April 14, 1942
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TUESDAY, 14 APRIL 1942

Burma: Yenangyaung oil fields are ordered destroyed, night 14-15; this is accomplished during next 48 hours. Japanese are moving around Ch T-55th Div in Mawchi-Loikaw area.

Australia: The Australian government approves directive of March 30, 1942 to General Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Commander, SWPA. They are the last of the nations concerned to do so.

RAAF: Crashed is Anson AX420 (KIA) roughly 15 miles north of the Gunning-Crookwell Road, NSW.

Philippines: Filipino guerrillas led by Lt. Severino Antiporda attack and captured the Japanese garrison in Tayug. The guerrillas hoisted the Philippine and American flags in the municipal building. The Japanese counterattacked on May 3, 1942. The guerrillas defended for nine day until they were defeated on May 11, 1942. Afterwards, the Japanese burned the town and executed residents suspected as sympathetic to the guerrillas.