US NAVY
PACIFIC—Seabees (First Naval Construction Battalion) arrive
at Bora Bora, Society Islands.
Submarine Triton
(SS-201) torpedoes and sinks Japanese gunboat No. 5 Shin'yo Maru off
Nagasaki, Japan, 32°14'N,127°14'E.
Japanese
destroyer Ayanami is damaged when she fouls an uncharted reef 2.4
nautical miles off Durai, Anambas Islands.
ATLANTIC—Coastal minesweeper Detector (AMc-75) is
accidentally sunk in collision with U.S. tanker Oswego 300 yards
east-northeast of Finn's Ledge Buoy, at the entrance to the north channel at
Boston, Massachusetts. There are no casualties.
Coastal
minesweeper Paramount (AMc-92) accidentally runs aground off Cape
Hatteras, North Carolina, and is abandoned without loss. Coast Guard cutter Dione
(WPG-107) provides assistance. Paramount is salvaged and returned to
service.
Destroyer Jacob
Jones (DD-130) rescues 16 men from Brazilian steamship Buarque, that
had been sunk by German submarine U-432 on 15 February; U.S. steamship Eagle
rescues 16 more, thus accounting for all survivors.
Coast Guard
cutter Woodbury (WPC-155) rescues all hands (40 men) from mined tanker E.H.
Blum. Both halves of the ship are later salvaged and rejoined, and E.H.
Blum returns to active service.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
TENTH AF—Col Harry A Halverson becomes CO.
ELEVENTH AF—Colonel Lionel H Dunlap arrives from ZI and
becomes CO of the Eleventh.
US ARMY
BORA BORA—U.S.
Army units arrive.
LUZON—I Corps completely restores MAIN LINE OF RESISTANCE
without opposition as enemy continues to withdraw.
BURMA—Japanese maintain pressure against Indian 17th Division
along Bilin River and continue outflanking attempts.
MIDDLE EAST—General Auchinleck is ordered to release a more
divisions for action in Far East—British 70th and Australian 9th. Australian 9th
Division is subsequently allowed to remain in Middle East.
US MARINE CORPS
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