Today in World War II History—May 20, 1943
Saturday, May 20, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

US Rationing Books Three and Four owned by my mother and grandmother, WWII (Photo: Sarah Sundin)
80 Years Ago—May 20, 1943: US Tenth Fleet is established in Washington, DC, under Adm. Ernest King to control shore-based antisubmarine operations in the Atlantic, the only US fleet without ships.
US War Ration Book Three is distributed by mail (Read more: “Make It Do—Meat and Cheese Rationing in World War II”).