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• The US Lighthouse Service, founded in 1789, was incorporated into the US Coast Guard service as a result of the Presidential Reorganization Plan No II. ww2dbase [AC]
• An order was issued for the building of a battleship that would later be named USS Iowa. ww2dbase [Iowa | CPC]
• Edmund Wooldridge was promoted to the rank of commander. ww2dbase [Edmund Wooldridge | CPC]
• Peter Drummond was promoted to the rank of air commodore. ww2dbase [Peter Drummond | CPC]

• Wang Guangfu graduated from the Central Aviation Academy. ww2dbase [Wang Guangfu | CPC]
• Wang Guangfu graduated from the Chinese Air Force Central Aviation Academy. ww2dbase [Wang Guangfu | CPC]

• Hans-Joachim Marseille was promoted to the rank of Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier. ww2dbase [Hans-Joachim Marseille | CPC]
• Lützow was launched at the Deschimag shipyard in Bremen, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG | Lützow | AG]

• (appx date) Planning of the new Essex-class carrier began at the United States Navy's Bureau of Ships at the Washington Navy Yard. ww2dbase [Washington Navy Yard | Essex-class | DS]

1 Jul 1939 Interactive Map