November 30, 1941
World War II Pacific History
Day by day chronology

Sunday, 30 November 1941

Japan: Japanese Foreign Minister Hideki Tojo rejects the U.S. proposals for settling the Far East crisis.

USAAF: A total of 155 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) between January 11, 1937 until November 30 1941. When the United States entered World War II, production quickly accelerated, and the Flying Fortress once holding the record for the highest production rate for any large plane.

Washington DC: Japanese Foreign Minister Tojo rejects U.S. proposals for settling Far East crisis.

River gunboats USS Luzon (PR-7) and USS Oahu (PR-6) (Rear Admiral William A. Glassford, Commander Yangtze Patrol, in Luzon) rendezvous with submarine rescue vessel USS Pigeon (ASR-6) and minesweeper Finch (AM- 9) they will remain in company until December 3, 1941.

IJN: Japanese submarine I-10 surfaces and launches her E9W1 floatplane piloted by Lt. Yasuo Ando with FPO2c Saburo Asama to reconnoiters Suva Bay off Suva and reports no enemy warships but fails to return.

Japanese task force arrives Palau including Desdiv 16 destroyers Amatsukaze, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze and Hatsukaze.

USMC: Total strength of the U.S. Marine Corps was 65,881.

U.S. passenger liners SS President Madison arrives Olongapo and disembarks the 2d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel Donald Curtis, USMC). SS President Madison will then proceed on to Singapore.

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