80 Years Ago, Sunday, 5 August 1945

US NAVY

PACIFIC—Twenty eight USAAF B 29s mine the waters off Najin, Korea, and Geijitsu, Tsuruga, Oura and Hagi, Japan.

            Near miss and explosion of kaiten fired by submarine I 53 damages destroyer escort Earl V. Johnson (DE 702), Philippine Sea, 20°17'N, 128°07'E.

            Destroyer Bristol (DD 857) is damaged in collision with oiler Ashtabula (AO 51) off Iwo Jima, 29°00'N, 142°00'E.

            Submarine Aspro (SS 309) rescues USAAF P 51 pilot deep in Sagami Wan, covered by PB4Ys that splash 4 of 12Japanese planes that try to interfere with the extraction.

            Submarine Billfish (SS 286), attacking Japanese convoy in the Yellow Sea, sinks merchant cargo ship Kori Maru off the Kwantung Peninsula, 38°51'N, 121°59'E.

            Submarine Pogy (SS 266) sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Kotohirasan Maru in the Japan Sea about 30 miles west of Akita, Honshu, 39°52'N, 138°52'E.

            Mines damage Japanese fast transport T.20 four miles off Koiwai Jima, Japan, and damage merchant cargo ship Nissho Maru in vicinity of Nanao and Oguchi, and merchant tanker No.32 Yoshitomo Maru, 5.5 kilometers off Genkai Jima.

            Japanese merchant cargo ship Iki Maru is damaged by aircraft off Hamada Island.

            RAAF Liberator sinks Japanese ship No.15 Eigyo Maru off western Flores Island.

            Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser No.25 Hino Maru sinks after running aground in Bungo Suido off Hinomisaki Light.

US ARMY AIR FORCE

FOURTEENTH AF— 20 P‑51’s knock out bridge NW of Anyang and damage another NE of Kiehsiu, attack railroad targets during sweeps from Taiynan to Suchow and Tehsien to Pengroupu, and strafe rivercraft between Ichang and Lokehang.

FEAF—330‑plus B‑24’s, B‑25’s, A‑26’s, P‑47’s, and P‑51’s pound Tarumizu town, industrial area on Kyushu and many targets of opportunity on Kyushu and in the Ryukyus. P‑38’s support ground forces on Luzon, hitting Japanese concentrations ENE of Naguilian, near Mount Data, and at other points. B‑24’s pound Japanese positions S of Fabrica. Other B‑24’s bomb supply and personnel areas and AA positions in Makassar area. B‑24’s also bomb Miti.

TWENTIETH AF—During 5/6 Aug, 470‑plus B‑29’s fly incendiary raids against cities of Saga, Mae Bashi, Imabari, and Nishinomiya‑Mikage, 106 bomb coal liquefaction company at Ube, and 27 mine waters of Sakai, Yonago, Nakaumi Lagoon, Miyazu, Maizuru, Tsuruga, Obama, Najin and Geijitsu area.

VII FC—VII FC is officially assigned to Twentieth AF. 100‑plus P‑51’s strike airfields and military installations in large area around Tokyo, scoring especially effective hits at Katori airfield.

 

 US ARMY

CHINA—Chinese 13th Army takes town of Tanchuk. Chinese 58th Division recaptures Hsinning.

US MARINE CORPS