US NAVY
ATLANTIC—Last 13 survivors (a 14th man had perished in the
interval between the loss of the ship and the survivors' making landfall) from
U.S. freighter Thomas McKean, sunk by German submarine U-505 on
29 June, reach the Dominican Republic.
NORTH RUSSIA—German submarine U-376 comes upon
survivors of U.S. freighter Carlton (sunk by U-88 on 5 July).
While the German offer of medical help is turned down, the U-boat sailors give
the Americans rations, blankets and cigarettes (see 24 July). One boat full of
survivors of U.S. freighter Alcoa Ranger, sunk by German submarine U-255
on 7 July, reaches Cape Kanin, USSR. Russian patrol craft subsequently take
all of the survivors to Archangel.
PACIFIC—Unarmed U.S. freighter Arcata, steaming from
Bethel, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington, is shelled and sunk by Japanese
submarine I-7 at 53°35'N, 157°40'W. Seven of the 29 man crew perish;
three Navy and one civilian passenger survive the attack. I-7 machineguns
the life rafts; one sailor suffers mortal wounds. Destroyer Kane (DD-235)
rescues 11 of Arcata’s survivors; fishing boat Yukon picks up 14.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
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US ARMY
PACIFIC—Maj General
Millard F. Harmon is named commander of U.S. Army Forces in South Pacific Area
(COMGENSOPAC). In preparation for invasion of the Solomons, ships from SWPA (TF
44) leave Brisbane, Australia, for New Zealand, where all except 1 CA, which
becomes part of Air Support Force, are assigned to Solomons Amphibious Force. TF
42 (submarines) is to interdict enemy shipping in Rabaul area. Admiral Ghormley
alerts 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, on Samoa to be prepared to sail for
the Solomons on 4 days’ notice.
EGYPT—British Eighth Army makes limited attack along and to
S of Ruweisat Ridge and gains some ground.
USSR—German Army Groups B and A continue rapidly
toward Stalingrad and Rostov, respectively. 4th Pz Army is assigned to Army
Group A for operations S of Rostov.
US MARINE CORPS
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