24 January 1942 A.D. BATTLE OF MAKASSAR: USS
Destroyers JOHN FORD, PARROT, POPE, & PAUL JONES Sink 12 Japanese Transport
Ships
1942 - During the Battle of Makassar Strait
(Balikpapan), destroyers John D. Ford, Parrott, Pope, and Paul Jones attack the
anchored Japanese invasion force in the harbor of Balikpapan, Borneo, sinking
four of 12 transport ships.
1945 - Submarine Blackfin (SS 322) sinks the Japanese destroyer Shigure in the Gulf of Siam.
1956 - USS Jallao (SS 368) becomes the first U.S. Navy submarine to transit the Suez Canal traveling from the Mediterranean to Massawa, Eritera, Ethopia.
1991 - Desert Shield/Desert Storm SEAL platoons from USS Leftwich (DD 984) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47) recaptures the island, Jazirat Qurah, the first Kuwaiti territory from Iraqis.
1945 - Submarine Blackfin (SS 322) sinks the Japanese destroyer Shigure in the Gulf of Siam.
1956 - USS Jallao (SS 368) becomes the first U.S. Navy submarine to transit the Suez Canal traveling from the Mediterranean to Massawa, Eritera, Ethopia.
1991 - Desert Shield/Desert Storm SEAL platoons from USS Leftwich (DD 984) and USS Nicholas (FFG 47) recaptures the island, Jazirat Qurah, the first Kuwaiti territory from Iraqis.
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