USS Mona Island (ARG-9) - Inconvenienced By Typhoons and Japanese Air Attacks

Inconvenienced By Typhoons and Japanese Air Attacks

Between 11 April and 7 July repair work on ships alongside and in the harbor was interrupted by 180 air attacks on the harbor. On the latter date Mona Island shifted to the island of Okinawa itself, anchoring in Buckner Bay. There, during the remainder of July, work was interrupted by the approach of one typhoon and 21 air attacks; while the last two weeks of the war brought only air raid alerts.

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