28 September 1944

Summary

US Navy — Boats return from Portland and take island patrol stations.

Location Details

Alderney; Sark; Cherbourg; Portland

Diary Entry

28 September 1944 US Navy patrol resumes east of Sark and Alderney

PT 498, PT 504 and PT 508 left Portland at 0930 and reached Cherbourg at 1215. PT 504, PT 508, PT 459 and PT 460 sailed at 1930 and took patrol stations at 2100, ten miles equidistant from and east of Sark and Alderney. [J screenshot 4]

Source of Information

US Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 34, September 1944 war diary submitted 9 October 1944, source set J, screenshot 4. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.