US NAVY
ATLANTIC—German submarine U-69 lays mines at mouth
of Chesapeake Bay.
U.S.
freighter American Leader is shelled, torpedoed, and sunk by German
auxiliary cruiser Michel (Schiffe 28) in the South Atlantic
approximately 800 miles west of the mouth of the Cape of Good Hope, 34°26'S,
02°00'E. Michel recovers the survivors, 39 of 49 merchant seamen and
eight of nine Armed Guard sailors, and ultimately transports them to Singapore
where they are turned over to the Japanese. Of that group, 14 will perish as
POWs.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
ELEVENTH AF—Weather, photo reconnaissance, and patrol
missions are flown during morning over Tanaga, Nazan Bay, Adak, and Amchitka.
Poor weather is encountered at Kiska, Attu, and Agattu.
US ARMY
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US MARINE CORPS
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