04/01 Sun. Marines and Army forces land on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands,
under cover of heavy naval gunfire and air attack. The
operation is under the overall command of Adm. R. A.
Spruance, Commander Fifth Fleet. Vice Adm. R. K. Turner
commands the Joint Expeditionary Force, and the troops are
commanded by Lt. Gen. A. B. Buckner, USA.
Army forces are landed near Legaspi, southern Luzon, P, I.,
under cover of naval gunfire and Army aircraft.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa landings:
Battleship WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48), by suicide plane,
26 d. 20'N,, 127 d. 40'E.
Destroyer PRICHETT (DD-561), by dive bomber,
26 d. 38'N., 127 d. 25'E.
Destroyer escort VAMMEN (DE-644), by mine,
26 d. 18'N., 127 d. 29'E.
Minesweeper SKIRMISH (AM-303), by dive bomber,
26 d. 33'N., 127 d. 33'E.
Attack cargo ship ACHERNAR (AKA-53), by suicide plane,
26 d. 07'N., 127 d. 45'E.
Attack cargo ship TYRRELL (AKA-80), by suicide plane,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 45'E.
Attack transport ELMORE (APA-42), by horizontal bomber,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 41'E.
Attack transport ALPINE (APA-92), by suicide plane,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 41'E.
04/02 Mon. Army forces supported by destroyers land on Sanga Sanga
and Bangao Islands, Sulu Archipelago, P. I.
Submarine HARDHEAD (SS-365) lays mines off Cape Kamao,
Cochin China.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyer SHAW (DD-373), by grounding, Leyte area, P. I.,
09 d. 36'N., 123 d. 53'E.
Destroyer FRANKS (DD-554), by collision, Okinawa area,
25 d. 49'N., 130 d. 01'E.
Destroyer PRICHETT (DD-561), by horizontal bomber,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 17'N., 127 d. 51'E.
Destroyer BORIE (DD-704), by collision, Okinawa area,
23 d. 36'N., 131 d. 40'E.
Destroyer escort FOREMAN (DE-633), by dive bomber,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 10'N., 127 d. 11'E.
Attack transport CHILTON (APA-38), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
25 d. 59'N., 127 d. 17'E.
Attack transport HENRICO (APA-45), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
25 d. 59'N., 127 d. 17'E.
Attack transport GOODHUE (APA-107), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
25 d. 56'N., 127 d. 17'E.
Attack transport TELFAIR (APA-210), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
25 d. 56'N., 127 d. 17'E.
Attack cargo ship LACERTA (AKA-29),
accidentally by United States naval gunfire,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 43'E.
LST 599, by suicide plane, Okinawa area,
26 d. 10'N., 127 d. 16'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Coast defense vessel NO. 186, by carrier-based aircraft,
Yellow Sea.
Transport NO. 17, by carrier-based aircraft, Yellow Sea.
04/03 Tue. United States naval vessel sunk:
Motor minesweeper YMS-71, by mine, off Borneo,
04 d. 59'N,, 119 d. 47'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Escort carrier WAKE ISLAND (CVE-65), by suicide plane,
26 d. 05'N., 128 d. 57'E.
Destroyer SPROSTON (DD-577), by dive bomber,
26 d. 30'N.,127 d. 57'E.
High-speed minesweeper HAMBLETON (DMS-20),
by suicide plane,
27 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
LST 554, by storm,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
German submarines sunk:
U-1221, U-2542, U-3505, by Army aircraft, Kiel, Germany.
04/04 Wed. United States naval vessel sunk:
High-speed transport DICKERSON (APD-21), damaged by
suicide plane, Okinawa area;
sunk by United States forces.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer NORMAN SCOTT (DD-690), by collision,
23 d. 46'N., 129 d. 25'E.
LST 70, by grounding,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 166, by grounding,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 343, by grounding,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
LST 399, by collision,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 570, by grounding,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 44'E.
LST 624, by grounding,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 675, by grounding,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 689, by grounding,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 736, by grounding,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 756, by grounding,
26 d. 21'N,, 127 d. 45'E.
LST 781 , by grounding,
26 d. 23'N., 127 d. 44'E.
German submarines sunk:
U-237, U-749, and U-3003, by Army aircraft,
Kiel, Germany.
04/05 Thu. United States Naval Advanced Air Base, Iwo Jima,
Volcano Islands, is established.
Koiso cabinet in Japan resigns; Admiral Suzuki becomes
Prime Minister.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Battleship NEVADA (BB-36), by coastal defense gun,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 13'N., 127 d. 40'E.
Light minelayer HARRY F. BAUER (DM-26), by aircraft
torpedo, Okinawa area,
26 d. 30'N., 127 d. 30'E.
Seaplane tender (destroyer) THORNTON (AVD-11), by
collision, Okinawa area,
24 d. 24'N., 128 d. 58'E.
Oiler ASHTABULA (AO-51), by collision, Okinawa area,
25 d. 09'N., 128 d. 47'E.
Oiler ESCALANTE (AO-70), by collision, Okinawa area,
25 d. 09'N., 128 d. 47'E.
Repair ship AGENOR (ARL-3), by collision, Iwo Jima area,
24 d. 46'N., 141 d. 19'E.
LST 273, by collision, Okinawa area,
26 d. 25'N., 127 d. 42'E.
LST 646, by collision, Iwo Jima area,
24 d. 46'N., 141 d. 19'E.
LST 698, by grounding, Okinawa area,
26 d. 24'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 810, by collision, Okinawa area,
26 d. 25'N., 127 d. 42'E.
LST 940, by collision, Okinawa area,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 43'E.
LST 1000, by collision, Okinawa area,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 44'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine R0-41, by destroyer HUDSON (DD-475),
Okinawa area,
26 d. 21'N., 126 d. 30'E.
04/06 Fri. First heavy attack is made by Japanese suicide planes
on United States ships at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands;
similar attacks persist throughout the Okinawa campaign.
United States naval vessels sunk, Okinawa area:
Destroyer BUSH (DD-529), by suicide plane,
27 d. 16'N., 127 d. 48'E.
Destroyer COLHOUN (DD-801), damaged by suicide plane,
27 d. 16'N., 127 d. 48'E.;
sunk by United States forces.
High-speed minesweeper EMMONS (DMS-22), damaged by
suicide plane,
26 d. 48'N., 128 d. 04'E.;
sunk by United States forces.
LST 447, by suicide plane,
26 d. 09'N., 127 d. 18'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55), accidentally by
United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 41'N., 129 d. 32'E.
Light carrier SAN JACINTO (CVL-30), by suicide plane,
26 d. 46'N., 129 d. 43'E.
Light cruiser PASADENA (CL-65), accidentally by
United States naval gunfire,
27 d. 00'N., 129 d. 00'E.
Destroyer MORRIS (DD-417), by suicide plane,
25 d. 55'N., 127 d. 52'E.
Destroyer BENNETT (DD-473), by suicide plane,
27 d. 16'N., 127 d. 48'E.
Destroyer HUTCHINS (DD-476), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer LEUTZE (DD-481), by suicide plane,
26 d. 38'N., 127 d. 28'E.
Destroyer MULLANY (DD-528), by suicide plane,
26 d. 24'N., 128 d. 10'E.
Destroyer HARRISON (DD-573), by suicide plane,
27 d. 05'N., 129 d. 22'E.
Destroyer NEWCOMB (DD-586), by suicide plane,
26 d. 38'N., 127 d. 28'E.
Destroyer HOWORTH (DD-592), by suicide plane,
26 d. 32'N., 127 d. 40'E.
Destroyer HAYNESWORTH (DD-700), by suicide plane,
26 d. 55'N., 129 d. 29'E.
Destroyer HYMAN (DD-731), by suicide plane,
26 d. 45'N., 127 d. 42'E.
destroyer TAUSSIG (DD-746), by horizontal bomber,
27 d. 07'N., 128 d. 39'E.
Destroyer escort WITTER (DE-636), by suicide plane,
26 d. 04'N., 127 d. 52'E.
Destroyer escort FIEBERLING (DE-640), by suicide plane,
26 d. 48'N., 128 d. 04'E.
High-speed minesweeper RODMAN (DMS-21),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 48'N., 128 d. 04'E.
High-speed minesweeper HARDING (DMS-28), by horizontal
bomber,
26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Minesweeper FACILITY (AM-133), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Minesweeper RANSOM (AM-283), by suicide plane,
26 d. 48'N., 128 04'E.
Minesweeper DEFENSE (AM-317), by suicide plane,
26 d. 38'N., 127 31'E.
Minesweeper DEVASTOR (AM-318), by suicide plane,
26 d. 26'N., 127'40'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS 311, by suicide plane,
26 d. 38'N., 127 d. 48'E,
Motor minesweeper YMS 321, by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N,, 128 d. 00'E.
Submarine chaser PCS-1390, accidentally by United States
naval gunfire,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Attack transport BARNETT (APA-5), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 43'E.
High-speed transport DANIEL T. GRIFFIN (APD-38), by
collision,
25 d. 57 N., 127 d. 57'E.
Attack cargo ship LEO (AKA-60), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 43'E.
LST 241, accidentally by United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 1000, accidentally by United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 44'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Destroyer AMATSUKAZE, by Army aircraft, off China,
23 d. 55'N., 117 d. 40'E.
Minesweeper NO. 22, by submarine BESUGO (SS-321),
Netherlands East Indies area,
08 d. 13'S., 119 d. 14'E.
Coast defense vessels NOs. 2 and 134, by Army aircraft, off
China,
23 d. 55'N., 117 d. 40'E.
04/07 Sat. Aircraft of fast carrier task force (Vice Adm. M. A.Mitscher)
attack Japanese naval force moving through East China Sea
toward Okinawa; the enemy battleship YAMATO, 1 cruiser, and
4 destroyers are sunk.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Motor gunboat PGM-l8, by mine, Okinawa area,
26 d. 13'N., 127 d. 55'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Aircraft carrier HANCOCK (CV-19), by suicide plane,
27 d. 00'N., 130 d. 00'E.
Battleship MARYLAND (BB-46), by suicide plane,
26 d. 40'N., 127 d. 29'E.
Destroyer LONGSHAW (DD-559), by suicide plane,
26 d. 29'N., 127 d. 41'E.
Destroyer escort WESSON (DE-184), by suicide plane,
26 d. 48'N., 127 d. 55'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-81, by suicide plane,
26 d. 35'N., 127 d. 53'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-103, by mine,
26 d. 13'N., 127 d. 54'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-427, by coastal defense gun,
26 d. 14'N., 127 52'E.
Attack transport AUDRAIN (APA-59), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 22'N., 127 d. 43'E.
LST 698, by grounding,
26 d. 24'N., 127 d. 45'E.
LST 890, by collision,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Battleship YAMATO, by carrier-based aircraft, East China
Sea,
30 40'N., 128 03'E.
Light cruiser ISUZU, by submarines GABILAN (SS-252) and
CHARR (SS-328), off Celebes, Netherlands East Indies,
07 d. 38'S., 118 d. 09'E.
Light cruiser YAHAGI, by carrier-based aircraft, East China
Sea,
30 d. 40'N., 128 d. 03'E.
Destroyer ASASHIMO, by carrier-based aircraft, East China
Sea,
31 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer HAMAKAZE, by carrier-based aircraft, East China
Sea,
30 d. 40'N., 128 d. 03'E.
Destroyer ISOKAZE, by carrier-based aircraft,
East China Sea,
30 d. 40'N., 128 d. 03'E.
Destroyer KARUMI, by carrier-based aircraft,
East China Sea,
30 d. 57'N., 127 d. 57'E.
German submarine sunk:
U-857, by destroyer escort GUSTAFSON (DE-182), off Cape
Cod, Mass.,
42 d. 22'N., 69 d. 46'W.
04/08 Sun. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer CHARLES J. BADGER (DD-657), by suicide boat,
26 d. 18'N., 127 d. 39'E.
Destroyer GREGORY (DD-802), by suicide plane,
27 d. 07'N., 128 d. 39'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-92, by mine,
26 d. 12'N., 127 d. 53'E.
Attack cargo ship STARR (AKA-67), by suicide boat,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 44'E.
LST 939, by collision,
26 d. 22'N., 127 d. 44'E.
LST 940, by grounding,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine chaser NO. 101, by naval gunfire, Netherlands
East Indies area,
04 d. 43'S., 122 d. 17'E.
04/09 Mon. Army troops supported by destroyer gunfire and air strikes
land on Jolo in the Sulu Archipelago, P. I.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Escort carrier CHENANGO (CVE-28), by crash of friendly
aircraft.
Destroyer STERETT (DD-407), by suicide plane,
26 d. 47'N., 128 d. 42'E.
Destroyer PORTERFIELD (DD-682), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 34'N., 128 d. 28'E.
High-speed transport HOPPING (APD-51), by coastal
defense gun,
26 d. 15'N., 127 d. 55'E.
LST 557, by coastal defense gun,
26 d. 14'N., 127 d. 57'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Submarine RO-46, by destroyers MERTZ (DD-691) and
MONSSEN (DD-798), Okinawa area,
26 d. 09'N., 130 d. 21'E.
Minesweeper NO. 3, by submarine PARCHE (SS-384), off
Japan,
39 d. 06'N., 141 d. 57'E.
04/10 Tue. Army troops supported by naval bombardment and carrier
aircraft land on Tsuken Shima, off east coast of Okinawa.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Motor minesweeper YMS-96, by collision,
26 d. 03' N., 127 d. 48'E.
Submarine chaser SC-661, by grounding,
26 d. 11'N., 127 d. 55'E.
LST 449, by coastal defense gun,
26 d. 14'N., 127 d. 57'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Battleship MISSOURI (BB-63), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 130 d. 00 E.
Aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE (CV-6), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Aircraft carrier ESSEX (CV-9), by dive bomber,
26 d. 50'N., 130 d. 30'E.
Destroyer TRATHEN (DD-530), accidentally by United States
naval gunfire,
27 d. 13'N., 130 d. 15'E.
Destroyer HALE (DD-642), by dive bomber,
26 d. 00' N., 120 d. 00'E.
Destroyer BULLARD (DD-660), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 130 d. 00'E.
Destroyer KIDD (DD-661), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00' N., 130 d. 00'E.
Destroyer HANK (DD-702), by aerial strafing,
27 d. 00'N., 130 d. 00'E.
Destroyer escort MANLOVE (DE-36), by aerial strafing,
26 d. 12'N., 127 d. 20'E.
Destroyer escort SAMUEL S. MILES (DE-183),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 12'N., 127 d. 20'E.
Attack transport BERRIEN (APA-61), by collision,
26 d. 22'N., 127 d. 43'E.
Attack cargo ship LEO (AKA-60), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 43'E.
LST 399, by grounding,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
04/12 Thu. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies; Vice President Harry S.
Truman succeeds to the Presidency.
United States naval vessels sunk:
Destroyer MANNERT L. ABELE (DD-733), by piloted bomb,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 25'N., 126 d. 59'E.
LST 493, by grounding, off Plymouth, England,
50 d. 20'N., 04 d. 09'W.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Battleship NEW MEXICO (BB-40), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 31'N., 127 d. 37'E.
Battleship IDAHO (BB-42), by suicide plane,
26 d. 26' N., 127 d. 32'E.
Battleship TENNESSEE (BB-43), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer STANLY (DD-478), by piloted bomb,
27 d. 12'N., 128 d. 17'E.
Destroyer PURDY (DD-734), by suicide plane,
27 d. 16' N.,127 d. 50'E.
Destroyer ZELLARS (DD-777), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer CASSIN YOUNG (DD-793), by suicide plane,
27 d. 17'N., 127 d. 50'E.
Destroyer escort RIDDLE (DE-185), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer escort RALL (DE-304), by suicide plane,
26 d. 36'N., 127 d. 39'E.
Destroyer escort WALTER G. WANN (DE-412),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 17'N., 127 d. 20'E.
Destroyer escort WHITEHURST (DE-634), by suicide plane,
26 d. 04'N., 127 d. 12'E.
Light minelayer LINDSEY (DM-32), by suicide plane,
26 d. 28'N., 127 d. 15'E.
High-speed minesweeper JEFFERS (DMS-27),
by suicide plane and piloted bomb,
26 d. 50 N., 126 d. 35'E.
Minesweeper GLADIATOR (AM-319), by suicide plane,
26 d. 05'N., 127 35'E.
Gasoline tanker WABASH (AOG-4), by collision,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Attack cargo ship WYANDOT (AKA-92), by collision,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 44'E.
LST 555, by grounding,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 45'E.
04/13 Fri. United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer escort CONNOLLY (DE-306), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 55'N., 126 d. 46'E.
04/14 Sat. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Battleship NEW YORK (BB-34), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer SIGSBEE (DD-502), by suicide plane,
27 d. 15'N., 130 d. 25'E.
Destroyer DASHIELL (DD-659), by suicide plane,
27 d. 15'N., 130 d. 25' E.
Destroyer HUNT (DD-674), by suicide plane,
27 d. 15'N., 130 d. 25'E.
Gunboat PGM-11, by grounding,
26 d. 13'N., 127 d. 27'E.
LST 241, by collision,
14 d. 38'N,, 140 d. 19'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Frigate NOMI, by submarine TIRANTE (SS-420),
East China Sea,
33 d. 25'N., 126 d. 15'E.
Coast defense vessel NO. 31, by submarine TIRANTE (SS-420),
East China Sea,
33 d. 25'N., 126 d. 15'E.
04/15 Sun. Aircraft of fast carrier task force (Vice Adm. M. A.
Mitscher)attack airfields and aircraft on the ground in
southern Kyushu,
Japan; strike is repeated on 16 April.
Army troops land on Carabao Island at the entrance to Manila
Bay, Luzon, P. I.; landing is preceded by cruiser and
destroyer
bombardment and air attack.
Submarine CHARR (SS-328) lays mines off the Malay Peninsula.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer WILSON (DD-408), by suicide plane,
26 d. 03'N., 127 d. 20'E.
Destroyer LAFFEY (DD-724), by suicide plane,
27 d. 16'N., 127 d. 50'E.
Oiler TALUGA (AO-61), by suicide plane,
26 d. 03'N., 127 d. 26'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-331, by suicide boat,
26 d. 15'N., 127 d. 36'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Submarine RO-64, by mine, Japanese waters,
34 d. 14'N., 132 d. 16'E.
Submarine RO-67, by mine, Japanese waters,
34 d. 00'N., 133 d. 00'E.
Frigate MOKUTO, by mine, Japanese waters,
33 d. 53' N., 131 d. 03'E.
04216 Mon. Army forces covered by naval gunfire and carrier aircraft
land
on Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands.
Carrier BOXER (CV-21), is commissioned at Newport News, Va.,
United States naval vessels sunk:
Destroyer PRINGLE (DD-477), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 26'N., 126 d. 59'E.
Submarine KARA (SS-369), Pacific Ocean area,
reported as presumed lost.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Carrier INTREPID (CV-11), by suicide plane,
27 d. 37' N., 131 d. 14'E.
Battleship MISSOURI (BB-63), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 130 d. 00'E.
Destroyer BRYANT (DD-665), by suicide plane,
27 d. 05'N., 128 d. 13'E.
Destroyer MCDERMUT (DD-677), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
27 d. 30'N., 130 d. 20'E.
Destroyer escort BOWERS (DE-637), by suicide plane,
26 d. 52'N., 127 d. 52'E.
High-speed minesweeper HOBSON (DMS-26), by suicide plane,
27 d. 26'N., 126 d. 59'E.
High-speed minesweeper HARDING (DMS-28), by suicide plane,
26 d. 42'N., 127 d. 25'E.
Minesweeper CHAMPION (AM-314), by horizontal bomber,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Coast defense vessel NO. 73, by submarine SUNFISH (SS-281),
off Honshu, Japan,
39 d. 36'N., 142 d. 05'E.
German submarines sunk:
U-880, by destroyer escorts FROST (DE-144) and STANTON
(DE-247), North Atlantic area,
47 d. 53'N., 30 d. 26'W.
U-1235, by destroyer escorts FROST (DE-144) and STANTON
(DE-247), North Atlantic area,
47 d. 54'N., 30 d. 25'W.
04/17 Tue. Army forces are landed near Malabang, Parang, and Cotabato
on Mindanao, P. I., by naval attack group (Rear Adm. A. G
Noble); landings arc supported by cruiser and destroyer
gunfire and air attack.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer BENHAM (DD-796), by suicide plane and
accidentally by United States naval gunfire, Okinawa area,
24 d. 01'N., 132 d. 32'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine RO-56, by submarine SEA OWL (SS-405), Central
Pacific area,
19 d. 17'N., 166 d. 35'E.
04/18 Wed. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Light cruiser MOBILE (CL-63), by explosion,
26 d. 13'N., 127 d. 52'E.
Light minelayer TOLMAN (DM-28), by grounding,
26 d. 16'N., 127 d. 32'E,
LST 929, by collision, 26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine I-56, by aircraft from light carrier BATAAN
(CVL-29) and by destroyers HEERMANN (DD-532), MCCORD
(DD-534), UHLMANN (DD-687), MERTZ (DD-691), and COLLETT
(DD-730), Okinawa area,
26 d. 42'N., 130 d. 38'E.
04/19 Thu. German submarine sunk:
U-879, by destroyer escorts BUCKLEY (DE-51) and REUBEN
JAMES, (DE-153), North Atlantic area,
42 d. 19'N., 61 d. 45'W.
04/20 Fri. Army troops supported by naval vessels and Army aircraft land
on Catanduanes Island, P. I.
Submarine GUITARRO (SS-363) lays mines off northeast coast of
Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Battleship COLORADO (BB-45), by explosion, Okinawa area
26 d. 10'N,, 127 d. 20'E.
Destroyer AMMEN (DD-527), by horizontal bomber, Okinawa
area,
27 d. 13'N,, 128 d. 16 E.
Submarine chaser SC-737, by grounding, Sulu Sea,
09 d. 45'N., 118 d. 44'E.
04/22 Sun. United States naval vessels sunk:
Minesweeper SWALLOW (AM-65), by suicide plane, Okinawa
area, 26 d. 10'N., 127 d. 12'E.
Submarine chaser SC-1019, by grounding, Yucatan Channel
21 d. 28'N., 84 d. 30'W.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyer FLUSSER (DD-368), by collision, Philippine
Islands area, 07 d. 21'N,, 124 d. 13 E.
Destroyer HUDSON (DD-475), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Destroyer WADSWORTH (DD-516), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 10'N., 126 d. 24'E.
Destroyer ISHERWOOD (DD-520), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 14'N., 127 d. 28'E.
Light minelayer SHEA (DM-30), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Minesweeper RANSOM (AM-283), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 14'N., 127 d. 28'E.
Minesweeper GLADIATOR (AM-319), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 45'E.
Oiler WINOOSKI (A0-38), by collision,
Philippine Islands area,
07 d. 21'N., 124 d. 13'E.
German submarine sunk:
U-518, by destroyer escorts CARTER (DE-112) and NEAL A.
SCOTT (DE-769), North Atlantic area,
43 d. 26'N., 38 d. 23'W.
04/23 Mon. United States naval vessel sunk:
Gunboat PE-56, by explosion, off Portland, Maine.
German submarine sunk:
U-183, by submarine BESUGO (SS-321), Java Sea,
04 d. 57'S., 112 d. 52'E.
04/24 Tue. United States naval vessel sunk:
Destroyer escort FREDERICK C. DAVIS (DE-136), by
submarine torpedo, Atlantic area,
43 d. 52'N., 40 d. 15'W.
German submarine sunk:
U-546, by destroyer escorts PILLSBURY (DE-133), FLAHERTY
(DE-135), CHATELAIN (DE-149), NEUNZER (DE-150), HUBBARD
(DE-211), KEITH (DE-241), JANSSEN (DE-396), and
VARIAN (DE-798), North Atlantic area,
43 d. 53' N., 40 d. 07'W.
04/25 Wed. Carrier-based aircraft bomb enemy installations on Okino
Daito Jima, Ryukyu Islands.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Escort carrier STEAMER BAY (CVE-87), by collision,
24 d. 48'N., 131 d. 58'E.
Destroyer HALE (DD-642), by collision,
24 d. 48'N., 131 d. 58'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Submarine RO-109, by high-speed transport HORACE A. BASS
(APD-124), Philippine Sea area,
21 d. 58'N., 129 d. 35'E.
Minesweeper NO. 41, by submarine COD (SS-224), off China,
25 d. 53'N., 121 d. 08'E.
German submarine sunk:
U-1107, by naval land-based aircraft (VPB-103),
English Channel,
48 d. 12'N., 05 d. 42'W.
04/26 Thu. United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer HUTCHINS (DD-476), by depth charge,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 14'N., 127 d. 49'E.
04/27 Fri. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Heavy cruiser WICHITA (CA-45), by coastal defense gun,
26 d. 14'N., 127 d. 50'E.
Destroyer RALPH TALBOT (DD-390), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Destroyer WILLIAM D. PORTER (DD-579), accidentally by
United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 43'E.
Destroyer escort ENGLAND (DE-635), by suicide plane,
26 d. 40'N., 127 d. 40'E.
High-speed transport RATHBURNE (APD-25), by suicide plane,
26 d. 26'N., 127 d. 36'E.
04/28 Sat. United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyer LANG (DD-399), by collision, Okinawa area,
26 d. 11'N., 127 d. 20'E.
Destroyer WADSWORTH (DD-516), by suicide plane, Okinawa
area,
26 d. 47'N., 126 d. 38'E.
Destroyer DALY (DD-519), by suicide plane, Okinawa area,
27 d. 12'N., 128 d. 16'E.
Destroyer TWIGGS (DD-591), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 12'N., 128 d. 16'E.
Destroyer BENNION (DD-662), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 26'N., 127 d. 51'E.
High-speed minesweeper BUTLER (DMS-29), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area, 26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Hospital ship COMFORT (AH-6), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area, 25 d. 30'N., 127 d. 40'E.
Hospital transport PINKNEY (APH-2), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-329; by mine,
off Tarakan, Borneo,
03 d. 14'N., 117 d. 42'E.
Japanese naval vessels sunk, off Honshu, Japan:
Submarine chaser NO. 17, by submarine SPRINGER (SS-414),
32 d. 34'N., 128 d. 52'E.
Repair ship HATSUSHIMA, by submarine SENNET (SS-408),
33 d. 58'N., 136 d. 17'E.
Transport NO. 146, by submarine TREPANG (SS-412),
32 d. 24'N., 128 d. 40'E.
04/29 Sun. United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyer HAZELWOOD (DD-531), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 02'N., 129 d. 59'E.
Destroyer HAGGARD (DD-555), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area, 27 d. 01'N., 129 d. 40'E.
Light minelayer SHANNON (DM-25), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area, 26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Light minelayer HARRY F. BAUER (DM-26), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area, 26 d. 47'N., 128 42'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-51 , by mine, off Tarakan, Borneo,
03 d. 18'N., 117 33'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine I-44, by aircraft (VC-92) from escort carrier
TULAGI (CVE-72), Philippine Sea,
24 d. 15'N., 131 d. 16'E.
04/30 Mon. Grand Adm. Karl Doenitz proclaims himself head of the German
state by Hitler's appointment.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyer JENKINS (DD-447), by mine, off Tarakan, Borneo,
03 d. 12'N., 117 d. 37'E.
Destroyer BENNION (DD-662), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area, 27 d. 26'N., 127 d. 51'E.
Minelayer TERROR (CM-5), by suicide plane, Okinawa area,
26 d. 10'N., 127 d. 18'E.
German submarines sunk:
U-548, by destroyer escorts THOMAS (DE-102), BOSTWICK
(DE-103), COFFMAN (DE-191), and frigate NATCHEZ (PF-2),
off Virginia,
36 d. 34'N., 74 d. 00'W.
U-1055, by naval land-based aircraft (VPB-63),
west of France,
48 d. 00'N., 06 d. 30'W.
German submarines sunk sometime in April by United States
Army and British aircraft:
U-677 U-906, U-982, U-3525, Baltic area.
U-1131, U-1227, U-2516, Kiel, Germany.
U-2532, U-2537, Hamburg, Germany.