01/01 Thu. Adm. R. E. Ingersoll succeeds Adm. E. J. King as Commander in 
           Chief Atlantic Fleet.
01/02 Fri. Manila and Cavite, P. I., fall to the Japanese.
01/06 Tue. Japanese amphibious force occupies Brunei Bay, Borneo.
01/07 Wed. Navy's authorized aircraft strength is increased from 15,000 
           to 27,500.
01/11 Sun. Naval Station, Pago Pago, Samoa, is shelled by Japanese 
           submarine. 
           Japanese begin invasion of Netherlands East Indies by 
           landings at Tarakan and Jesselton, Borneo; Menado and Kema, 
           Celebes. 
           Japan declares war on the Netherlands. 
           United States naval vessels damaged: 
           Carrier SARATOGA (CV-3), by submarine torpedo, 500 miles 
            southwest of Oahu, T. H.
01/12 Mon. Authorized enlisted strength of the Navy is increased to 
           500,000.
01/15 Thu. American-British-Dutch-Australian Supreme Command is 
           established.  Field Marshall Sir Archibald Wavell, British 
           Army, assumes supreme command of all forces in area; Adm. T. 
           C. Hart, USN, has command of naval forces under Field 
           Marshall Wavell.
01/16 Fri. War Production Board (WPB) is established to supplant Office 
           of Production Management (OPM).
01/18 Sun. Germany, Italy, and Japan sign new military pact in Berlin.
01/20 Tue.  United States naval vessels sunk: 
             PT-31, damaged by grounding and sunk by United States 
              forces, Philippine Islands area, 
              14 d. 45' N., 120 d. 13' E. 
            Japanese submarine sunk: 
             I-124, by destroyer EDSALL (DD-219) and three Australian 
              corvettes, off Port Darwin, Australia.
01/21 Wed.  United States naval vessels sunk: 
             Submarine S-36, damaged by grounding 20 January 1942 and 
              sunk by United States forces, Makassar Strait, Netherlands 
              East Indies. 
            United States naval vessels damaged: 
             Light cruiser BOISE (CL-47), by grounding, Sape Strait, 
              Netherlands East Indies.
01/22 Thu. Japanese reinforcements land in Subic Bay area, P. I.
01/23 Fri. Japanese land at Balikpapan, Borneo. 
           Japanese occupy Rabaul, New Britain, and land at Kieta, 
           Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 
            United States naval vessels sunk: 
             Oiler NECHES (AO-5), by Japanese submarine torpedo, off 
              Hawaiian Islands, 
              21 d. 01' N., 160 d. 06' W.
01/24 Sat. Battle of Balikpapan (Battle of Makassar Strait): Japanese 
           Borneo invasion convoy undergoes night torpedo attack off 
           Balikpapan, Borneo, by destroyer division (Cdr. P. H. Talbot) 
           composed of PARROTT (DD-218), POPE (DD-225), JOHN. D. FORD 
           (DD-228), and PAUL JONES (DD-230); four enemy transports and 
           a patrol craft are sunk. 
           Japanese land at Kendari, Celebes; Kavieng, New Ireland; 
           Subic Bay, P. I. 
            United States naval vessel sunk: 
             Submarine S-26, by collision with submarine chaser PC-460, 
              Gulf of Panama. 
            United States naval vessel damaged: 
             Destroyer JOHN D. FORD (DD-228) by naval gunfire, 
              Netherlands East Indies area, 
              12 d. 00' S., 117 d. 01' E. 
            Japanese naval vessel sunk: 
             Patrol boat No. 37, by surface craft, Makassar Strait, 
              Netherlands East Indies, 
              00 d. 10' N., 118 d. 00' e.
01/25 Sun. Japanese submarine shells Midway Island.
01/26 Mon. First United States Expeditionary Force to Europe in World 
           War II arrives in Northern Ireland.
01/27 Tue. Submarine SEAWOLF (SS-197) delivers ammunition to Corregidor, 
           P. I., and evacuates Naval and Army pilots. 
           Naval Air Station, Puunene, Maui, T. H., is established. 
            Japanese submarine sunk: 
             I-173, by submarine GUDGEON (SS-211), Central Pacific area, 
              28 d. 24' N., 178 d. 35' E.
01/28 Wed. Third Conference of Foreign Ministers of the American 
           Republics, in session in Rio de Janeiro since 15 January, is 
           concluded. 
           Japanese land on Rossel Island off New Guinea.
01/29 Thu. Japanese land at Badoeng Island and Mampawan, Celebes. 
            United States Coast Guard vessel sunk: 
             Cutter ALEXANDER HAMILTON (PG-34), sunk by German submarine 
              torpedo, off Iceland.
01/31 Sat. Office of Procurement and Material (OP&M) is established in 
           the Office of the Under Secretary of the Navy; Vice Adm. S. 
           M. Robinson becomes director. 
           Japanese land at Amboina Island, Netherlands East Indies.