06/02 Tue. Two carrier task forces (Rear Adm. F. J. Fletcher and Rear 
           Adm. R. A. Spruance) rendezvous about 350 miles northeast of 
           Midway Island. [Composition of United States naval forces at 
           the Battle of Midway was as follows: Rear Adm. F. J. Fletcher 
           (Task Force 17) - carrier YORKTOWN (CV-5), heavy cruiser 
           PORTLAND (CA-33) and ASTORIA (CA-34), and destroyers HUGHES 
           (DD-410), ANDERSON (DD-411), HAMMANN (DD-412), RUSSELL (DD-
           414), MORRIS (DD-417), and GWIN (DD-433); Rear Adm. R. A. 
           Spruance (Task Force 16) - carriers ENTERPRISE (CV-6) and 
           HORNET (CV-8), heavy cruiser PENSACOLA (CA-24), NORTHAMPTON 
           (CA-26), NEW ORLEANS (CA-32), MINNEAPOLIS (CA-36), and 
           VINCENNES (CA-44), light cruiser ATLANTA (CL-51), destroyers 
           DEWEY (DD-349), WORDEN (DD-352), MONAGHAN (DD-354), AYLWIN 
           (DD-355), PHELPS (DD-360) BALCH (DD-363), CONYNGHAM (DD-371), 
           BENHAM (DD-397), ELLET (DD-398), MAURY (DD-401), and MONSSEN 
           (DD-436), oilers CIMARRON (AO-22), and PLATTE (AO-24); and 
           submarines on patrol and scouting duty NARWHAL (SS-167), 
           NAUTILUS (SS-168), DOLPHIN (SS-169), CACHALOT (SS-170), 
           CUTTLEFISH (SS-171), PIKE (SS-173), TARPON (SS-175), PLUNGER 
           (SS-179), TAMBOR (SS-198), TROUT (SS-202), GRAYLING (SS-209), 
           GRENADIER (SS-210), GUDGEON (SS-211), GATO (SS-212), GROUPER 
           (SS-214), GROWLER (SS-215), FLYING FISH (SS-229), FINBACK 
           (SS-230), and TRIGGER (SS-237).]
06/03 Wed. Midway-based aircraft locate and attack transports of 
           Japanese Combined Fleet (Admiral Yamamoto) about 600 miles 
           west of Midway Island. 
           Japanese carrier-based aircraft bomb Dutch Harbor, Alaska. 
            United States naval vessel sunk: 
             Coastal Minesweeper BUNTING (AMc-7), by collision, San 
              Francisco Bay.
06/04 Thu. Battle of Midway (4-6 June) opens as aircraft from four 
           Japanese carriers strike Midway Island installations, which 
           are defended by Marine and Army aircraft.  Carrier task 
           forces (Rear Adm. F. J. Fletcher and Rear Adm. R. A. 
           Spruance) launch aircraft from carriers ENTERPRISE (CV-6) , 
           HORNET (CV-6), and YORKTOWN (CV-5) which hit four Japanese 
           carriers.  YORKTOWN is disabled by Japanese carrier aircraft.  
           Admiral Yamamoto abandons Midway plans and retires westward. 
            United States naval vessel damaged: 
             Carrier YORKTOWN (CV-5), by carrier-based aircraft, 
              Battle of Midway, 
              33 d. 51' N., 177 d. 01' W. 
            Japanese naval vessels sunk: 
             Carrier KAGA, by carrier-based aircraft, 
              Battle of Midway, 
              30 d. 23' N., 177 d. 01' W. 
             Carrier SORYU, by carrier-based aircraft and submarine 
              NAUTILUS (SS-168), Battle of Midway, 
              30 d. 42' N., 179 d. 37' W.
06/05 Fri. Carrier task force (Rear Adm. R. A. Spruance) pursues 
           Japanese fleet westward (Battle of Midway, 4-6 June). 
            Japanese naval vessels sunk: 
             Carrier AKAGI, damaged by carrier-based aircraft, Battle of 
              Midway, sunk by own forces, 
              30 d. 30' N., 179 d. 40' W. 
             Carrier HIRYU, damaged by carrier-based aircraft, Battle of 
              Midway, sunk by own forces, 
              31 d. 28 N., 179 d. 24' E.
06/06 Sat. Aircraft from carriers ENTERPRISE (CV-6) and HORNET (CV-8) 
           attack Japanese force retiring from Midway.  After recovering 
           aircraft, United States force changes course eastward to 
           refuel and breaks contact with the enemy (Battle of Midway, 
           4-6 June). [Battle of Midway was one of the most decisive 
           battles in naval history.  It was the turning point of the 
           Pacific War.  In addition to the crippling loss of four 
           aircraft carriers, the Japanese suffered the loss of a large 
           percentage of their most highly trained and battle-
           experienced carrier pilots. (See 2 to 6 June 1942).] 
            United States naval vessel sunk: 
             Destroyer HAMMANN (DD-412), by submarine torpedo, 
              Battle of Midway, 
              30 d. 36' N., 176 d. 34' w. 
            Japanese naval vessel sunk: 
             Heavy cruiser MIKUMA, by naval carrier-based aircraft and 
              Marine land-based aircraft, Battle of Midway, 
              30 d. 00' N., 173 d. 00' E.
06/07 Sun. Command of naval forces is reallocated: Atlantic and Pacific 
           Fleets, Sea Frontiers, and Special Task Forces are place 
           directly under Commander in Chief United States Fleet and 
           Chief of Naval Operations; Naval Local Defense Forces, Naval 
           Transportation Service, Special Duty Ships, and Naval 
           District Craft are made responsible to Vice Chief of Naval 
           Operations. 
           Japanese occupy Kiska and Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. 
            United States naval vessels sunk: 
             Carrier YORKTOWN (CV-5), by Japanese submarine torpedo, as 
              she retires, damaged, after Battle of Midway, 
              30 d. 36' N., 176 d. 34' W. 
              Seaplane tender (small) GANNET (AVP-8), by submarine 
               torpedo, off Bermuda.
06/09 Tue. Naval Operating Base, Kodiak, Alaska, is established.
06/11 Thu. German submarines lay mines off Boston and Delaware Bay.
06/12 Fri. German submarines lay mines off Cape Henry, Va.
06/13 Sat. Four German agents are put ashore from submarine at 
           Amagansett, Long Island, N. Y.; landings is detected by Coast 
           Guard beach patrolman and agents are captured by Federal 
           Bureau of Investigation. 
            German submarine sunk: 
             U-157, by Coast Guard cutter, THETIS (PC-115), 
              north of Cuba, 
              24 d. 13' N., 82 d. 03' W.
06/14 Sun. First echelon of 1st Marine Division (Maj. Gen. A. A. 
           Vandegrift) arrives at Wellington, New Zealand.
06/17 Wed. Four German agents land from submarine on Ponte Vedra Beach, 
           south of Jacksonville, Fla.; landing is discovered by 
           fishermen and agents are captured by the Federal Bureau of 
           Investigation.
06/18 Thu. United States Naval Air Facility, La Fe, Cuba, is 
           established.
06/19 Fri. Vice Adm. R. L. Ghormley assumes command of South Pacific 
           Area and South Pacific Force with headquarters at Auckland, 
           New Zealand. 
            United States naval vessel lost: 
             Submarine S-27, by grounding, Amchitka, Aleutian Islands; 
              abandoned.
06/20 Sat. Japanese submarine shells Estevan Point, Vancouver Island, 
           British Columbia.
06/21 Sun. Japanese submarine shells Fort Stevens, Oreg.
06/25 Thu. United States Army establishes European Theater of Operations 
           under Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. 
           President and British Prime Minister conclude conference in 
           Washington; decision is reached for combined United States-
           British research and development of the atomic bomb. 
            Japanese naval vessel sunk: 
             Destroyer YAMAKAZE, by submarine NAUTILUS (SS-168), 
              off Honshu, Japan.
06/26 Fri. United States Naval Auxiliary Air Station (Lighter-than-Air), 
           San Julian, Cuba, is established. 
           Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare off United 
           States Atlantic Coast.
06/30 Tue. Naval vessels on hand (all types)....5,612
           Personnel: Navy....................640,570
                      Marine Corps............143,528
                      Coast Guard..............58,998
                      Total personnel.........843,096
            United States naval vessel sunk: 
             Coast minesweeper HORNBILL (AMc-13), by collision, San 
              Francisco Bay, Calif. 
            German submarine sunk: 
             U-158, by Naval land-based aircraft (VP-74), 
              western Atlantic area, 
              32 d. 50' N., 67 d. 28' W.