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- USS Cod arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Cod | CPC]
- The US submarine Herring was reported lost in the Kurile Islands, presumed sunk by Japanese shore batteries on Matua Island, whilst on patrol near Matsuwa Island. ww2dbase [Herring | AC]
- USS Pintado fired six torpedoes at a Japanese convoy in the Philippine Sea, scoring several hits, sinking Toho Maru and damaging another. ww2dbase [Pintado | CPC]
- In his diary, William Slim privately complained of Louis Mountbatten's lack of vision and Henry Pownall's laziness. ww2dbase [William Slim | CPC]
- US Brigadier General Haydon L. Boatner was appointed to command the Myitkyina Task Force in Burma. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Permit completed lifeguard duty in the Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Permit | CPC]
- British troops captured Frosinone, Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Anzio | Frosinone, Lazio | TH]
- The keel of landing ship No. 137 was laid down by Kawanami Kogyo. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
- In a Daily Telegraph crossword puzzle the solution to 15 Down was "Neptune", the codename for the D-Day naval assault. ww2dbase [Normandy Campaign, Phase 1 | AC]
- USS Franklin departed San Diego, California, United States. ww2dbase [Franklin | San Diego, California | CPC]
- USS Hawkbill departed Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. ww2dbase [Hawkbill | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | CPC]




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