Archive for October, 2008
Navy Department Communiques March 1942
MARCH 2, 1942
The Navy Department issued the following communiqué: Admiral Ernest J. King, U. S. Navy, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, made the following statement today:
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under World War II.
U.S. Navy Department Communiques February 1942
FEBRUARY 1, 1942
The Navy Department issued the following communiqué on the naval situation based on reports received up to noon EST today:
Central Pacific.
A surprise attack has been made upon Japanese naval and air bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. The attack was executed by surface and air units of the United [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under World War II.
U.S. Navy Department Communiques January 1942
JANUARY 2, 1942
The U. S. naval base at Cavite was evacuated before the enemy entered Manila. All records, equipment, and stores that were not destroyed by bombing were removed prior to evacuation by naval personnel. All industrial and supply facilities, including fuel, were destroyed. The personnel of the naval hospital [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under World War II.
U.S. Navy Department Communiques December 1941
DECEMBER 10, 1941
The Navy Department announces that instructions have been issued that the remains of naval personnel, including Coast Guard and Marine Corps, lost in action be interred temporarily in the localities in which they lost their lives. This procedure is necessitated by the difficulties of ocean transport in war. They will be [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under World War II.