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• USS Tunny departed Brisbane, Australia for her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
• USS Parche attacked a Japanese convoy south of Taiwan and damaged one transport with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Parche | CPC]
• The resupply convoy escorted by USS Nicholas split with one section taking supplies to Aitape, New Guinea while the remaining ships steamed on toward Hollandia, New Guinea. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]

• USS New Mexico arrived at Sydney, Australia. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Sydney, New South Wales | CPC]

• H Force of US 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), under the command of Colonel Charles Hunter, departed toward the Kumon Mountain Range in Burma. Joseph Stilwell opted not to inform Louis Mountbatten regarding this offensive toward Myitkyina, Burma in fear of a possible failure that would make him appear incapable in front of the British. ww2dbase [Battle of Myitkyina | Joseph Stilwell | Charles Hunter | CPC]

• USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched a raid on Japanese forces in the Truk lagoon (Chuuk), Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Truk | DS]

• The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Berlin | DS]

• After dark, Japanese troops launched a counterattack at Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]

• Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan for Iwakuni, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
• Twenty-two miles northwest of Amami-O-Shima, submarine USS Spearfish detected a Japanese destroyer of a previously unknown type. Spearfish fired three Mark 18 electric torpedoes with no hits. As the torpedoes were still making their run, the destroyer turned and counter-attacked Spearfish. Spearfish went deep and endured a very well executed depth charge attack involving 18 depth charges. Spearfish sustained moderate but repairable damage. ww2dbase [Spearfish | East China Sea | DS]

• Tanikaze began escorting a convoy from Saipan, Mariana Islands to Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | Saipan | CPC]

• As part of US Navy Carrier Task Force 58, USS Portland screened carriers launching strikes against Truk in the Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Portland | Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | DS]
• Submarine USS Bang sighted a Japanese convoy northwest of Luzon in South China Sea and sank cargo ship Takegawa Maru and tanker Nittatsu Maru while also damaging cargo ship Yashima Maru. Parche and Tinosa also attacked. Tinosa was officially credited with no ships sunk but recorded torpedo hits on three ships with one believed to be sunk. ww2dbase [Tinosa | Parche | Bang | South China Sea | DS]

• Australian Prime Minister John Curtin arrived in London, England, United Kingdom for the Imperial Conference. ww2dbase [John Curtin | London, England | TH]
• In England, United Kingdom, Dwight Eisenhower cabled Washington DC, United States, telling Marshall that he was pondering the notion of firing George Patton because "he simply does not keep his mouth shut", referring to the 25 Apr 1944 incident in which Patton spoke of his vision of a post-war world that, after being mis-quoted by a reporter, created another public relations row for Eisenhower's headquarters. ww2dbase [Dwight Eisenhower | England | CPC]

• USS Barbero was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander Irvin S. Hartman in command. ww2dbase [Barbero | CPC]

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