Today in World War II History—July 17, 1943
Monday, July 17, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—July 17, 1943: Off Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, 192 Allied aircraft (US Thirteenth Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps & RNZAF) shoot down 44 Japanese planes.
US 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron arrives at Ponte Olivo Airfield in Sicily; air evacuation begins from Sicily to North Africa (Read more: three-part series starting with Medical Air Evacuation in World War II).
New song in Top Ten: “All or Nothing at All.”