US NAVY
PACIFIC—Submarine Salmon (SS-182) torpedoes Japanese
transport Taito Maru north of Lombok, N.E.I., 05°35'S, 112°35'E.
Japanese
transport Takao Maru, damaged and driven aground off Vigan, Luzon, on 10
December 1941, is destroyed by Filipino saboteurs.
ATLANTIC—Coastal yacht Alabaster (PYc-21) collides
with unidentified merchant ship while patrolling off Cape May, New Jersey, but
since the damage suffered by neither ship is serious enough to hamper their
operations, both vessels continue on their way.
Unarmed
U.S. freighter Collamer, straggling from convoy HX 178, is torpedoed and
sunk by German submarine U-404 off the coast of Nova Scotia, 44°18'N,
63°10'W. British freighter Empire Woodcock rescues the 24 survivors from
the 31 man crew.
Unarmed
U.S. freighter Mariana is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-126
east of Nassau, Bahamas,22°14'N, 71°23'W. There are no survivors from the
36 man crew.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
TENTH AF—General Brereton who arrived in India from NEI on
25 Feb, formally takes command of Tenth AF, which at this time has 8 tactical
aircraft (B‑17’s).
ZONE OF THE INTERIOR—Civil Air Patrol begins flying patrols
off the E coast. XII Interceptor Command (later redesignated XII Fighter
Command) is activated at Drew Field.
US ARMY
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES—Dutch
continue a losing battle for Java. Batavia is reported evacuated.
NEW BRITAIN—Japanese convoy bound for Huon Gulf, New
Guinea, sails from Rabaul, New Britain, during night 5–6.
INDIA—General Breton takes command of U.S. Tenth Air Force,
which is at this time extremely small, with HQ at New Delhi.
BURMA—Lt General Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander arrives at
Rangoon to take command of Burma Army. General Hutton remains as Chief of General
Staff. General Alexander at once begins offensive to close gap between Burma
1st and Indian 17th Divisions. Japanese attack Pegu from W and succeed in
entering the town.
USSR—Moscow announces recapture by Red Army of Yukhnov, NW
of Kaluga, on central front.
US MARINE CORPS
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