US NAVY
PACIFIC—Three PBYs bring out remainder of submarine S-27
(SS-132)'s crew from Constantine Harbor.
ATLANTIC—Unarmed tug John R. Williams, bound for
Cape May, New Jersey, is sunk by mine laid by German submarine U-373 on
11 June. Only four men from the 18 man crew survive the sinking at 38°45'N,
74°55'W; they are rescued by district patrol vessel YP-334 and taken to
Lewes, Delaware.
U.S.
freighter Manuela is torpedoed by German submarine U-404 at
34°30'N, 75°40'W and abandoned. Three of the 36 man merchant complement perish
in the attack. The survivors, 33 merchant seamen and the 6 man Armed Guard, are
rescued by British armed trawler HMS Norwich City and Coast Guard cutter
CG-483. Manuela sinks the following day while being towed to Morehead
City, North Carolina.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS US ARMY—General Eisenhower
arrives in UK.
HALPRO—B‑24’s bomb Bengasi harbor during 23/24 Jun.
FIFTH AF—B‑17’s hit Vunakanau airfield. Bomb loads include
several bundles of incendiaries which cause intense fires.
ELEVENTH AF—Weather cancels bombing. 1 B‑17 flies weather reconnaissance
over Kiska. Fighters patrol airfields.
US ARMY
EGYPT-LIBYA—Rommel begins drive into Egypt, pushing rapidly NE and E against ineffective rear guard resistance to vicinity of Sidi Barrani. 10 Corps HQ, which has recently arrived in Egypt from Syria, takes command at Matruh, releasing 30 Corps, which moves E to El ‘Alamein to organize defenses. 10 and 13 Corps constitute mobile elements of British Eighth Army.
USSR—German Army Group South attains its objective
in Izyum area, Oskol River line; continues to make progress in battle for
Sevastopol.
UNITED KINGDOM—Maj General Dwight D. Eisenhower assumes command
of ETOUSA.
US MARINE CORPS
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