Sept 30, 1939 -Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews (Commander Scouting Force) assumes command of Hawaiian Detachment, breaking his flag in heavy cruiser...
Sorry all, a combination of all night work on Thursday and an out of town trip for the weekend combined for a few misses here. Will spent the...
Sept 28, 1939 -Hawaiian Detachment, U.S. Fleet, is established in response to Japan's continuing undeclared war against China that has been...
SIGNALMAN 1ST CLASS DOUGLAS A. MUNRO (The only Congressional Medal Of Honor Awarded to a member of the Coast Guard during World War II) The...
Sept 27, 1940 -Germany, Italy, and Japan sign Tripartite Pact at Berlin, thus establishing the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis. Sept 27, 1942 -1st...
Hey there Blaz, welocme to our happy little group. By all means interupt at any point if you have any questions. I started this thread about 8...
Sept 26, 1942 -Japanese submarine I-33 accidentally sinks while undergoing voyage repairs at Truk, Carolines. -Japanese weather observation ship...
Sept 25, 1939 -VP 21 arrives at Manila, P.I.; it will be tended by Langley (AV-3), which arrived the previous day. Sept 25, 1940 -French port of...
Sept 24, 1939 -Seaplane tender Langley (AV-3) arrives at Manila, P.I., to serve as the flagship for Commander Aircraft Asiatic Fleet (Commander...
Sept 23, 1943 -Submarine Trout (SS-202) sinks Japanese transport Ryotoku Maru and merchant cargo ship Yamashiro Maru northwest of the Marianas and...
Sept 22, 1940 -Vichy France signs pact at Hanoi ceding airfields and agreeing to admit Japanese troops into northern Indochina. Sept 22, 1942...
Sept 21, 1939 -President Roosevelt asks for repeal of arms embargo provision of Neutrality Act of 1937. Sept 21, 1942 -Submarine Grouper (SS-214)...
Sept 20, 1942 -Naval Operating Base, Auckland, New Zealand, is established. Sept 20, 1943 -Covered lighter YF-579 sinks off San Francisco,...
Sept 19, 1939 -VP 21 (PBYs), assigned to the Asiatic Fleet to provide aerial reconnaissance capability to safeguard the neutrality of the...
Sept 18, 1939 -President Roosevelt authorizes Coast Guard to enlist 2,000 additional men and to build two training stations. Sept 18, 1942 -7th...
Sept 17, 1943 -Motor torpedo boat PT-136, damaged by grounding, eastern New Guinea area is scuttled. Sept 17, 1944 -TG 32.1 (Rear Admiral...
The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to PRESTON, ARTHUR MURRAY Rank...
Sept 16, 1940 -President Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act, thus establishing the first peacetime draft in the history of the...
Sept 15, 1942 -TF 18 (Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes), covering reinforcement convoy from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal, is attacked by Japanese...
Sept 14, 1942 -USAAF B-17s damage Japanese heavy cruiser Myoko as she is en route from Truk, Carolines, to carry out support operations off...
