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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]

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

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

• 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 [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Portland | 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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