4 August 1944 Part 3

4 August 1944 Channel Islands patrol and Cherbourg operating base

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 34, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 139734947; scan 0969 (S01), scan 0970 (S02).

Summary: Squadron 34 began establishing its advanced operating base at Cherbourg. PT 500, PT 501 and PT 503 sailed at 1900, rounded Cap de la Hague and scouted inside the Channel Islands. The patrol ended at first light without enemy contact.

Editorial note: Operational context for the island patrols. Base personnel, repair facilities and radio communications are described on the source pages.

Source: US Navy MTB Squadron 34, war diary; NARA RG 38, NAID 139734947; scan 0969 (S01), scan 0970 (S02).
External source images (CSV contains no embedded images): New embedded diary images named by date/4 August 1944 - USN Squadron 34 - NAID 139734947 - Image 10 - scan 0969.jpg; New embedded diary images named by date/4 August 1944 - USN Squadron 34 - NAID 139734947 - Image 11 - scan 0970.jpg
NARA catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139734947