US LSTs and LVT(A)s unloading at Biak, May 1944 (US Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—27 May 1944: Countdown to D-day: at night, the German Luftwaffe bombs Portland and Weymouth harbors, where Allied D-day forces are assembling; destroyer USS McCook is lightly damaged, but is repaired in time for D-day.
US 41st Infantry Division lands on Biak Island in Geelvink Bay of New Guinea and faces heavy resistance.
