An item reported that Allied bombers attacked on 26 August the Japanese forces landing at Hioma Beach, Milne Bay, New Guinea. One transport was believed to be sunk after a direct hit and further were several near misses on a cruiser counted. Shore stores and fuel dumps were set on fire just like 6 beached barges.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 261 dated 28 August 1942.
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