SUN 30 JUN 1940
Naval ships and district craft on hand (all types)--1,099. Personnel: Navy--160,997; Marine Corps--28,364; Coast Guard--13,766. Total personnel--203,127.
Heavy cruiser Wichita (CA-45), with Commander Cruiser Division Seven (Rear Admiral Andrew C. Pickens) embarked, reaches Montevideo, Uruguay, joining heavy cruiser Quincy (CA-39) to begin a tour of Latin American ports "to furnish a reminder of the strength and the range of action of the armed forces of the United States" (see 3 July and following).
Presidential yacht Potomac (AG-25), accompanied by auxiliary Cuyahoga (AG-26), returns to Washington Navy Yard with President Roosevelt embarked, after a cruise down the Potomac River.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Total Personnel: 203,127
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