June 18, 1944
Today in World War II Pacific History
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SUNDAY, 18 JUNE 1944

BURMA-INDIA (Tenth Air Force): 16 A-36s, P-51s, and P-40s hit Myitkyina and Mogaung, Burma.

CHINA (Fourteenth Air Force): In China, B-25s and P-40s bomb Yoyang and hit shipping and boats in the Siang-Chiang River delta area; P-40s and P-51s attack about 100 supply boats in the lower Tungting Lake area, strafe cavalry forces between Siangyin and Changsha, and hit a village just E of Changsha.

PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA, Seventh Air Force): B-25s from Makin pound Nauru. B-24s stage through Eniwetok to bomb Truk.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA [SWPA, Far East Air Force (FEAF)]: A-20s, B-25s, and fighters, along with RAAF aircraft, continue to pound supplies and occupied areas along the coast in the Wewak area. The 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group moves from Nadzab to Owi with P-38s. B-24s hit targets in Truk. A variety of fighter and bomber aircraft unload 18 tons of bombs on numerous targets around Rabaul. Fighters continue sweeps against targets of opportunity along coastal areas of Bougainville.

USN: Lost in a refueling accident is PT-107 "Black Magic" and PT-63.

Japan: Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo was forced to resign after the fall of Saipan and was replaced by Kuniaki Koiso.