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.