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16 January 1942
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
5 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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Malaya
Japanese cross Muar R and force Ind 45th Brig from Muar, on S bank; continue landings on W coast in Muar-Batu Pahat area, increasing threat to communications.
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Burma
46th Brig, Ind 17th Div, arrives. Japanese attack and eventually outflank Imperial forces at Myitta, threatening Tavoy.
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During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, an action that later earned him the Medal of Honor.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-01-16, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included INDONESIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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