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01/01/42
International
Declaration of United Nations is signed. Each signatory pledges not
to make a separate peace and to employ its full resources against
members of and adherents to Tripartite Pact with which it is at war.
01/02/42
Phil Is
Japanese occupy Manila and Cavite naval base.
01/02/42
Alaska Def Cmd
The 77th Bomb Sq joins the 28th Comp Gp and the 11th Pur Sq joins the
Prov IC, Alaska. Alaskan air strength is now 2 Pur and 3 bomb sqs.
01/03/42
International
Roosevelt and Churchill announce creation of unified cmd in SW
Pacific, with Gen Wavell as supreme cmdr of American, British, Dutch,
and Australian (ABDA) forces in that area.
01/04/42
FEAF
Ftrs from Bataan attempt interception of bombing raid on Corregidor.
The ftrs, failing to intercept until the enemy airplanes are over the
tgt, have little effect on the raid. Several ftrs depart from
Mindanao following the mission.
01/05/42
FEAF
B-17's from Malang stage through Samarinda during 4/5 Jan and attack
shipping in Davao Bay. USFIA, which controls FEAF, is redesignated
USAFIA, and Gen Brett assumes cmd.
01/08/42
UK
Gen Chaney designated CG USAFBI; continues as Chief SPOBS.
01/09/42
FEAF
B-17's, flying out of Kendari, strike shipping in Davao Bay.
01/10/42
FEAF
Ftr units complete movement (begun 24 Dec 41) from various bases on
Luzon to Bataan Peninsula.
01/11/42
FEAF
B-17's, out of Malang, attack landing forces on island of Tarakan.
01/13/42
International
American and British CoSs formally adopt agreement to begin movement
of American air forces to UK as soon as possible in order to
intensify attack on Germany.
01/14/42
International
ARCADIA conference ends. Major discussions include creation of CCS to
direct US-British war effort, and employment of main military efforts
against Germany while containing the Japanese offensive.
01/14/42
AAF
Col Claude E Duncan leaves Washington for Britain to prepare for
arrival of Shadow Staff of BC.
01/14/42
FEAF
HQ moves from Darwin to Java.
01/15/42
FEAF
B-17's, flying out of Palembang, attack Sungei Patani A/F.
01/15/42
Alaska Def Cmd
The Alaskan Air Force is activated at Elmendorf Field. Cmdr is Lt Col
Everett S Davis.
01/16/42
Hawaiian AF
First significant deployment of aircraft from Hawaiian AF begins with
movement of 6 B-17's, commanded by Lt Col Walter C Sweeney, to
Palmyra for duty with TG 8.9.
01/17/42
FEAF
B-17's from Malang, staging through Kendari, hit Langoan A/F and
ships in Menado Bay.
01/17/42
Hawaiian AF
Aircraft unsuccessfully attack submarines in Hawaiian area. B-17's of
TG 8.9 proceed from Palmyra to Canton I.
01/18/42
US
First increment (1,400 men) of US forces to be sent to UK sails for N
Ireland.
01/18/42
Hawaiian AF
Another unsuccessful attack on enemy submarines in Hawaiian area.
B-17's of TG 8.9 conduct antisubmarine search from Canton I.
01/19/42
FEAF
B-17's, flying out of Malang, attack shipping at Jolo.
01/19/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 fly antisubmarine mission from Canton I.
01/20/42
FEAF
Gen Brett, CG USAFIA, halts ferrying of aircraft from India to NEI.
AAF has been sending HBs to Java by way of Africa and India, but the
Japanese are able to inflict prohibitive losses on AAF aircraft on
the last stops of the route by interception from newly acquired A/Fs
near Java.
01/21/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 fly from Canton I to Nandi.
01/22/42
FEAF
From this date through 3 Feb, B-17's launch at least 15 missions out
of Malang against shipping moving through Makassar Strait. 4 missions
abort due to bad weather, 6 end with negative results, and the
remaining 5 suffer heavy losses but sink 4 ships.
01/23/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 return from Nandi to Canton I.
01/23/42
ZI
Flying Trg Cmd is established and given jurisdiction over the
Southeast Gulf Coast and West Coast Flying Trg Centers which had been
established on 8 Jul 40.
01/24/42
US
Special Court of Inquiry on Pearl Harbor, headed by Supreme Court
Justice Owen J Roberts, places main responsibility for the 7 Dec 41
disaster on Adm Kimmel and Gen Short, accusing them of neglecting to
heed attack warning, failing to confer with each other, and taking
only minimum precautions.
01/25/42
FEAF
The first AAF pur sq (17th Pur Sq), (Prov) under Maj Charles A
Sprague, arrives in Java with 13 P-40's flown from Australia.
01/25/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 fly from Canton I to Nandi.
01/26/42
AAF
Gen Arnold recommends to Army CoS that AAFIB be composed of a HQ and
3 cmds--bomber, interceptor, and base."
01/26/42
USAFBI
First increment of US troops arrives in N Ireland.
01/26/42
FEAF
Ftrs from Bataan bomb and strafe Nichols and Nielson Fields on Luzon
during 26/27 Jan, inflicting considerable damage on aircraft and fuel
storage.
01/27/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 return to Canton I.
01/28/42
Eighth AF
Activated at Savannah AB, Col Asa N Duncan commanding. Originally
designated as the air element of GYMNAST.
01/28/42
FEAF
B-17's from Malang and Palembang attack A/Fs at Kendari and Kuala
Lumpur.
01/28/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 fly unsuccessful antisubmarine mission from Canton
I.
01/29/42
FEAF
B-17's, striking out of Palembang, hit Kuantan A/F scoring numerous
hits on runways and hangars.
01/29/42
Hawaiian AF
VII BC is activated. B-17's of TG 8.9 fly from Canton I to Palmyra.
01/30/42
Hawaiian AF
B-17's of TG 8.9 return to Hawaii, having completed a mission (began
on 16 Jan 42) which afforded a pioneer look at the problem of air
operations over vast Pacific areas, especially the problems of
navigation and the servicing of aircraft.
01/31/42
AAF
Gen Eaker is designated CG, Bmr Cmd, USAFBI and ordered to proceed to
UK.
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