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• USS Mingo arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Mingo | CPC]
• The Golden Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross award was established in Germany. ww2dbase [CPC]
• U-869 received the order to head to American waters southeast of New York City, New York, United States. ww2dbase [U-869 | CPC]
• Following the death of Sir John Dill, General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson was promoted Field Marshal, relieved as Supreme Commander in the Mediterranean, and appointed to Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington, United States. ww2dbase [AC]

• USS Gabilan departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Gabilan | Fremantle, Western Australia | CPC]

• USS Marcus Island departed the Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Admiralty Islands | CPC]
• Destroyer USS Saufley and attack transport USS Olmsted arrived at Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands. Before entering port, Saufley recued one crewman from a downed airplane. A search for remaining crewmen was unsuccessful. ww2dbase [Saufley | Manus, Admiralty Islands | DS]

• Escort carrier USS Card and her task group departed Bermuda bound for New York. ww2dbase [Card | DS]

• Admiral William Halsey came aboard destroyer escort USS Tabberer at Ullithi and presented awards to the commanding officer, LtCdr Henry Plage, as well as several crewmembers for their performance in rescuing 55 sailors from ships sunk during Typhoon Cobra. USS Tabberer and all hands were also awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for these same efforts. ww2dbase [Tabberer | Henry Plage | William Halsey | Typhoon Cobra | Ulithi | DS]
• Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay departed Ulithi in the Caroline Islands to resume her support of the replenishment group. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Ulithi | DS]

• Japanese convoy HI-84 arrived at Cap Saint-Jacques, Cochinchina at 1157 hours and departed at 1625 hours. Tanker Akashi Maru and transport Ikutagawa Maru remained at Cap Saint-Jacques, while the escort force gained escort vessels Type C No. 27 and Type D No. 34. ww2dbase [Kaiyo | Awa Maru | Stewart | Cap Saint-Jacques, Cochinchina | CPC]

• The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Bingen, Germany. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Bingen | DS]
• Yuen Hop served as a gunner aboard B-17G Flying Fortress bomber (43-39031) when the aircraft was hit by German anti-aircraft fire over Bingen am Rhein, Germany. The entire crew of nine bailed out, and three of them became missing, including Hop. It was later determined that the three missing were captured by German SS troops. ww2dbase [Yuen Hop | Bingen am Rhein, Hessen-Nassau | CPC]

• Indian troops advanced to make contact with Axis troops that had recently attacked in Toscana, Italy but seemed to have fallen back. ww2dbase [Battle of Garfagnana | Toscana | CPC]

• Destroyer Yukikaze departed Moji, Japan to escort a troop convoy to Taiwan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Moji, Fukuoka | CPC]

• Chechen rebel leader Khasan Israilov was betrayed by his own men and was killed. ww2dbase [Deportation of Caucasian, Altaic, and Turkish Peoples | Chechen-Ingush | CPC]

• German V-2 rocket hit a house on Croham Valley Road, Croydon, London, England, United Kingdom, killing all occupants. ww2dbase [Vergeltungswaffe 2 | V-Weapons Campaign | London, England | CPC]
• USAAF 453rd Bomber Group based at Old Buckenham Airfield (US Station 144) in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom was tasked with destroying the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany, but poor weather caused the mission to be a failure. ww2dbase [Old Buckenham Airfield | Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Old Buckenham, England | AC]

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