14 Feb 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis came under attack by four Aichi D3A 'Val' dive-bombers. St. Louis was struck by one bomb that exploded within the ship, killing 23 and wounding 28. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Honolulu | St. Louis | Solomon Sea | DS]
15 Feb 1944
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS Honolulu and USS St. Louis covered the New Zealand landings on Green Island 140 miles east of Rabaul. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Walden Ainsworth | Honolulu | St. Louis | Solomon Sea | DS]
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