US NAVY
ATLANTIC—Naval Auxiliary Air Station (Lighter-than-Air),
San Julian, Cuba, is established.
Germany
announces unrestricted submarine warfare off U.S. Atlantic Coast.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
EIGHTH AF—Air echelons of 31st Fighter Group are established at Atcham and High Ercall by this date. These are first combat personnel of VIII Fighter Command to reach UK.
HALPRO—B-24’s fly a diversion for RAF Albacore attack on 2 merchant vessels at Tobruk.
TENTH AF—General Naiden becomes CG Tenth AF, succeeding General
Brereton who departs for ME with General Adler, CG X Air Service Command, and
several other key subordinates. Aircraft and crews of 9th Bomb Squadron follow.
This move leaves the Tenth AF almost a skeleton.
SEVENTH AF—3 LB-30’s bomb installations on Wake Island.
The raid takes place during 26/27 Jun and is staged through Midway.
ELEVENTH AF—5 B‑24’s drop incendiaries and fire bombs on
Kiska Harbor installations.
US ARMY
NEW GUINEA—Elements
of Maroubra Force (Company B of Australian 39th Battalion) are ordered to
Kokoda.
CHINA BURMA INDIA—General Brereton leaves for Middle East
and is succeeded as commander of U.S. Tenth Air Force by Brigadier General Earl
L. Naiden.
EGYPT—Enemy armor breaches mine field of British Eighth
Army S of Matruh.
US MARINE CORPS
—
No comments:
Post a Comment