US NAVY
PACIFIC—TG 64.2 (Rear Admiral Norman Scott), comprising
light cruiser Atlanta (CL‑51) and four destroyers, bombards Japanese
positions at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal.
Small
reconnaissance seaplane from Japanese submarine I‑9 reconnoiters Nouméa,
New Caledonia.
Japanese
land second invasion force at Attu, Aleutians.
US ARMY AIR FORCE
US ARMY MIDDLE EAST AIR FORCE—B‑24’s bomb Maleme airfield.
1 Heavy Bomber bombs main jetty in Suda Bay. B‑25’s attack landing grounds at
Fuka- Bagush and El Daba. P‑40’s fly escort. British Eighth Army sends 9th
Australian Division N to the sea and then E, trapping large force in pocket, as
Allied aircraft provide excellent support. Enemy tanks breaking through from W,
however, enable most of the surrounded force to escape.
FIFTH AF—B‑17’s bomb harbor and shipping at Buin.
ELEVENTH AF—1 B‑24 twice flies reconnaissance over Kiska
and Agattu. No bombing mission as all bombers are on alert for possible navy targets.
US ARMY
EGYPT—British
Eighth Army renews assault on N flank of 30 Corps during night 30–31. Australian
9th Division drives N to the sea, then pushes E, trapping large enemy force.
Allied planes provide excellent tactical support, attacking accurately in small
area to neutralize Thompson’s Post. Most of the pocketed enemy force
subsequently succeeds in escaping when tanks from W break through to assist.
US MARINE CORPS
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