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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]
• USS Permit completed lifeguard duty in the Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Permit | CPC]
• Destroyers USS Nicholas, USS Hopewell, USS O'Bannon, and USS Taylor departed Blanche Harbor, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands on an emergency sortie to intercept a formation of Japanese ships approaching from the north. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]

• US Brigadier General Haydon L. Boatner was appointed to command the Myitkyina Task Force in Burma. On this date, the strength of 1st Battalion of US 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) was down to 18 officers and 366 men. ww2dbase [Battle of Myitkyina | Myitkyina | AC]

• Destroyer USS Saufley departed Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i as an escort for a convoy bound for Kwajalein, Marshall Islands and ultimately Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Saufley | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]

• 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]

• Gato-class submarine USS Silversides tracked a convoy of three ships 350 miles northwest of Saipan and gained a favorable firing position. She fired her last four torpedoes but all four missed. Submarine USS Pintado patrolling nearby attacked the same convoy and sank Japanese transport Tōhō Maru and damaged transport Kinshu Maru. ww2dbase [Silversides | DS]

• Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Jolo, Jolo island, Philippines; she experienced problems with her No. 3 and No. 4 boilers, and would repair them while at sea. ww2dbase [Stewart | Jolo | CPC]

• Togo arrived at Gotenhafen, Germany (occupied Gdynia, Poland) for repairs. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Gdynia, Pomorskie | 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]
• Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay shifted from San Pedro to San Diego, California. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | California | DS]

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