07/01 Tue. Naval Coast Frontiers are established: North Atlantic,
Southern, Caribbean, Panama, Pacific Southern, Pacific
Northern, Hawaiian, and Philippine.
Patrol Wing 7 is commissioned at Argentia, Newfoundland, for
operations in North Atlantic.
Northeast Greenland Patrol is organized by the Coast Guard.
07/02 Wed. Japan recalls her merchant ships from Atlantic Ocean, and
calls more than 1 million army conscripts.
07/07 Mon. President announces to Congress that an executive agreement
has been made with Iceland for United States troops to occupy
that country; the Navy is ordered to take all steps to
maintain communications between the United States and
Iceland.
Naval task force (Rear Adm. D. M. LeBreton) lands Marines
(Brig. Gen. J. Marston) at Reykjavik, Iceland.
07/08 Tue. Patrol Wing 8 is commissioned at San Diego, Calif.
07/10 Thu. 2d Marine Air Wing is commissioned at San Diego, Calif.
07/12 Sat. Naval Research and Development Board is created.
Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, R. I., is established.
07/17 Tue. United States Naval Air Station and Naval Operating Base,
Argentia, Newfoundland, are established.
07/18 Fri. Prince Konoye forms new Japanese cabinet; Vice Admiral T.
Toyoda succeeds Matsuoka as Foreign Minister.
07/19 Sat. United States naval task force is organized by Commander in
Chief Atlantic Fleet (Adm. E. J. King) to support defense of
Iceland and to escort convoys between the United States and
Iceland.
07/26 Sat. Army Forces, Far East (Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthur) is
organized; Philippine military forces are called into service
with United States Army.
Japanese and Chinese assets in United States are frozen.
07/28 Mon. Japan freezes United States assets.
07/29 Tue. Japanese occupy southern Indochina with French permission.
07/30 Wed. River gunboat TUTUILA (PR-4) is bombed by Japanese planes at
Chunking, China.
07/31 Thu. Japan apologizes for bombing river boat TUTUILA (PR-4).
Economic Defense Board is created.