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.