The Japanese landed their reinforcements as planned. This cruiser and two others, and 10 destroyers, intercepted a Japanese naval force trying to land reinforcements on the island on the night of July 12-13, 1943. The U.S. The reliable, versatile P-38 sees action internationally: the p-38 was designed to satisfy a 1936 U.S. The U.S. June 28: The air warfare continues in earnest, with allied planes hitting such targets as Livorno, Italy, and Messina, Sicily. America’s read more