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: Japanese carrier task force Kido Butai under the command of Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo with six aircraft carriers 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 wherever it is found in Hawaiian waters.

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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