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4 March 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.

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China

Gen Stilwell establishes Hq, American Army Forces, China, Burma, and India, at Chungking, using his U.S. Task Force in China and AMMISCA personnel as a nucleus.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Hawaii

2 Japanese planes drop total of 4 bombs near Punch Bowl crater, Oahu. No damage.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Marcus I.

U.S. planes from carrier Enterprise make surprise attack on island just before dawn, achieving satisfactory results.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Japanese naval Operation K occurs, intended as a reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor and disruption of repair and salvage operations.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
UK Parliament

Vote of Credit, 1942 (Expendi Ture Arising Out of the War) (House of Commons)

Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-03-04: "Vote of Credit, 1942 (Expendi Ture Arising Out of the War)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)
UK Parliament

Vote of Credit (Supplemen Tary), 1941 (Expenditure Arising Out of the War) (House of Commons)

Official record of proceedings in the House of Commons, sitting of 1942-03-04: "Vote of Credit (Supplemen Tary), 1941 (Expenditure Arising Out of the War)." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)

Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-03-04, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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4 March 1942

Entries

Gen Stilwell establishes Hq, American Army Forces, China, Burma, and India, at Chungking, using his U.S. Task Force in China and AMMISCA personnel as a nucleus.

2 Japanese planes drop total of 4 bombs near Punch Bowl crater, Oahu. No damage.

U.S. planes from carrier Enterprise make surprise attack on island just before dawn, achieving satisfactory results.

Japanese naval Operation K occurs, intended as a reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor and disruption of repair and salvage operations.

Vote of Credit, 1942 (Expendi Ture Arising Out of the War) (House of Commons)

Vote of Credit (Supplemen Tary), 1941 (Expenditure Arising Out of the War) (House of Commons)

THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-03-04, flown by RAF. Targets included BURMA.

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