November 26, 1941
World War II Pacific History
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Wednesday, 26 November 1941

Washington DC: Secretary of State Hull submits final proposal to Japanese envoys for readjustment of U.S.-Japanese relations.

IJN: Operation Z: A powerful Japanese task force departs Hitokappu Bay (Kasatka Bay) eastward bound for Hawaii. If talks between United States and Japan fail to resolve the diplomatic impasse over Far Eastern and Pacific questions they will attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii. The force inclues 1st Air Fleet Striking Force (Kido Butai) under Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo including CarDiv 1's Akagi and Kaga, CarDiv 2's Hiryu and Soryu, CarDiv 5's Shokaku and Zuikaku. Escorted by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's support force of BatDiv 3/Section 1 Hiei and Kirishima, CruDiv 8 Tone and Chikuma, DesRon 1's light cruiser Abukuma plus destroyers and supply groups Nos. 1 and 2.

Japanese task force departs Terashima Strait bound for Palau including Desdiv 16 destroyers Amatsukaze, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze and Hatsukaze.

USN: Tug Sonoma (AT-12) departs Wake with Pan American Airways barges PAB No. 2 and PAB No. 4 in tow, bound for Honolulu.

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