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| | The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II--1944 |
 | | TG 31.2 (Commodore Lawrence F. Reifsnider) lands 4th Marine Division (Brigadier General Alfred H. Noble, USMC) on undefended Emirau Island, Bismarck Archipelago, thus completing the strategic encirclement of Rabaul. |
 | | ComCruDiv 8 reports results of his inspection of French naval vessels: he considers Emile Bertin, Montcalm, and Georges Leygues ready for independent or joint duty; Duguay-Trouin, however, an older ship, is deemed as needing repairs. |
 | | Illuminated by the explosion, freighter Stephen F. Austin, at 37°02'N, 03°38'E, is torpedoed and abandoned. |
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