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30 Jun 1942
  • A US Navy PBM Mariner aircraft sank German submarine U-158 70 kilometers west of Bermuda, killing all 54 aboard. 550 miles west of Ireland, German submarine U-458 sank Norwegian merchant ship Morsfruit; all 36 aboard survived. 650 miles northeast of the island of Saint Martin, Italian submarine Morosini sank Dutch merchant ship Tysa; all aboard survived. ww2dbase [Second Happy Time | CPC]
  • German government decreed that no foreign workers was to receive higher wages or enjoy better working conditions than the poorest German workers. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Axis troops reached El Alamein, Egypt. ww2dbase [First Battle of El Alamein | TH]
  • Commander Kinzo Tonozuka became the commanding officer of I-168. ww2dbase [I-68/I-168 | CPC]
  • In Egypt, Allied defenses east of Mersa Matruh fell back to El Alamein. ww2dbase [Battle of Mersa Matruh | CPC]
  • Submarine Tunny was launched, sponsored by Mrs. Frederick G. Crisp. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
  • The United States Marine Corps reported an active duty strength of 7,138 officers and 135,475 enlisted men for a total of 142,413 personnel. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • USS Sturgeon detected Japanese passenger ship Montevideo Maru off northern Philippine Islands and began to give chase. ww2dbase [Sturgeon | CPC]
  • The Soviet 40th Army was trapped by German 4th Panzer Army and German 6th Army in southern Russia. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | CPC]
  • Japanese submarine I-10 sank US ship Express in the Mozambique Channel, killing 13. In the same area, I-20 sank British tanker Steaua Romana. ww2dbase [Raids into the Indian Ocean | CPC]
  • German submarine U-372 sank British submarine depot ship HMS Medway 62 miles northwest of Alexandria, Egypt at 0824 hours; 30 were killed, 1,105 survived. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Hartwig von Ludwiger stepped down as the commanding officer of 83rd Infantry Regiment of 28th Infantry Division. ww2dbase [Hartwig von Ludwiger | CPC]
Atlantic Ocean
  • Morosini sank Dutch freighter Tijsa (also recorded as Tysa) in the Atlantic Ocean at 0700 hours. All 43 aboard the freighter survived. The survivors recorded that three torpedo hits and at least 23 deck gun hits. ww2dbase [Second Happy Time | Morosini | CPC]
Germany India Japan Pacific Ocean
  • USS Plunger sank Japanese ship Unkai Maru No. 5 70 miles southeast of Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Plunger | East China Sea | CPC]
  • USS S-38 arrived off Lunga Roads north of Guadalcanal. ww2dbase [S-38 | CPC]
Poland United States
  • At a meeting headed by Ernest King and George Marshall, US military leadership finally settled their inter-service rivalry by moving the boundary of SOWESPAC (South West Pacific Command) and SOPAC (South Pacific Command) by 1 degree, or 60 miles, in order to facilitate the planned assault on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | CPC]
  • Japanese submarine I-26 departed the US coast for Japan. ww2dbase [Japanese Attacks on the Continental United States | DS]
Photo(s) dated 30 Jun 1942
Crew of the Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23) PBY-5A patrol bomber that found the approaching Japanese fleetPilots of the four Patrol Squadron 24 (VP-24) and Patrol Squadron 51 (VP-51) PBY-5A "Catalina" patrol bombers that flew the torpedo attack mission against the Japanese fleetDetailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 1 of 2Detailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 2 of 2
See all photos dated 30 Jun 1942

30 Jun 1942 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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