US NAVY
PACIFIC—Mines laid by USAAF B‑29s (20th Air Force) sink
Japanese merchant cargo ships No.3 Kamikage Maru outside Najin harbor
and Tairetsu Maru in Kobe harbor, 34°39'N, 135°12'E; and transport Aga
Maru off Takatakao Light; and damage army ship Osho Maru off
Tsuruga, 35°40'N, 136°04'E; and merchant cargo ships Kokuyo Maru east of
Hesaki and Shotai Maru in Fushiki harbor.
Cargo
ship Taii Maru is damaged, agent unspecified, 5.6 kilometers off Karasu
Jima.
British
submarines HMS Trump and HMS Tiptoe attack Japanese Batavia‑to‑Singapore
convoy escorted by Patrol Boat No. 109, sinking army cargo vessel Tencho
Maru, 05°07'S, 106°05'E.
Navy
Petroleum Reserve 4 Expedition, formed around cargo ship Spica (AK‑16)
and U.S. freighters Jonathan Harrington and Enos A. Mills, anchors
off Icy Cape, Alaska. There it will remain until ice conditions improve at Point
Barrow, its ultimate destination (see 8, 10, 22, 24 and 25 August).
US ARMY AIR FORCE
FIFTEENTH AF—Gen Lee takes command of Fifteenth AF.
FOURTEENTH AF—16 B‑25’s pound various railroad targets in East
China. 50‑plus Fighter Bombers attack bridges, railroad yards, storage areas,
enemy troops, river and rail traffic, and various other targets as the campaign
to disrupt Japanese retreat from South and East China continues in spite of
considerable bad weather.
FEAF—P‑38’s and B‑25’s support ground forces on North Luzon,
hitting buildings in Apunan area and Japanese positions at various locations
including ridges South West of Kiangan and West of Banaue. B‑24’s bomb
airstrips at Tanamon and Sidate and bomb seaplane base at Kangean Island.
VII FC—Fighters from Iwo Jima fly nearly 100 effective
sorties throughout Tokyo area, hitting airfields, rail installations, and
trains.
US ARMY
US MARINE CORPS
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