Sunday, June 14, 2015

Krauts Take Paris

FRI 14 JUN 1940
President Roosevelt signs Naval Expansion Act increasing the carrier, cruiser, and submarine tonnage of the Navy by 167,000 tons, auxiliary shipping by 75,000; and the useful number of authorized naval aircraft to 4,500 planes.

German troops occupy Paris, France.

Destroyer O'Brien (DD-415) departs Bahia, Brazil, on her shakedown cruise, bound for Buenos Aires, Argentina (see 20 June).

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