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]
- At Tulagi, USS Honolulu received aboard two OS2U Kingfisher scout planes as replacements for her SOC Seagull aircraft. ww2dbase [Honolulu | OS2U Kingfisher | SOC Seagull | Tulagi, Solomon Islands | DS]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: More of ARGUS-17 departed. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]
- USS Haddock arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Haddock | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Battleships USS Maryland, Colorado, Washington, and California escorted by destroyers USS Mugford, Bagley, Sterett, Wilson, Shaw, Helm, Ross, and Selfridge arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii from San Francisco. ww2dbase [California | Shaw | Mugford | Helm | Colorado | Washington | Maryland | Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- 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]
- The keel of landing ship No. 136 was laid down by Kawanami Kogyo. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
- 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]
- Henry Arnold suffered his third heart attack. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | CPC]


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