Japanese ships threat for General Sharp’s Command in the Philippines according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 10 January 1942

An item reported that the 20 Japanese ships lying in the Misamis Bay area, Philippines were a new threat for General Sharp’s Command in northern Mindanao, Philippines.(1)

Note

1. Major-general William Fletcher Sharp 22 September 1885 Yankton, South Dakota, USA-30 March 1947 Fort McPherson, Georgia, USA), commanded the Visayas-Mindanao Force 1941-1942.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 10 January 1942 No. 31