April 22, 1944
(USN) Task Force 58 (TF 58) SB2C Helldivers attack 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. Reference: Dauntless Helldivers by Harold Buell page 269.
May 15, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s and B-25s attack Sarmi.
May 17, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s and B-25s
hit targets in the general vicinity of Sarmi.
May 28, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s supporting ground forces in heavy fighting in
the Sarmi area, hit positions with minimum-level strikes.
May 29, 1944
(5th AF) In the Sarmi battle zone B-25s and P-40s hit forces in
the Mount Saskin area.
May 30, 1944
(5th AF) In Sarmi battle area, B-25s bomb and strafe the shoreline from
the NW of Sawar to Sarmi Point.
May 31, 1944
(5th AF) P-47s
and B-25s pound villages, barges, and gun positions in the Sarmi
battle area.
June 3, 1944
(5th AF) 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
(5th AF) P-40s hit supply areas and villages
in the vicinity of Sarmi.
June 13, 1944
(5th AF) P-47s bomb a bridge over the Orai River and
fuel dumps near Sarmi.
June 22, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s, A-20s, and P-47s hit villages in the Sarmi area.
June 26, 1944
(5th AF) P-38s, P-47s, A-20s, A-26s, B-24s, and B-25s attack targets near Sarmi.
July 11, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers support ground forces in the Sarmi-Sawar.
July 19, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers hit stores, gun positions, and targets of opportunity along the Dandriwad River and support Allied ground forces in the Sarmi-Sawar sector.
July 20, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s support Allied ground forces in the Sarmi sector.
August 6, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s and fighters, though restricted by the weather, support ground operations near Sarmi.
August 12, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s and P-47s hit forces and targets of opportunity in the Sarmi area and along the Metimedan River.
August 13, 1944
(FEAF) P-47s and P-39s support ground forces at Sarmi.
August 18, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s pound troops and a storage area at Suain and hit defensive lines near Sarmi.
August 19, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s operating in force in support of ground troops pound targets in the Sawar-Sarmi sector.
August 21, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s and fighter-bombers hit supply dumps in the Sawar-Sarmi sector.
August 26, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s in close ground support hit troop concentrations in the Sarmi sector.
October 5, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s blast Japanese bivouacs and supply areas near Sarmi.
October 10, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s hit the Sarmi area.
October 11, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s attack Sarmi troop concentrations.
October 12, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s bomb pillboxes in the Sarmi area.
October 25, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s pound supply and
fuel dumps in the Sarmi area.
November 5, 1944
(FEAF) Almost 50 A-20s, supporting ground forces,
blast installations in Sarmi area.
