US NAVY
PACIFIC—Submarine Trout (SS-202) delivers ammunition
to Corregidor, P.I., and removes gold, silver, securities and mail. She uses
the gold as ballast on the return voyage to Pearl Harbor.
Japanese
naval land attack planes (Takao Kokutai) bomb ABDA operating base at
Surabaya; other naval land attack planes (1st Kokutai) bomb Malang,
Java. These raids indicate for the first time that substantial Japanese air
forces have been moved south. En route home from Malang, 1st Kokutai aircraft
report presence of Allied naval force (Rear Admiral Karel W.F.M. Doorman, RNN)
off Madoera (see 4 February).
ATLANTIC—Panamanian freighter San Gil is torpedoed,
shelled, and sunk by German submarine U-103 approximately 15 miles south
of Fenwick Island light, 38°05'N, 74°40'W. Two crewmen perish in the attack;
Coast Guard cutter Nike (WPC-112) rescues the 38 survivors.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
FAR EAST AF—Bad weather from now until 18 Feb, along with
effective interception by fighters, thwarts attempts of Heavy Bombers in Java
to deliver damaging blows on shipping and airfields in NEI. B‑17’s strikes from
Singosari against shipping at Balikpapan (8 Feb) and an airfield at Kendari (9
Feb) are repulsed by fighter attacks. B‑17’s on a shipping strike claim hits on
a carrier near Sinjai.
US ARMY
LUZON—II
Corps, finding enemy bridgehead clear, advances OPL in that sector. I Corps
continues to make little headway against enemy pockets in sectors of 1st and
11th Divisions. In South Sector, Scouts and tanks are still unable to make much
progress against Quinauan Pt beachhead. Progress is also limited in
Anyasan–Silaiim sector although tanks of 192d Tank Battalion and artillery
assist Scouts there.
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES—Japanese begin preinvasion air
attacks on Java. From Kendari, Celebes, enemy aircraft strike hard at
Soerabaja, Madionen, and Malang.
NEW GUINEA—Japanese begin bombing Port Moresby, garrisoned
by small Australian force.
BURMA—Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek agrees to let Ch 5th
Army take over Toungoo front. Balance of Ch 6th Army is ordered to move into Burma.
Indian 48th Brigade is ordered to zone of Indian 17th Division, under which it
is to fight.
US MARINE CORPS
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