26 September 1944

26 September 1944 US Navy August island action reports forwarded onward

Editorial note: The later 10–12–44 annotation has an uncertain date convention and is not assigned a separate event date.

Commander, Twelfth Fleet, forwarded both sets to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet. Both were signed J. G. Bray, by direction, under file A16-3. The 11–12 August correspondence carried serial 002158 and the 13–14 August correspondence serial 002159. Both bear Commander in Chief Flag Office receipt stamps dated 30 September 1944 at 1608. [A page 6; B page 5]

For the Guernsey action, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, forwarded the correspondence to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet. Signed J. G. Bray, by direction, file A16-3, serial 002160. The Commander in Chief Flag Office receipt stamp records 30 September 1944 at 1608. [C page 5]

Set A page 6 and set C page 5 bear later stamps recording a change to CONFIDENTIAL. Each handwritten date appears to read 10–12–44, but the handwriting and date convention are uncertain. The original annotation remains visible in the supplied compilation; no definite calendar date is assigned here. [A page 6; C page 5]

US Navy. Twelfth Fleet and US Naval Forces in Europe, source sets A page 6, B page 5 and C page 5. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.