USN
PACIFIC–Off Mindoro, submarines Guitarro (SS-363),
Haddo (SS-255), Harder (SS-257) and Ray (SS-271) carry out
series of attacks on Japanese convoy: Guitarro sinks merchant cargo ship
Uga Maru, 13°21'N, 120°18'E; Haddo sinks merchant cargo ships Kinryu
Maru and Norfolk Maru and damages merchant tanker Taiei Maru, 13°22'N,
120°19'E; and Ray sinks Japanese merchant tanker Taketoyo Maru, 13°23'N,
120°19'E.
Submarine
Muskallunge (SS-262) attacks Japanese Manila- to-Singapore convoy,
sinking Japanese army transport Durban Maru off Cam Ranh Bay, French
Indochina, 11°45'N, 109°46'E.
PB4Ys
damage Japanese guardboat No.10 Sumiyoshi Maru and small cargo vessel Shinyama
Maru northwest of Marcus Island.
PB4Ys
damage Japanese cargo vessel Tateishi Maru in Davao harbor.
RAAF
Beaufighters and Kittyhawks attack Japanese shipping off Kaimana, 03°40'S,
133°50'E.
Japanese
army cargo ship Tokuhei Maru is sunk, probably by USAAF aircraft, Tayeh,
Yangtze River.
MEDITERRANEAN–Destroyer Eberle (DD-430)
takes 140 Armenian prisoners from Porquerolles, France.
AAF
INTERNATIONAL–A series of conferences
begins at Dumbarton Oaks. Delegates from US, UK, USSR, and China discuss
postwar issues.
NINTH AF–Bad weather grounds all
bombers and fighters. Less than 20 transports fly supply and evacuation
missions.
TWELFTH AF–Medium Bombers hit roads
and bridges in Po Valley while A-20’s during 20/21 Aug strike motor transport
in the W part of the Valley and bomb Alessandria barracks during the day.
Fighter Bombers and fighters again blast enemy comm lines and gun positions in
S France, marshalling yard and rail lines at Alessandria and Casale Monferrato,
and motor transport and train cars in NW Italy and SE France.
FIFTEENTH AF–117 B-24’s, escorted by
P-51’s, bomb Nish Airfield. 102 B-24’s, with P-51 escort, hit Hajduboszormeny
Airfield which 46 other P-51’s sweep, some making low-level strafings on parked
aircraft.
TENTH AF–6 B-25’s knock out and damage
3 river bridges at Mu area and at Hsipaw, 36 P-51’s support ground forces near
Pinlon, Ingyingon, and Nansankyin. 8 P-51’s bomb storage area at Chyahkan.
FOURTEENTH AF–8 B-25’s bomb Anjen and
Targets of opportunity in surrounding area. 7 others attack Hengyang Airfield,
town of Nanyo, and several buildings and other Targets of opportunity near
Yangtien. 90-plus Fighter Bombers hit town areas, river and road trafflc, and
other Targets of opportunity at Pengtse, Kinhwa, Tengchung, Anjen, Hengyang,
and Yangtsishih; S of Sintsaing, N of Tungting Lake, between Hankow and Sinti,
and in Changsha area.
FEAF–B-24’s blast supply dumps and AA
guns on Wasile Bay coast. B-25’s hit Kaoe Airfield and town. B-25’s hit
villages and supply areas on Karakelong I. Fighter Bombers blast warehouses and
other targets in Manokwari area. A-20’s and Fighter Bombers hit supply dumps in
SawarSarmi sector and attack troops along coast, particularly from Babiang to
Luain.
SEVENTH AF–B-24’s from Saipan hit Yap,
P-47’s bomb Pagan, and Makin-based B-25’s hit Nauru.
USA
N FRANCE—21 Army Group: In Cdn First Army area, 2 Corps,
leaving Pol 1st Armd and Cdn 3d Divs to complete reduction of Falaise–Argentan Pocket,
drives E toward the Seine at Rouen.
In Br
Second Army’s 30 Corps area, 11th Armd Div, spearheading for corps, bypasses
Gacé and drives on toward Laigle.
12th Army
Group:
In U.S.
First Army’s ’s V Corps area, 80th Div is relieved of responsibility for its sector
near Argentan by Br 30 Corps. 102d Cav Gp, which has closed in Sées area,
begins rcn NE of Sées and E of Exmes. VII Corps commits 9th Div in defensive
role in Mortagne area. In XIX Corps area, 2d Armd Div bypasses Verneuil and
advances toward Breteuil. 28th Div moves up to clear Verneuil. 30th Div
overruns Nonancourt.
In U.S.
Third Army’s XV Corps area, while 79th Div improves and expands bridgehead
across the Seine in Mantes-Gassicourt area, 5th Armd Div continues N toward
Louviers. In XX Corps area, 7th Armd Div drives to Arpajon–Rambouillet area.
5th Div overruns Etampes. In XII Corps area, 4th Armd Div captures Sens. 35th
Div pushes through Pithiviers.
S FRANCE—In U.S. Seventh Army area, 1st ABTF begins
clearing coastal sector around La Napoule in preparation for drive on Cannes.
In VI Corps area, 30th Inf of 3d Div, assisted by FFI forces, takes
Aix-en-Provence, from which most Germans have withdrawn. Gen Truscott orders 3d
Div to halt on line Le Puy–Rognac until strength of enemy armor can be
determined. 45th Div columns are moving on Avignon, Apt, and Volonne. TF
Butler, turning over roadblocks below Grenoble to 36th Div, drives W through
Die and Crest to the Rhône Valley, destroying enemy vehicle convoy N of Livron.
36th Div shuttles to Grenoble corridor to relieve TF Butler and continues
across the Durance toward Grenoble; is ordered to provide reinforcements for TF
Butler in Rhône Valley.
In Fr Army
B area, 2d Corps continues drive on Toulon and Marseille. 1st Div takes Hyères,
on E approach to Toulon. Groupe de Commandos takes Mt. Coudon and Linares Group
of 3d Algerian Div neutralizes Mt. Caumes, both hilltop fortresses N of Toulon.
Bonjour Group, 3d Algerian Div, gets rcn elements to Bandol, on coast W of
Toulon, completing investment of Toulon. Chapuis Group, 3d Algerian Div, and
elements of 1st Armd Div continue W on N flank of 2d Corps toward Marseille,
reaching Aubagne.
EASTERN EUROPE—Continuing counteroffensive, Germans regain
Tukums, 35 miles E of Riga.
ITALY—AAI: Orders U.S. Fifth Army, which has been
pretending to build up forces in vicinity of Pisa and Fucecchio, to extend its
feigned concentrations, particularly in Florence area, to cover preparations
for main Br Eighth Army push. In U.S. Fifth Army’s II Corps area, 88th Div
sends 350th Inf to Leghorn to assist IV Corps. Br 13 Corps prepares for limited
operations across the Arno, since enemy appears to be withdrawing.
In Br
Eighth Army area, Pol 2 Corps continues northward in Adriatic sector, forcing
enemy to withdraw behind the Metauro R, night 21–22.
NEW GUINEA—In Wakde-Sarmi area, RCT 20 reverts to 6th Div
from attachment to 31st Div.
USMC
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