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January 11th 1942
DD’s Patterson and Jarvis intercept TB’s Hiydori and Kiji, and AK Haruna Maru in the Davao Gulf. Both parties evade.
MTB’s 7, 8 and 9 bumps into PB Chosei Maru with 2 AK’s. All three MTB’s are sunk.
CL Leander with 3 DD’s meet the same enemy TF. Both forces evade but not until heavy damage has been inflicted on AK Meiyo Maru, 54 casualties.
Jolo defense force fights back but new enemy forces are landing all the time.
18 Dutch 139 and 5 L-212-bombers attack ground forces near Tarakan, 81 casualties.
2 Aussie Hudsons flying from Menado are destroyed over Ternate.
9 Kates, 22 Vals and 10 Zeros attack port of Butuan flying from CV TF in the Celebes Sea. Intercepted by 2 P-35 and 7 P-40E’s. Bomb hits on CA Australia, DD John
D. Edwards and AKL Sochow. Sochow sinks.
In a similar attack on Dadjangas DD Pillsbury is hit by 3 bombs.
11 Kates attack Cagayan. 1 Kate destroyed. AKL Sagoland, 1 torpedo hit.
Flying from a CV force in the northern part of the Macassar Strait, 16 Vals escorted by 5 Zeros attack AP’s Monterey and Matsonia carrying parts of the 161st and
34th infantry regiments. Monterey is hit by 10 bombs. 93 casualties onboard.
What a day! In a second attack on Dadjangas by 19 Kates, 12 Vals and 5 Zeros DD Pillsbury is hit by 1 bomb. AKL Paz sinks.
West of Dadjangas CL Leander and DD John D. Ford are attacked by 32 Kates and 5 Zeros. 3 P-36 and 1 P-35 from Cotabato intercepts. Leander receive 1 bomb and 1
torpedo hit. On fire.
Another raid on Cagayan by enemy CV planes. 19 Vals and 5 Zeros. AM Penguin is hit 5 times. Sinks.
More enemy forces landing from 4 vessels near Tarakan. They have losses by CD artillery. 25 casualties.
Enemy forces capture Jolo! That was quick! 61st and 81st PA regiments surrender. Well, they were rather under-manned. 13 grounded planes destroyed on the airfield.
Bad!
In all, 39 allied a/c of various types lost on this day. 9 ships sunk, among them 2 damaged DD’s, and AP Monterey with part of 34th Infantry onboard. 936 troops
saved by other ships.
CV Saratoga is embarking two A-24 squadrons – 27 planes – in Brisbane to take them close enough to Ambon to be flown off. An agreement has been made with the Navy
to have the carrier technicians look the A-24’s over and repair eventual malfunctions. This agreement was actually made before Saratoga arrived in Brisbane. An
idea brought forth by a young naval aide in the Sydney Embassy when he heard about the problems in assembling the A-24’s in Brisbane. His suggestion stemmed from
the fact that the carrier SBD’s is an almost similar aircraft type. The problems applied particularly to worn-out tires, missing machine gun trigger solenoids and
the fragile rear machine gun mounts.
In the meantime a squadron of P-39’s, off-loaded in Brisbane, have flown north to Townsville for onward transfer to Port Moresby.
It shall take 5-6 days for the carrier to return to take onboard her planes again or transport another batch of AAC planes north.
The main parts of 131st and 148th FA Bn are now ashore in Zamboanga. That should shore up the defense considerably. The more so as the 114th and 115th Base Forces
have arrived, too.
AK Montgomery City, with 105 vehicles, ordnance supplies, bombs, general stores and supplies, is unloading in Cotabato.
The 56th CD AA regt., on 3 AP/AK’s, is loitering in the Moluccans, waiting for a chance to get through scot-free to Menado.
193rd Tank Bn is 2 days out of Darwin. That shall be the first unit made ready for the amphibious Reaction Force in Darwin.
Fred
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