July 15, 1942
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WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY 1942

USA: Breaks off consular relations with Finland, effective August 1, 1942.

ALASKA (11th AF): Three B-24s on a bombing mission to Kiska abort due to bad weather.

WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND (4th AF): 392nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 30th Bombardment Group (Heavy) moves from Hammer Field to March Field and continues flying ASW patrols with LB-30s.

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) (10th AF): India-China Ferrying Command is activated to replace the Assam-Burma-China Command.

Australia: Thomas Fisher photographs the 23rd Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery atop Tuaguba Hill (Ack Ack Hill) at Port Moresby.

General Millard F. Harmon with small forward echelon of USAFISPA, starts air journey from Washington D.C. bound for the South Pacific.

U.S. Navy: Naval Air Transport Service Squadron 3 (VR-3) is established at Kansas City, Kansas, for operations in the U.S.

Submarine Base, Midway Island, is established.

Submarine Grunion (SS-216) sinks Japanese submarine chasers Ch 25 and Ch 27 west of Sredni Point, Kiska, Aleutians, 52°02'N, 177°42'

Salvage party, transported to Akutan Island in district patrol vessel YP-72 continues salvage of A6M2 Zero 4593 on Akutan Island.

USMC: A detachment from the 4th Marine Defense Battalion arrive on Espiritu Santo with a heavy antiaircraft battery and an automatic weapons battery.