fifth Air Force and RAAF
light bombers and fighter-bombers continue to attack the Wewak area,
hitting troop concentrations, villages, ammunition dumps, and warehouses;
B-24s, B-25s, A-20s, A-26s, P-40s and P-47s hit airfields, gun positions,
and various other targets in or near Babo, Manokwari, Biak and Noemfoor
Islands, Ransiki, Waren, and Moemi; movements of units assigned to 71st
Tactical Reconnaissance Group: air echelon of 17th Reconnaissance Squadron
(Bombardment) from Finschhafen, to Biak Island with B-25s; and 82d
Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron ceases operating from Saidor and returns
to Owi, Schouten Islands with P-39s. B-24s bomb Yap Islands and Sorol
Atoll; others on a photo reconnaissance flight bomb Woleai and Ifalik
Atolls, Caroline Islands. On New Britain Island, Thirteenth Air Force
fighters and bombers join other Allied aircraft from the Solomon Islands
in bombing AA positions at Ralum and other targets in the Rabaul area.
419th Night Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Group, based on Guadalcanal
Island, sends a detachment to Los Negros Island with P-61s.
Wednesday, 28 June, 1944 In New Guinea, attacks on the Wewak
area continue; Japanese HQ and communications in the Suain-Karowop
Plantation area and coastal road from Babiang to Nyaparake are hit;
airfield and fuel dumps on Noemfoor Island, Japanese positions and
occupied areas and buildings on Biak and Efman Islands, a village near
Babo, and the Tor River and Maffin Bay areas are attacked; and 421st Night
Fighter Squadron, V Fighter Command, moves from Nadzab to Owi, Schouten
Islands with P-61s (detachment is operating from Wakde Island). B-24s bomb
the airfield and town on Yap Island and communications on Sorol and Woleai
Atolls. On New Britain Island, AA guns East of the Tobera area are
attacked.
Thursday, 29 June, 1944 In New Guinea, Japanese
concentrations at Aitape and a variety of targets of opportunity including
barges, villages and bivouacs in the Wewak area are hit by A-20s, B-25s,
and fighter-bombers; B-24s, B-25s, A-20s, and fighter-bombers attack
airfields and AA guns at Babo, Manokwari, Waren, and Moemi, barges at
Noemfoor Island, and villages East of Maffin Bay. On New Britain Island,
AA positions South of Ralum are bombed.
Friday, 30 June, 1944 On New Britain Island, Tobera and Erventa
Island are also bombed. In New Guinea, barges, troop concentrations, and
other targets of opportunity near Nyaparake and Suain are attacked; Kamiri
and Namber Airfields, supply areas, and defensive positions on Noemfoor
Island are hit; ground echelon of 17th Reconnaissance Squadron
(Bombardment), 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group, begins a movement from
Finschhafen to Biak Island (air echelon is operating from Biak with
B-25s); and 389th Bombarment Squadron (Light), 312th Bombardment Group
(Light), moves from Nadzab to Hollandia with A-20s.
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