US NAVY
PACIFIC—North Pacific Force (Rear Admiral Robert A.
Theobald) is established for operations in Alaskan sector.
Destroyer Helm
(DD-388) rescues four survivors from Neosho (AO-23) that had
abandoned ship when the oiler was damaged on 7 May.
ATLANTIC—Unarmed U.S. freighter Plow City, en route
from Trinidad to New York, mistakes lifeboat from British motorship Peisander
(sunk by German submarine U-653 on 17 May) and flees, her smoke
attracting the attention of U-588, which torpedoes and sinks Plow
City at 39°08'N, 69°57'W. One crewman dies in the attack. U-588 briefly
interrogates one crewman on board the submarine before returning him to his
shipmates with rum and cigarettes; U-boat sailors also help the Americans right
a capsized lifeboat (see 26 May).
US ARMY AIR FORCE
FIFTH AF—B‑26’s bomb aircraft at Lae.
US ARMY
PACIFIC OCEAN AREA—Rear
Admiral Robert A. Theobald, as commander of TF 8, becomes responsible for all
forces, U.S. Army and naval and Canadian, in Alaska area.
GERMANY—Adolf Hitler decides to postpone projected conquest
of Malta, Operation HERCULES, until Egypt is conquered.
US MARINE CORPS
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