Aug 02 Mission with (and loss of) JFK's PT-109
Oct 11-14 Dry Dock Repairs
Oct 16 - Xfer Col Duckworth and Maj McMullin
Oct 17 - Firing At Shoreline
Oct 18 - Talking with Natives
Oct 19 - Repairs to Radar System
Oct 20 - Problems with V-Drive
Oct 20 - P-40s Providing Air Support
Oct 20 - Attack on Bobola beach
Oct 20 - Attack on Japanese Type "A" Barge
Oct 22 - False Alarms on Radar System
Oct 23 - P-40s Air Support
Oct 23 - Attacking Japanese Barge
Oct 23 - Near Misses on PT boats
Oct 24 - Problems with V-Drive
Oct 26 - Attack on shoreline
Oct 27 - Attack on Diti Island shoreline
Oct 27 - Minor Attack on Island, B25s spotted
Oct 27 - Dry Dock - Repair shafts
Nov 11 - Natives tell of Japanese millitary, and attack on Japanese
Nov 12 - Attack on Japanese ships
Nov 12 - Radar image turns out to be rain-cloud
Nov 15 - Taking on 15 Japanese prisoners
Nov 15 - Signal lights spotted on island
Nov 15 - Transfer of 15 prisoners to PT 169
Nov 17 - Attack on beachhead
Nov 20 - Attack on beachhead
Nov 23 - Tied up next to British ship HMS J376
Nov 24 - Replacement of generators
Nov 24 - Towed PT 362 back to the Mobjack
Nov 27 - Djodjefa: Fired on ship
Nov 27 - Received fire from ship
Nov 27 - Radar Failed
Nov 27 - Two P-40s overhead
Nov 29 - Attack on a ... rock
Nov 30 - Took on diving gear, determined broken screws
Dec 01 - Swapped dry-dock with PT 168 - Replace 3 screws (4hrs)
Dec 05 - Bad sea conditions cause patrol to be cancelled
Dec 09 - More false radar pips, two P-40s overhead
Dec 12 - Dead battery - had to be towed in by PT 124
Dec 13 - Smoke generator fails
Dec 14 - Rendezvous with two P-51 Mustangs
Dec 23 - Attack on Japanese barge
Dec 28 - Movie Appearances For the 171 ?
Dec 30 - Movie Appearance mentioned again ?
Jan 08 - Took aboard passengers and natives for scouting mission
Jan 10 - Muster! Torpedo Practice Drills
Jan 11 - Muster - again
Jan 11 - Japanese Barges sighted - dispatch to investigate, with fighter escort
Jan 11 - Great fun was had by all - numerous hits scored
Jan 13 - Repairing Starboard Engine
Jan 14 - Radar Pips turn out to be natives in canoe
Jan 15 - Radar Pips located a crashed ship... then a dock...
Jan 15 -18 Dry Dock for Painting and 100hr Checkup
Jan 21 -
Jan 23 - Transporting a concert band to PT Base
Jan 25 - Center Engine Vibration Damper broken
Jan 28 - Center engine has to be replaced - new Packard installed
Feb 06 - Met with large group of natives
Feb 07 - Assigned 'Ready Boat Duty'
Feb 08 - In for Engineering Work
Feb 09 - Attack on beach 60mm, 50mm. Red flare & white flares sighted
Feb 13 - Port screw replaced (roughly 1hr)
Feb 13 - Shelling beach
Feb 14 - Center engine needing repais
Feb 17 - Liberty Party goes to Posi Posi in native canoes
Feb 19 - Everyone packs up and moves to Mios Woendi Island in New Guinea
Feb 20 - Still Intransit to New Guinea
Feb 21 - Arrival at Mios Woendi Island - Time for overhaul
Feb 22 - Muster! Scarping and painting forward turret
Feb 22 - Muster! Painting completed
Feb 24 - Torpedo Tuneups
Feb 25 - Muster! Repair Work...
Feb 27 - Muster! Cleaning crews' quarters, forepeak and galley bilges
Feb 28 - Muster! Scarping and painting rear turret
Mar 01 - Muster!
Mar 07 - Torpedo work completed
Mar 09 - Repairing 20mm and 37mm guns
Mar 10 - Cleaning Engine Room, working on 40mm guns
Mar 17 - Test run of the ship finally
Mar 23 - Dry Dock for repairs on Mufflers, shafts, screws rudders hull and bottom
Mar 24 - Condition RED even though ship is in drydock
Mar 26 - Repairs completed: 3 screws replaced, 1 centron seal replaces, 2 shafts repaired, hull + bottom painted
Mar 27 - After test run, the ship is inspected by Squadron Commander
Mar 28 - Inspection by 70.1 Task Group who come along for a ride
Mar 30 - Torpedo's worked on again
Apr 12 - Moving to PT base 17
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Oct 16 - Morotai
Oct 16 - Gerongoe
Oct 17 - Lolebra
Oct 17 - Posi Posi
Oct 18 - SoePoe
Oct 18 - Djodjefa
Oct 18 - Bisoa
Oct 19 - Dodinoa Bay
Oct 20 - Tg. Lelai, Bobola Beach, Boeli Point
Oct 22 - Gotana Bay
Oct 22 - Toaoaja Island
Oct 23 - Tonoeoe Island, Torega Bay, Kolorai Island, Miti Island, Bore, Toenowe
Oct 23 - Dock: White Beach
Oct 24 - Djerewai Point
Oct 25 - Hilai Tetero Point, Bobola Bay
Oct 26 - Bisoa, Kapa Kapa
Oct 27 - Diti Island, Tamido
Oct 27 - Baratakoe
Oct 28 - Kolorai Island, Eiladen, Miti Island
Nov 05 - White Beach
Nov 07 - Mitita Island, Bobolo Bay
Nov 11 - Morotai, Djodjefa, Roa Strait, Berri Berri, Lubano
Nov 13 - Red Beach
Nov 15 - Fo Island
Nov 16 - Java
Nov 18 - Dobinoa Bay
Nov 20 - Morotai, Bojo
Nov 22 - Loeari, Galela Bay, Toewowe, Kolari
Nov 23 - Bobale, Miti Island, Mitita
Nov 25 - Galo Galo
Nov 26 - Rao, Djodjefa
Nov 27 - Rao, Djodjefa
Nov 29 - Morotai, Toema Island, Pelo Island, Galo Galo,
Dec 01 - Morotai, Mitita
Dec 02 - Toelano
Dec 03 - Mitita
Dec 03 - Soemoe Soemoe
Dec 04 - Morotai, Rao Strait, Rao Island, Loloda Island, Halmehera island
Dec 06 - Morotai, Mitita
Dec 06 - Posi Posi (sp. Pose-Pose)
Dec 08 - Djodjefa, Salmoeli, Galela
Dec 12 - Morotai
Dec 14 - Djailola Bay, Dodinoa, Bisoa, Ternate
Dec 18 - Morotai, Point Tawakale, Posi Posi
Dec 19 - Posi Posi, Mitita
Dec 23 - Halmahera, Djodjefa
Dec 25 - Roe Koe, Loeari, Salimoeli
Dec 25 - Salimoeli, Galela Bay, Aroe
Dec 30 - White Beach
Jan 01 - Morotai (Bouy)
Jan 02 - Morotai (Bouy)
Jan 03 - Morotai (Bouy)
Jan 03 - Djodjefa
Jan 06 - Morotai, Halmahera, Kolorai Island, Bobolo Bay
Jan 08 - Morotai, Boeli Bay, Halmahera, Mitita Island, Ake Lamo Bay, Mokali Point
Jan 09 - Morotai, Mokali Pt, White Beach, Mitita
Jan 11 - Jaboela Pt, Morotai, ToeToeHoe, Wajoaboela Pt
Jan 19 - Rao, Ngele-Ngele
Jan 21 - Halmahera, Djodjefa
Jan 23 - Morotai, Sangowe Pt., Tabailenge
Jan 24 - Mitita Island
Jan 25 - Morotai
Jan 28 - Morotai, Pelo Island, Rao Strait
Jan 30 - Morotai
Jan 30 - Pelo Island, Saminjamai
Jan 31 - Saminjamai, Pelo Island
Feb 01 - Morotai
Feb 01 - Morotai
Feb 05 - Morotai, Saminjamai, Galo Falo Island
Feb 06 - Morotai, Rao
Feb 07 - Morotai
Feb 09 - Halmahera, Djodjefa Pt
Feb 11 - Peto Island, Djodjefa Pt
Feb 13 - Halmahera, Pelo Island
Feb 16 - Morotai,Saminjamai, Ngele Ngele
Feb 17 - Posi Posi, Roa Strait
Feb 19 - Soemoe Soemoe, Morotai, Mios Woendi (New Guinea),
Feb 20 - Counoy: Mios Woendi (New Guinea), Amsterdam Harbor, Sansapor (New Guinea)
Feb 24 - Mois Woendi
Apr 02 - PT Base 21 Mois Woendi
Apr 02 - Lat 10 Deg 10's Long 136 ???? East
Apr 04 - Lat 03-17N x 135-35E
Apr 09 - Lat 09-38N x 132-52E
Apr 10 - Lat 10-10N x 129-18E
Apr 11 - Lat 10-48N x 125-28E
Apr 15 - PT Base 17 - Guiuan Samar, Phillipines
Apr 23 - San Pedro Bay
Apr 26 - PT Base 5 Samar
Apr 27 - San Juanico Strait, Maripipi Island, Masbate Island, Baliquian Island, Tanquinqui Island
Apr 28 - Iloilo-Panay, Guiuan, Samar,Guimaras Strait, Anauayan island, Baliquian Island
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