SUN 8 JUL 1945
Pacific
Submarine Cod rescues officers and men of Dutch submarine O 19 that had been stranded on Ladd Reef, in South China Sea, 300 miles northwest of Brunei Bay. O 19 is then scuttled by torpedoes and gunfire.
Submarine Sea Robin (SS-407) sinks Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 85 off Quelpart Island 33°50'N, 126°42'E.
Submarine Tirante (SS-420) sinks Japanese merchant passenger/cargo ship Saitsu Maru near Dairen, Korea, 38°48'N, 121°25'E.
Japanese merchant cargo ship Mikunisan Maru is sunk by aircraft at mouth of Mokpo harbor, Korea.
Japanese merchant cargo ship Sumera Maru is damaged by aircraft near Sakitozaki.
Japanese Coast Defense Vessel No.95 is damaged by mine inside Yokosuka harbor.
Japanese army cargo ship Tensho Maru and merchant cargo ship Koshin Maru are damaged by collision at 40°14'N, 131°42'E.
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