Thursday, July 29, 1943

July 29, 1943 (Thursday)

Following the normal rotation of going out on night patrol, every other night, JFK took PT 109 out into Blackett Strait, west of Kolombangara with a group of patrol boats. PT 109 was forced to return to base early due to an effective rudder before the rest of the group spotted, attacked, and apparently sunk a Japanese barge with gunfire (not torpedos).

Japanese army barge daihatsu model world war 2

Japanese Army barge – Daihatsu model (photo courtesy lonesentry.com)

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