US NAVY
PACIFIC—In the wake of the Battle of the Coral Sea, oiler Neosho
(AO-23), damaged and adrift since 7 May and deemed beyond salvage, is
scuttled by torpedoes and gunfire of destroyer Henley (DD-391), which
rescues survivors from Neosho and Sims (DD-409). Among those men
is the injured Chief Water tender Oscar V. Peterson, who dies of his wounds.
Submarine S-42
(SS-153) torpedoes Japanese minelayer Okinoshima west of Buka
Island, Solomons, 05°06'S,153°48'E (see 12 May).
Japanese
merchant cargo ship Oridono Maru is sunk by Japanese mine near Surabaya,
Java, 07°00'S, 112°40'E.
GULF OF MEXICO—U.S. motor tanker Aurora, torpedoed
and shelled by German submarine U-506 the previous day, is brought to
Southwest Pass, Louisiana, under tow of Coast Guard tug Tuckahoe (WYT-89).
Civilian tug Robert W. Wilmot aids Tuckahoe but Aurora drifts
onto a shoal at the entrance of the Pass. Subsequently, however, Aurora is
salvaged and returns to service as Jamestown.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
EIGHTH AF—The transport Andes docks in UK, carrying about
1,800 personnel for various Eighth AF units. This is first large shipment of
AAF troops to UK.
FIFTH AF—B‑17’s attack shipping at Kessa in N Solomons
while B‑26’s hit seaplane base at Deboyne Island.
US ARMY
CHINA—In
retaliation for the Doolittle raid, Japanese launch strong drive in Chekiang
Province.
MEDITERRANEAN—3 of 4 British DD’s attempting to halt enemy
convoy are lost to Axis aircraft.
US MARINE CORPS
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