05/01 Tue. Naval attack force (Vice Adm. D. E. Barbey) lands Australian
troops on Tarakan Island, Borneo, supported by naval gunfire
and air attack.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Submarine TRIGGER (SS-237), Pacific Ocean area, reported
as presumed lost.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Motor minesweeper YMS-481, by coastal defense gun,
Tarakan area, Borneo,
03 d. 26'N., 117 d. 32'E.
05/02 Wed. United States naval vessels damaged, Tarakan area, Borneo:
Motor minesweeper YMS-334, by coastal defense gun,
03 d. 26'N., 117 d. 40'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-363, by mine,
03 d. 26'N., 117 d. 32'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-364, by coastal defense gun,
03 d. 26'N., 117 d. 32'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Frigate OJIKA, by submarine SPRINGER (SS-414), Yellow Sea,
33 d. 58'N., 122 d. 58'E.
05/03 Thu. Army forces land at Santa Cruz, Davao Gulf, P. I., under
cover of a cruiser and destroyer (Rear Adm. A. G. Noble).
United States naval vessels sunk, Okinawa area:
Destroyer LUCE (DD-511), by suicide plane,
26 d. 43' N., 127 d. 14'E.
Destroyer MORRISON (DD-560), by suicide plane,
27 d. 10'N., 127 d. 58'E.
Destroyer LITTLE (DD-803), by suicide plane,
26 d. 24'N., 126 d. 15'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Light cruiser BIRMINGHAM (CL-62), by suicide plane,
26 d. 19'N., 127 d. 43'E.
Destroyer BACHE (DD-470), by suicide plane,
26 d. 01'N., 126 d. 53'E.
Destroyer INGRAHAM (DD-694), by suicide plane,
27 d. 10'N., 127 d. 58'E.
Destroyer LOWRY (DD-770), by suicide plane,
27 d. 12'N., 128 d. 17'E.
High-speed minesweeper MACOMB (DMS-23),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 01'N., 126 d. 53'E.
Light minelayer SHEA (DM-30), by piloted bomb,
27 d. 26'N., 126 d. 59'E.
Light minelayer AARON WARD (DM-34), by suicide plane,
26 d. 24'N., 126 d. 15'E.
Cargo ship CARINA (AK-74), by suicide boat,
26 d. 13'N., 127 d. 50'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Coast defense vessel NO. 25,
by submarine SPRINGER (SS-414),
Yellow Sea, 34 d. 38'N., 124 d. 15'E.
05/04 Fri. Japanese aircraft stage heavy attack on Yontan airfield,
Okinawa, and United States naval vessels supporting Okinawa
operation. Coordinated with the air strike, a minor Japanese
counterlanding is attempted and repulsed.
Fleet Air Wing 18 is established at Guam, Marianas Islands,
for operations in the Forward Area, Central Pacific.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Escort carrier SANGAMON (CVE-26), by suicide plane,
26 d. 01'N., 127 d. 26'E.
Destroyer HUDSON (DD-475), by collision,
26 d. 01'N., 127 d. 26'E.
Destroyer COWELL (DD-547), by suicide plane,
26 d. 11'N., 126 d. 35'E.
Light minelayer GWIN (DM-33), by suicide plane,
26 d. 13'N., 126 d. 22'E.
High-speed minesweeper HOPKINS (DMS-13),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 32'N., 126 d. 58'E.
Minesweeper GAYETY (AM-239), by piloted bomb,
26 d. 32'N., 126 58'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-311, accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-327, by suicide plane and
accidentally by United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 32'N., 126 d. 58 E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-331, by suicide plane,
26 d. 32'N., 126 d. 58'E.
Motor gunboat PGM-17, by grounding,
26 d. 42'N., 128 d. 01'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Minesweeper NO. 20, by submarine TREPANG (SS-412),
Yellow Sea,
34 d. 16'N., 123 d. 37'E.
05/05 Sat. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Seaplane tender ST. GEORGE (AV-16), by suicide plane,
26 d. 10'N., 127 d. 19'E.
Surveying ship PATHFINDER (AGS-1), by suicide plane,
26 d. 38'N., 127 d. 53'E.
05/06 Sun. Naval landing force evacuates about 500 Marshallese from
Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Battleship SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57), by accidental explosion,
26 d. 30'N., 129 d. 30'E.
Floating drydock ARD-28, by horizontal bomber,
25 d. 33'N., 127 d. 27'E.
German submarines sunk:
U-853, by destroyer escort ATHERTON (DE-169) and frigate
MOBERLEY (PF-63), near Cape Cod, Mass.,
41 d. 13' N., 71 d. 27'W.
U-881, by destroyer escort FARQUHAR (DE-139),
North Atlantic area,
43 d. 18'N., 47 d. 44'W.
05/07 Mon. Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Western Allies
and Russia at Reims, France.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Minesweeper NO. 29, by United States mine, Sea of Japan,
34 d. 02'N., 130 d. 54'E.
05/08 Tue. Submarine BREAM (SS-243), lays mines off the coast of
French Indochina.
05/09 Wed. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer escort OBERRENDER (DE-344), by suicide plane,
26 d. 32'N., 127 d. 30'E.
Destroyer escort ENGLAND (DE-635), by suicide plane,
26 d. 18'N., 127 d. 13'E.
05/10 Wed. Army troops are landed at Macajalar Bay, Mindanao, P. I.,
by naval attack group (Rear Adm. A. D. Struble).
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer BROWN (DD-546), by suicide plane,
26 d. 26'N., 127 d. 20'E.
Light minelayer HARRY F. BAUER (DM-26), by suicide plane,
26 d. 25'N., 128 d. 31'E.
05/11 Fri. Japanese aircraft make heavy attack against United States
shipping in Okinawa area, Ryukyu Islands.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Aircraft carrier BUNKER HILL (CV-17), by suicide plane,
25 d. 44'N., 129 d. 28'E.
Destroyer EVANS (DD-551), by suicide plane,
26 d. 58'N., 127 d. 32'E.
Destroyer HUGH W. HADLEY (DD-774), by piloted bomb,
26 d. 59'N., 127 d. 32'E.
05/12 Sat. Destroyers support landing of Army troops on Tori Shima,
Ryukyu Islands.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Battleship NEW MEXICO (BB-40), by suicide plane,
26 d. 11'N., 127 d. 43 E.
Heavy cruiser WICHITA (CA-45), accidentally by
United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 22'N., 127 d. 43'E.
05/13 Sun. Aircraft from fast carrier task force (Vice Adm.
M. A. Mitscher) commence 2-day attack on Kyushu
airfields, Japan.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE (CV-6), by suicide plane,
off Honshu, Japan,
30 d. 23'N., 132 d. 36'E.
Light carrier BATAAN (CVL-29), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire, off Honshu, Japan,
30 d. 30' N., 132 d. 30'E.
Destroyer BACHE (DD-470), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 01'N., 126 d. 53'E.
Destroyer escort BRIGHT (DE-747), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 21'N., 127 d. 17'E.
05/15 Tue. Commander United States Ports and Bases Germany (Rear Adm.
A. G. Robinson) establishes headquarters at Bremen, Germany.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Submarine SNOOK (SS-279), Pacific Ocean area,
reported as presumed lost.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Escort carrier SHIPLEY BAY (CVE-85), by collision,
Okinawa area,
25 d. 00'N., 130 d. 00'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Minelayer HATSUTAKA, by submarine HAWKBILL (SS-366),
off Malaya,
04 d. 54'N., 103 d. 28'E.
05/17 Thu. Carrier aircraft (Rear Adm. C. A. F. Sprague) strike
Japanese shore installations on Taroa Island, Maloelap
Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer DOUGLAS H. FOX (DD-779), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
25 d. 59'N., 126 d. 54'E.
05/18 Fri. United States naval vessel sunk:
Destroyer LONGSHAW (DD-559), damaged by coastal defense
gun, Okinawa area,
26 d. 11'N., 127 d. 37'E.;
sunk by United States forces.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
High-speed transport SIMS (APD-50), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
LST 808, by aircraft torpedo,
26 d. 42'N., 127 d. 47'E.
05/19 Sat. Destroyers bombard enemy installations on Paramushiro,
Kurile Islands.
United States naval vessels damaged:
Destroyer escort VAMMEN (DE-644), by collision,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 24'N., 127 d. 53'E.
Oiler CIMARRON (AO-22), by grounding, Okinawa area,
26 d. 25'N., 127 d. 53'E.
Motor gunboat PGM-1, by explosion, Luzon, Philippine
Islands area,
14 d. 41'N., 121 d. 46'E.
05/20 Sun. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer THATCHER (DD-514), by suicide plane,
26 d. 33'N., 127 d. 29'E.
Destroyer escort JOHN C. BUTLER (DE-339),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 47'N., 127 52'E.
High-speed transport TATTNALL (APD-19),
by horizontal bomber,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
High-speed transport CHASE (APD-54), by suicide plane,
26 d. 18'N., 127 d. 14'E.
High-speed transport REGISTER (APD-92),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 25'N., 127 d. 21'E.
LST 808, by suicide plane,
26 d. 42'N., 127 d. 47'E.
05/21 Mon. Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Minesweeper NO. 34, by submarine CHUB (SS-329),
Java Sea, 06 d. 15'S., 116 d. 01'E.
05/22 Tue. Japanese naval vessels sunk:
Submarine chasers NOs. 37 and 58, and transport NO. 173,
by carrier-based aircraft, off southeastern Japan,
29 d. 45'N., 129 d. 10'E.
05/24 Thu. Aircraft from fast carrier task force (Vice Adm. M. A.
Mitscher) attack airfields in southern Kyushu, Japan.
Japanese aircraft make concentrated attack on United States
positions and ships at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands; strikes
continue on 25 May.
United States naval vessel sunk:
Submarine LAGARTO (SS-371), Pacific Ocean area,
reported as presumed lost.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Escort carrier SUWANNEE (CVE-27), by explosion,
24 d. 00'N., 124 d. 00'E.
Destroyer GUEST (DD-472), by suicide plane,
26 d. 22'N., 127 d. 44'E.
Destroyer HEYWOOD L. EDWARDS (DD-663), accidentally by
United States naval gunfire,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 43'E.
Destroyer escort O'NEILL (DE-188), by suicide plane,
26 d. 20'N., 127 d. 43'E.
Destroyer escort WILLIAM C. COLE (DE-641),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 45'N., 127 d. 52'E.
High-speed minesweeper BUTLER (DMS-29),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 12'N., 127 d. 50'E,
Minesweeper SPECTACLE (AM-305), by suicide plane,
26 d. 40'N., 127 d. 52'E.
High-speed transport BARRY (APD-29), by suicide plane,
26 d. 30'N,, 127 d. 00'E.
High-speed transport SIMS (APD-50), by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 127 00'E.
05/25 Fri. United States naval vessel sunk:
High-speed transport BATES (APD-47), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 41'N., 127 d. 47'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer COWELL (DD-547), accidentally by United
States naval gunfire,
26 d. 41'N., 126 d. 50'E.
Destroyer STORMER (DD-780), by suicide plane,
27 d. 06'N., 127 d. 38'E.
High-speed transport ROPER (APD-20), by suicide plane,
26 d. 34'N., 127 d. 36'E.
05/26 Sat. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer ANTHONY (DD-515), by suicide plane,
26 d. 25'N., 128 d. 30'E.
Destroyer BRAINE (DD-630), by suicide plane,
26 d. 25'N., 128 d. 30'E.
High-speed minesweeper FORREST (DMS-24),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
Submarine chaser PC-1603, by suicide plane,
26 d. 25'N., 127 d. 53'E.
Surveying ship DUTTON (AGS-8), by suicide plane,
26 d. 15'N., 127 d. 59 E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine chaser No. 172, by United States mine,
off Honshu, Japan,
36 d. 48'N., 137 d. 05'E.
05/27 Sun. United States naval vessel sunk:
Destroyer DREXLER (DD-741), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
27 d. 06'N., 127 d. 38'E.
United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
Destroyer escort GILLIGAN (DE-508), by aircraft torpedo,
26 d. 47'N., 127 d. 47'E.
High-speed minesweeper SOUTHARD (DMS-10),
by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 127 d. 00'E.
Minesweeper GAYETY (AM-239), by horizontal bomber,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
High-speed transport LOY (APD-56), by suicide plane,
26 d. 30'N., 127 d. 30'E.
High-speed transport REDNOUR (APD-102), by suicide plane,
26 d. 29'N., 127 21'E.
Attack transport SANDOVAL (APA-194), by suicide plane,
26 d. 15'N., 127 d. 51'E.
Ocean tug PAKANA (ATF-108), by naval gunfire,
26 d. 22'N., 127 d. 44'E.
Degaussing vessel YDG-10, by suicide plane,
26 d. 00'N., 128 d. 00'E.
05/28 Mon. United States naval vessel damaged:
Destroyer SHUBRICK (DD-639), by suicide plane,
Okinawa area,
26 d. 38'N., 127 d. 05'E.
Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Coast defense vessel NO. 29, by United States mine,
off Kyushu, Japan,
33 d. 07'N., 129 d. 44'E.
05/29 Tue. United States naval vessels damaged, Okinawa area:
High-speed transport TATUM (APD-81), by suicide plane,
26 d. 40'N., 127 d. 50'E.
Motor minesweeper YMS-81, by grounding,
26 d. 16' N., 127 d. 52'E.
LST 844, by grounding,
26 d. 17'N., 127 d. 51'E.
05/30 Wed. Japanese naval vessel sunk:
Submarine I-12, by aircraft (VC-13) from escort
carrier Anzio (CVE-57), Philippine Sea,
22 d. 22'N., 134 d. 09'E.
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