07/01 Tue. Naval Coast Frontiers are established: North Atlantic, Southern, Caribbean, Panama, Pacific Southern, Pacific Northern, Hawaiian, and Philippine. Patrol Wing 7 is commissioned at Argentia, Newfoundland, for operations in North Atlantic. Northeast Greenland Patrol is organized by the Coast Guard. 07/02 Wed. Japan recalls her merchant ships from Atlantic Ocean, and calls more than 1 million army conscripts. 07/07 Mon. President announces to Congress that an executive agreement has been made with Iceland for United States troops to occupy that country; the Navy is ordered to take all steps to maintain communications between the United States and Iceland. Naval task force (Rear Adm. D. M. LeBreton) lands Marines (Brig. Gen. J. Marston) at Reykjavik, Iceland. 07/08 Tue. Patrol Wing 8 is commissioned at San Diego, Calif. 07/10 Thu. 2d Marine Air Wing is commissioned at San Diego, Calif. 07/12 Sat. Naval Research and Development Board is created. Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, R. I., is established. 07/17 Tue. United States Naval Air Station and Naval Operating Base, Argentia, Newfoundland, are established. 07/18 Fri. Prince Konoye forms new Japanese cabinet; Vice Admiral T. Toyoda succeeds Matsuoka as Foreign Minister. 07/19 Sat. United States naval task force is organized by Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet (Adm. E. J. King) to support defense of Iceland and to escort convoys between the United States and Iceland. 07/26 Sat. Army Forces, Far East (Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur) is organized; Philippine military forces are called into service with United States Army. Japanese and Chinese assets in United States are frozen. 07/28 Mon. Japan freezes United States assets. 07/29 Tue. Japanese occupy southern Indochina with French permission. 07/30 Wed. River gunboat TUTUILA (PR-4) is bombed by Japanese planes at Chunking, China. 07/31 Thu. Japan apologizes for bombing river boat TUTUILA (PR-4). Economic Defense Board is created.