April 21, 1944
USN - Task Force 58 launched preliminary strikes on airfields around Sawar
April 22, 1944
USN - Task Force 58 Helldivers attacked a 2000 ton AK at anchor off Sarmi Point 6 bombs were dropped and 3 were very close on the second pass the AK was settling by the stern and verified sunk by other Navy aircraft in the area. (via Harold Buell wrote in "Dauntless Helldivers", page 269)
May 15, 1944
B-24s and B-25s attack Sarmi
May 17, 1944
B-24s and B-25s
hit targets in the general vicinity of Sarmi
May 28, 1944
A-20s supporting ground forces in heavy fighting in
the Sarmi area, hit positions with minimum-level strikes.
May 29, 1944
In the Sarmi battle zone B-25s and P-40s hit forces in
the Mount Saskin area
May 30, 1944
In Sarmi battle area, B-25s bomb and strafe the shoreline from
the NW of Sawar to Sarmi Point.
May 31, 1944
P-47s
and B-25s pound villages, barges, and gun positions in theSarmi
battle area
June 3, 1944
P-47s and P-40s hit supplies and fuel dumps in
the Sarmi and Orai River areas, and hideouts and occupied areas along the coast
June 8, 1944
P-40s hit supply areas and villages
in the vicinity of Sarmi
June 13, 1944
P-47s bomb a bridge over the Orai River and
fuel dumps near Sarmi
(PARTIAL LIST)
October 25, 1944
A-20s pound supply and
fuel dumps in the Sarmi area
November 5, 1944
Almost 50 A-20s, supporting ground forces,
blast installations in Sarmi area
