06/01 Sun. South Greenland Patrol comprising four Coast Guard vessels is 
           established to operate from Cape Brewster to Cape Farewell to 
           Upernivik. 
           Crete capitulates to the Germans.
06/02 Mon. LONG ISLAND (AVG-1), the first escort carrier, is 
           commissioned at Newport News, Va.
06/06 Fri. Bill is signed authorizing the Government to requisition 
           foreign merchant ships lying idle in United States ports. 
           Naval Air Station, Balboa, Canal Zone, is established.
06/12 Thu. All members of the Naval Reserve, not in deferred status, are 
           called to active duty.
06/15 Sun. Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska, is established.
06/16 Mon. State Department requests closing of all German consulates in 
           United States territory.
06/19 Thu. Germany and Italy request closure of United States 
           consulates.
06/21 Sat. State department requests closing of all Italian consulates 
           in United States territory.
06/22 Sun. Germany, Italy, and Romania declare war on Russia and invade 
           along a front from the Arctic to the Black Sea.
06/25 Wed. Finland declares war on Russia.
06/27 Fri. Hungary declares war on Russia.
06/28 Sat. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) is 
           established to replace National Defense Research Committee. 
           Albania declares war on Russia.
06/30 Mon. Naval vessels on hand (all types) - 1,899. 
           Personnel: Navy................284,427; 
                      Marine Corps.........54,359; 
                      Coast Guard..........19,235. 
                      Total personnel.....358,021. 
           France severs relations with Russia.