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PACIFIC–Submarine Bang (SS-385) damages
Japanese fleet tanker Miri Maru (see 15 January 1945), and merchant
tanker Sarawak Maru west of Luzon, 17°13'N, 118°22'E.
Submarine Darter (SS-227)
attacks Japanese convoy off northern tip of Halmahera Island, and sinks
minelayerTsugaru, 02°10'N, 128°05'E.
Submarine Flasher (SS-249)
attacks Japanese convoy, sinking merchant cargo ship Niho Maru and
damaging oiler Notoro about 125 miles southeast of Singapore, 00°44'N,
105°45'E.
Submarine Growler (SS-215),
despite presence of three escort vessels, sinks Japanese transport Katori
Maru in Luzon Strait, 19°00'N, 121°42'E.
Submarine Sturgeon (SS-187)
attacks Japanese convoy, sinking army cargo ship Toyama Maru in the
Nansei Shoto, off Taira Jima, 27°47'N, 129°05'E.
ATLANTIC–Coastal minesweeper Valor
(AMc-108) is sunk in collision with destroyer escort Richard W. Suesens (DE-342)
off Newport, R.I., 41°128'N, 70°57'W.
EUROPE–German submarine U-984 attacks
Omaha Beach-bound convoy EMC 17 about 30 miles south of the Isle of Wight,
torpedoing U.S. freighters Edward M. House, H.G. Blasdel, and James
A. Farrell at 50°07'N, 00°47'W, and John A.Treutlen at 50°11'50'N,
00°45'35'W. Edward M. House resumes her voyage and reaches the beachhead
to discharge cargo and disembark troops; she suffers only two men injured (one
of whom is from the 28-man Armed Guard). H.G. Blasdel suffers the loss
of 76 of her embarked troops (180 are wounded) of the 436 on board; tank
landing ship LST-326 takes off the surviving troops. The ship is later
towed to Southampton where she is written off as a total loss. James A.
Farrell is abandoned, survivors transferring to tank landing ship LST-50;
four soldiers are killed and 45wounded from among the 421 embarked on
board. There are no casualties among the 42-man merchant complement or the
31-man Armed Guard, but the ship, towed to Spithead, is written off as a total
loss. John A. Treutlen is abandoned save for a skeleton crew, the
merchant complement and 31-man Armed Guard being picked up by Canadian corvette
HMCS Buctouche and tank landing ship LST-336. John A. Treutlen is
subsequently written off as a total loss.
MEDITERRANEAN–Motor torpedo boats PT-308 and
PT-309 (Lieutenant John Newell, USNR), patrolling between Cape Falcone
on the Italian mainland and the island of Elba, engage two Italian motor
torpedo boats, damaging MAS 562 and forcing its abandonment (see 30
June).
AAF
EIGHTH
AF–82 B-17’s bomb synthetic oil plant at Bohlen, 61 strike aircraft components
factory at Wittenberg, 31 bomb aero engine works at Leipzig/Taucha, 39 hit fighter
assembly plant at Leipzig/Heiterblick, and 42 bomb targets of opportunity at
Wittenberg, Quakenbruck, and Limbach-Oberfrohna. 390 B-24’s bomb aircraft
assembly plant at Bernburg, fighter assembly factory at Oschersleben, aero
engine works at Magdeburg-Neustadt, aircraft components factory at
Aschersleben, airpark at Stendal, and targets of opportunity including airfields
at Burg and Gardelegen and marshalling yard at Oebisfelde-Kaltendorf. 51 B-24’s
bomb motor transport plant at Fallersleben and personnel camp S of Mittelland
Canal. Clouds cause assembly problems and over 400 Heavy Bombers abort without
reaching enemy territory. Total Heavy Bombers losses for the day number 15.14 groups
from VIII FC and 1 from Ninth AF escort the Heavy Bombers. Flights from 9 of
these groups afterwards strafe parked aircraft, trains, barges, a factory, road
vehicles, and soldiers. 3 fighters are lost. 33 enemy airplanes are claimed
destroyed.
NINTH AF–Almost
200 B-26’s and A-20’s bomb gun batteries on Cap de la Hague, bridges and rail
lines in Rennes-Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcourt-Vitre areas, and rail bridge at
Oissel. Ftrs fly armed rcn and attack enemy airplanes, road and rail traffic,
gun positions, bridges and other targets in wide areas throughout NW France.
TWELFTH
AF–Fighter Bombers, Medium Bombers, and Light Bombers attack ammo dumps,
viaducts, bridges, railroad cars, landing grounds, roads, motor transport, and
other targets along battleline in NC Italy and at various points to the N.
TENTH AF–16
B-24’s continue fuel lift to Kamaing. 45 B-25’s haul ammo to Imphal. 23 other
B-25’s bomb Tamu. 19 A-36’s, P-51’s, and P-38’s hit Myitkyina and Myitnge
bridge. A B-25 bombs targets in Mohnyin-Naba area.
FOURTEENTH
AF–In Tungting Lake area 60-plus Medium Bombers and Fighter Bombers hit
shipping, gun positions, troop concentrations, and general targets of
opportunity at several locations, including Lingyang, Liling, Hengyang,
Yuhsien, Hengshan, Siangsiang, Chaling, and Yiyang. 3 B-24’s bomb Takao docks.
P-40’s damage bridge and attack rail traffic at Phu Lang Thuong.
FEAF–Japanese
concentrations at Aitape and a variety of targets of opportunity including
barges, villages and bivouacs in Wewak area are hit by A-20’s, B-25’s, and Fighter
Bombers. B-24’s, B-25’s, A-20’s, and Fighter Bombers attack airfields and AA
guns at Babo, Manokwari, Waren, and Moemi, barges at Noemfoor, and villages E
of Maffln Bay. AA positions S of Ralum are bombed.
SEVENTH
AF–P-47’s carry out bombing and strafing missions over Saipan, Tinian, and
Rota. B-24’s, staging through Eniwetok, pound Truk while B-25’s based at Makin
hit Ponape.
ELEVENTH
AF–2 B-25’s fly a negative shipping sweep.
USA
FRANCE—21
Army Group: In U.S. First Army’s VII Corps area, 9th Div—employing 47th Inf on right,
60th in center, and 4th Cav Gp ( - ) on left— attacks to clear Cap de la Hague;
comes to a halt before enemy line through Gruchy, Gréville, and crossroads SE
of Beaumont-Hague. Forts in Cherbourg harbor surrender. In VIII Corps area,
101st A/B Div is detached from corps and starts from St Sauveur-le-Vicomte to
Cherbourg. In XIX Corps area, first elements of 3d Armd Div enter combat: CCA
begins limited action to reduce Villiers- Fossard salient in 29th Div’s line NE
of St Lô in preparation for renewing drive on St Lô. In Br Second Army area, 8
Corps, as it continues action to expand Odon bridgehead and corridor leading to
it, undergoes determined counterattacks by enemy armor against W flank, which
temporarily gain some ground but leave the attackers exhausted. In view of the
strong concentration of enemy armor in front of 8 Corps, it is decided to break
off offensive and consolidate present positions.
USSR—Germans
yield Bobruisk to First White Russian troops.
ITALY—AAI:
In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, 442d Inf, which has recently cleared
villages of Belvedere and Sassetta, is withdrawn from center of 34th Div line
and replaced by 135th Inf; 133d Inf, driving along Highway 1, is stubbornly
opposed but gets to within a mile of Cecina. Br Eighth Army takes command of
Pol 2 Corps in Adriatic coastal sector. Germans begin general withdrawal in
front of Eighth Army. 13 Corps commander orders 6th Armd Div to relieve 78th Div,
night 3–4 July; 9th Armd Brig to move to 10 Corps sector between 30 June and 4
July. S African 6th Armd Div takes Acquaviva and Montepulciano. 4th Div
advances to ridge through Petrignano and Valiano, which enemy rear guards are
defending. 78th Div takes Castiglione del Lago, former enemy strongpoint N of
the Pescia, without opposition.
BURMA—In
NCAC area, Col Charles N. Hunter takes command of all U.S. troops at Myitkyina.
1st Bn of 42d Regt, Ch 14th Div, after making considerable progress through
enemy territory, is halted by fire. Co F, NEW GALAHAD, attempts to support the
bn but loses its way and is destroyed as a fighting body.
NEW
GUINEA—On Biak, 34th Inf continues mopping up in region N of 186th Inf against
little opposition. Mortars and tanks fire on East Caves, from which engineers
have recently received fire. On Aitape front, Gen Hall reorganizes TF
PERSECUTION into 3 commands—Western Defense Area (Brig Gen Alexander N. Stark,
Jr.), Eastern Defense Area (Gen Gill), and Eastern Defense Command (Gen Clarence
Martin). Gen Martin’s command, holding outer defense line along Driniumor R,
includes 3d Bn of 127th Inf, 128th Inf (less 3d Bn), and Cav RCT 112.
SAIPAN—6th
and 8th Marines, 2d Mar Div, continue to clear rugged terrain on left flank of
corps. 27th Div’s 106th Inf, after regrouping, drives northward in Death Valley
with 1st and 2d Bns of 106th Inf and 3d Bn of 105th abreast, gaining about
1,000 yards. To right, 2d Bn of 165th tries in vain to take northernmost hill
of Purple Heart Ridge. 4th Mar Div, with elements of 165th Inf still attached,
consolidates and improves positions on right flank of corps, meeting strong
opposition on left.
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