US NAVY
PACIFIC—Japan assures the U.S. that her troop movements in
French Indochina are only precautionary.
Carrier Lexington
(CV‑2) in TF 12 (Rear Admiral John H. Newton) sails for Midway to ferry
USMC SB2Us (VMSB231) to that atoll. Like Enterprise (CV‑6)'s deployment
to Wake, Lexington's to Midway is in response to the "War
Warning" of 27 November.
ATLANTIC—TU 4.1.3 (Commander George W. Johnson) assumes
escort duty for convoy HX 163 in North Atlantic.
Destroyer Babbitt
(DD‑128), in TU 4.1.5 escorting convoy ON 41, depth‑charges suspected
submarine contact without result.
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