Saturday, 13 December 1941
Caribbean Air Force: The 22d and 23d Pursuit Squadrons (Interceptor), 36th Pursuit Group (Interceptor), transfer from Losey Field to Vega Baja, Puerto Rico with P-36's.
4th Air Force: The 115th Observation Squadron, 69th Observation Group, transfers from Sherwood Field to San Bernardino Army Airfield, California with O-38's, O-47's and O-49's and continues flying ASW patrols.
China: Invading Japanese forces demand the surrender of British troops in Hong Kong. When their request is denied, the Japanese begin bombing the city.
New Guinea: The Australian War Cabinet decide that all white women and children, other than missionary women and nurses who volunteered to stay, would be evacuated at Commonwealth Government expense to Australia via aircraft and ships. Approximately 178 were evacuated from the Territory of Papua and 554 from the Territory of New Guinea with the evacuations completed by December 29, 1941. No provisions were made to evacuate any Chinese women and children.
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