Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber with early 1942 markings (US Navy photo)
75 Years Ago—May 31, 1942: US Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers are first deployed in Pacific Theater: 6 are dispatched to Midway.
US War Stamp drive ends, raised $7.25 million through drugstores.
Japanese midget subs enter Sydney Harbor and sink accommodation vessel HMAS Kuttabul and damage Dutch sub K-IX; 3 midget subs are lost.
Japanese midget submarine raised from Sydney Harbor, Australia, the day after the attack, 1 Jun 1942 (Australian War Memorial)
