US NAVY
PACIFIC—Submarine Amberjack (SS-219), en route to
patrol the waters off Kieta, Bougainville, is damaged when she runs aground on
an uncharted coral head off Oema Island, 06°31'31"S, 155°59'E. She remains
on patrol.
INDIAN OCEAN—U.S. freighter Paul Luckenbach is
torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-29 approximately 800 miles
from the coast of India, 10°03'N, 63°42'E; although the four lifeboats
containing the entire 44 man complement and 17 man Armed Guard become separated
during the 16-to-21 day voyages, all hands reach safety.
ATLANTIC—U.S. tanker Esso Williamsburg is torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine U-211 approximately 500 miles south of Cape
Farewell, Greenland, 53°12'N, 41°00'W; there are no survivors from the 42 man
crew and 18 man Armed Guard.
NORTH RUSSIA—U.S. freighter Bellingham, in convoy QP
14, is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-435 approximately
45miles west of Jan Mayen Island, 71°23'N, 11°03'E; escort vessels rescue the
ship's complement: 39 merchant seamen, the 10 man Armed Guard, and 26
passengers (survivors from freighters Pan Kraft and Pan Atlantic, sunk
on 5 and 6 July 1942, respectively, in the ill-fated PQ 17 convoy).
US ARMY AIR FORCE
TWELFTH AF—General Cannon takes command of XII Ground Air
Support Command.
US ARMY MIDDLE EAST AIR FORCE—B‑24’s bomb shipping in
Bengasi harbor. Direct hits are made on 1 large vessel while a smaller vessel and
other targets receive lesser hits.
FIFTH AF—A‑20’s bomb and strafe occupied areas at Menari,
Efogi, Nauro, Yodda, and Kokoda. P‑40’s strafe AA positions, huts, and barges
at Buna and Salamaua and bomb and strafe Wairopi bridge, strafe buildings at
Yodda, airfield at Buna, and AA positions and other targets along Buna-Kokoda
trail. 1 B‑25 bombs N end of Buna airfield and coastal end of Sanananda track. B‑17’s
bomb airfield and shipping at Rabaul.
ELEVENTH AF—9 B‑24’s, 2 B‑17’s, and 1 LB-30, accompanied by
15 P‑39’s and 20 P‑40’s, abort Kiska bombing mission due to weather. Photo reconnaissance
suggests that Chichagof Harbor is abandoned.
US ARMY
UNITED STATES—Combined
Chiefs of Staff approve plan drawn up in Washington by SOS, “The Plan for Operation
of Certain Iranian Communication Facilities between Persian Gulf Ports and
Tehran by U.S. Army Forces.” The plan gives U.S. direct responsibility for
moving supplies through Persian Corridor to USSR.
US MARINE CORPS
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