05/12 Mon. Ambassador Nomura presents the Secretary of State with 
           Japanese proposal for establishment of "just peace in the 
           Pacific."
05/15 Thu. Battleship WASHINGTON (BB-56) is commissioned at 
           Philadelphia, Pa.
05/20 Tue. German airborne troops invade Crete.
05/21 Wed. United States freighter ROBIN MOOR, en route to South Africa, 
           is sunk in South Atlantic by German submarine.
05/24 Sat. Construction or acquisition of 550,000 tons of auxiliary 
           shipping for the Navy is authorized. 
           British battle cruiser HOOD is sunk by German battleship 
           BISMARCK in Denmark Straits.
05/27 Tue. President declares a state of unlimited national emergency; 
           he announces that the Atlantic Neutrality Patrol has been 
           extended and that Pacific Fleet units have been transferred 
           to the Atlantic.
           German battleship BISMARCK is sunk by British Navy in North 
           Atlantic.