1 Mar 1942
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- The 9,260-ton American passenger ship SS President Polk was being used as a troopship when sunk by Japanese aircraft at Canton Island, Gilbert Islands. The ship was later raised and re-entered service. ww2dbase [Canton Island | HM]
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