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10 May 1944
  • USS Cod sank Japanese destroyer Karukaya and a cargo ship by torpedoes and survived a heavy depth charge barrage. ww2dbase [Cod | CPC]
  • The French Resistance claimed a membership of over 100,000 and requested more military aid from the Allies. ww2dbase [The French Resistance | TH]
  • Repair ship Akashi was removed from the Japanese Navy List. ww2dbase [Akashi | CPC]
  • USS New Mexico arrived at Efate, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [New Mexico | CPC]
British Western Pacific Territories Dutch East Indies
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Wasile Bay at 0904 hours and arrived at nearby Kau, Halmahera, Dutch East Indies at 1130 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kau, Halmahera | CPC]
Hawaii India
  • Japanese troops attacked Scraggy Hill near Imphal, India. 30 kilometers to the southwest, Bishenpur was attacked by a group of Japanese Zero fighters. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Imphal, Manipur | CPC]
Japan
  • The keel of landing ship No. 136 was laid down by Kawanami Kogyo. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
Pacific Ocean
  • After observing a Japanese convoy of seven ships departing Apra Harbor, Guam the day before, Gato-class submarine USS Silversides attacked 140 miles southwest of Guam. Auxiliary cable ship Okinawa Maru, gunboat No.2 Choan Maru, and collier No.18 Mikage Maru are sunk. Remainder of convoy reversed course and made for Guam. ww2dbase [Silversides | DS]
Russia
  • Aleksandr Vasilevsky was wounded in the head at Sevastopol, Russia after his car drove over a mine and was evacuated to Moscow, Russia for treatment. ww2dbase [Aleksandr Vasilevsky | Sevastopol | CPC]
United States
  • Henry Arnold suffered his third heart attack. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 10 May 1944
USS Marblehead underway, 10 May 1944Crew bails out of damaged B-17F Fortress “Patches” at 22,500 feet over Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 10 May 1944. 8 of the crew became POWs and the other 2 were killed. Note 2 right engines feathered

10 May 1944 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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