US NAVY
PACIFIC—Submarine Narwhal (SS-167) evacuates 81
Allied POWs who had survived the loss of Japanese transport Shinyo Maru (sunk
by submarine Paddle (SS-263) on 7 September) from Sindangan Bay,
Mindanao.
Submarine Skate
(SS-305) sinks Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Hoei Maru and army
cargo ship Ekisan Maru off Yoron Jima, 27°14'N, 128°25'E.
Mine sinks
Japanese guard boat Riki Maru off Kota Bharu, Malaya.
ATLANTIC—PB4Ys (VP 107) sink German submarine U-863, South
Atlantic, 10°45'S, 25°30'W.
German
submarine U-310 torpedoed U.S. freighter Edward H. Crockett, while
proceeding from Archangel to Scotland in convoy RA 60, at 73°00'N, 24°32'E;
irreparably damaged, the freighter is scuttled by gunfire from a British
destroyer. While there are no casualties to the 27-man Armed Guard, one of the
41-man merchant complement perishes in the explosion of the first torpedo.
MEDITERRANEAN— RAF Beaufighter mistakenly strafed Motor
torpedo boat PT‑310 off southern France.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
NINTH AF—400-plus medium bombers and light bombers hit marshalling
yards and rail sidings at Prum, Euskirchen, and Bingen, dragon’s teeth antitank
defenses near Webenheim, and marshalling yards, rail sidings, warehouses and
barracks at Julich and Bitburg. Over 1,500 fighters escort bombers, hit
railroads, fly sweeps and armed reconnaissance over wide areas of the Netherlands,
Luxembourg, Belgium, E France, and in W Germany as far E as Frankfurt/Main.
TWELFTH AF—Light bombers and medium bombers are again
grounded by weather. Fighter bombers, hampered by weather, fly 52 sorties in
afternoon, cutting rail lines leading S from Milan.
TENTH AF—11 B-25’s attack and damage the main bridge, knock
out the bypass bridge and silence adjoining AA positions on Burma Road near
Uamhkai. 18 B-24’s haul fuel to Yungning, Liuchow, and Kunming.
FOURTEENTH AF—11 B-25’s bomb Mangshih, 24 bomb Tien Ho and
White Cloud airfields, and 15 hit targets of opportunity around Chuanhsien,
Taochuan and Taohsien. About 100 P-51’s, P-40’s, and P-38’s again attack
various targets of opportunity throughout vast expanses of China S of the
Yangtze R, hitting road, rail, and river targets, troops, and town areas.
FEAF—Kendari airfield is bombed by B-24’s. B-25’s hit both
Namlea airfields while B-24’s blast Liang and Haroekoe airfield. A-20’s and
RAAF airplanes, continue to pound Urarom airfield; other A-20’s bomb Faan airfield.
SEVENTH AF—3 B-24’s from Saipan bomb Marcus. 2 others hit
Iwo Jima and Pagan. P-47’s bomb and strafe gun positions on Pagan. B-24’s from
Eniwetok pound Truk.
ELEVENTH AF—2 B-24’s bomb Katooka naval base and Kokutan
Cape.
US ARMY
WESTERN EUROPE—21 Army Group: In Canadian First Army’s 2
Corps area, armistice for withdrawal of civilians interrupts battle at Calais.
In British I Corps area, Polish 1st Armored Division moves into line on right flank
of corps and begins clearing northward to right of 49th Division.
In British
Second Army area, German swimmers damage bridges at Nijmegen with submarine charges,
but the bridges are soon repaired. 12 Corps reaches Hertogenbosch–Oss RR, SW of
Nijmegen.
12th Army
Group: In U.S. First Army’s XIX Corps area, while 7th Armored Division moves
through British zone to positions from which to attack southward in Peel
Marshes, Belgian 1st Brigade and 113th Cavalry Group open attacks from S toward
Roermond but make little headway against unexpectedly strong resistance.
Belgian 1st Brigade is held up at triangular position in Wessem area. 29th Division
completes move from Brittany into corps zone, and its artillery relieves that
of 2d Armored Division. In VII Corps area, 39th Infantry of 9th Division, after
several days of indecisive fighting, takes Hill 554, within West Wall SE of
Lammersdorf. The regt’s penetration is now a little more than 2 miles wide.
In U.S.
Third Army area, Gen Patton approves plan for XX Corps to attack Fort Driant
again, beginning on 3 October. In XII Corps area, Combat Command R of 6th Armored
Division returns to parent unit from XX Corps zone; Combat Command A moves to
Champenoux, S of Pettoncourt. 4th Armored Division, effectively supported by
air, decisively defeats enemy forces attempting to reach Arracourt and drives
them southward, where they go on the defensive. Furious and confused fighting rages
in Forêt de Grémecey, where 35th Division counterattacks early in morning to
regain road to Fresnes-en-Saulnois and enemy pushes S from Fresnes; 137th Infantry
is unable to clear enemy from E part of the forest, but 3d Battalion of 320th,
counterattacking between 137th and 134th Regts, reaches N edge of woods, and
134th Infantry overruns Han. XV Corps passes to control of U.S. Seventh Army.
ITALY—AAI: In U.S. Fifth Army’s IV Corps area, elements of Regimental
Combat Team 6, BEF, take Stazzema; 3d Battalion relieves 3d Battalion of 370th
Infantry, TF 92, in place. Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division, is detached
from TF 92 and, with British 74th Light AA Regiment under its command, receives
mission of driving along Highway 64. S African 6th Armored Division pushes
northward along Highway 6620 in effort to come abreast II Corps to right. In II
Corps area, 34th Division repels counterattack on left at Montefredente and on
right reaches Fornelli. 91st Division, with 362d and 363d Regts in assault,
drives about 2 miles N of Radicosa Pass astride Highway 65. 85th Division remains
in place, consolidating and patrolling. Troops of 350th Infantry, 88th Division,
are still hard pressed on M. Battaglia, where enemy counterattacks continue;
entire 350th Regiment is ordered to this position and turns over defense of
right flank to Combat Command A, 1st Armored Division. In British 13 Corps
area, enemy withdraws from M. di Castelnuovo. Engineers are opening Marradi–S.
Benedetto road, which by now is secure. Corps issues instructions for
regrouping in order to take over zone E of Firenzuola–Imola road. 1st Division replaces
66th and 2d Brigs in line with 3d Brigade. British Eighth Army is hampered all
along line by heavy rains and flooding. 5 Corps advances its right flank, night
29–30, taking Savignano and Castelvecchio ridge without opposition, as Germans
make limited withdrawal. Patrols cross the Fiumicino.
CBI—Strong Ch labor force begins work on trail between
Myitkyina and Kunming via Tengchung and is assisted by small group of U.S. engineers.
PALAUS—Adm Fort’s Western Attack Force (TF 32) takes
command in W Carolines from Adm Wilkinson’s Joint Expeditionary Force (TF 31), releasing
Adm Wilkinson for action against the Philippines. On Peleliu, 7th Marines takes
responsibility for completing reduction of Umurbrogol Pocket, releasing 3d Battalion
of 321st Infantry, which then starts N along route previously taken by 1st
Battalion, clearing bypassed resistance as it moves. Other elements of 321st Infantry
relieve 5th Marines on Ngesebus and Kongauru Islands. 5th Marines continues to clear
Amiangal Mt. On Angaur, 322d Infantry clears floor of Lake Salome bowl and
forces enemy to NW rim and NW tip of island.
MOROTAI—Pitoe Crash Strip, the original airstrip on
Morotai, is ready for use by fighters. This field is subsequently abandoned.
US MARINE CORPS
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