1943:	Landings made on Arawe Peninsula, New Britain.
1944:	Landings made on Mindoro, Philippine Islands.
1976:	The Liberian flagged tanker Argo Merchant, with 7.5 million gallons of oil on board, grounds on a shoal southeast of Nantucket.  The cutters Sherman and Vigilant responded, along with other vessels, but heavy weather prevented the containment of the spill.