July 18, 1942
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SATURDAY, 18 JULY 1942

ALASKA (11th AF): B-17B "Old Seventy" 38-215 pilot Major Marvin E. Walseth crashed returning from a weather and photo reconnaissance over Kiska crashed on Umnak.

CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) (10th AF): CHINA AIR TASK FORCE (CATF): Three B-25s from Kweilin bomb Tien Ho Airfield.

USN: Amphibious Force, South Pacific Area, is established under command of Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner.