US NAVY
PACIFIC—Air Force, South Pacific Area (Rear Admiral John S.
McCain) is established.
ATLANTIC—District patrol craft YP-387 is sunk in
collision off the coast of Delaware, 39°00'N, 75°00'W.
GULF OF MEXICO—Unarmed U.S. tanker Halo is torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine U-506 approximately 50 miles from Southwest
Pass, 28°42'N, 90°08'W; 23 survivors from a merchant complement of 42 men
initially survive the loss of the ship (see 25 and 27 May).
U.S.
freighter George Calvert is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-752
near the Yucatan Channel, 22°55'N,84°26'W; three Armed Guard sailors perish
in the attack. Fifty-one merchant seamen and seven surviving Armed Guard
sailors abandon ship in three boats, in which they reach the coast of Cuba,
going ashore the following day.
U.S.
tanker Esso Dover rescues 20 merchant sailors and two Armed Guard
sailors, survivors of freighter Ogontz, sunk by German submarine U-103
the previous day.
CARIBBEAN—U.S. freighter Clare is torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine U-103 approximately 40 miles off the south coast of
Cuba, 21°35'N, 84°43'W; the 33 man merchant complement and 7 man Armed Guard
(all hands) survive, abandoning ship in one boat and three rafts. Later the
same day, U-103 torpedoes and sinks U.S. freighter Elizabeth at
21°36'N,84°48'W; six of the 35 merchant seamen perish, the remainder, along
with the 7 man Armed Guard, reach the coast of Cuba the following day.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
FIFTH AF—B‑17’s attack airfield and AA guns at Koepang on
Timor Island.
SOUTH PACIFIC—Adm McCain, aboard USS Tangier at Noumea,
assumes command as COMAIRSOPAC.
US ARMY
PACIFIC OCEAN AREA—Reinforcements
are being hastily moved to Midway and the Aleutians, since Japanese plan to
invade the islands is by now known. In the Aleutians, work on secret air base
on Umnak Island is being rushed to a conclusion. Rear Admiral John S. McCain takes
command as COMAIRSOPAC.
BURMA—With conquest of Burma completed, Japanese (56th,
18th, 33d, and 55th Divisions of 15th Army) take up defensive positions.
INDIA—Burma I Corps is placed under command of 4 Corps as
rear guard reaches India.
US MARINE CORPS
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