US NAVY
President
Roosevelt announces the "destroyers‑for‑bases"
agreement; Commander Destroyers, Atlantic Squadron (Captain Ferdinand L.
Reichmuth) is placed in charge of the transfer operation.
Light
cruiser St. Louis (CL‑49) sails from Norfolk, Virginia; embarked
is the board, headed by Rear Admiral John F. Greenslade, which will evaluate
base sites recently acquired from the British (see 5 September).
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