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7 April 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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(NOTE: The terms “African Americans” and “blacks” are used interchangeably.) The Navy was racially integrated through 1865.

Source US Navy chronology (NHHC) (opens external site)
Luzon

Japanese, attacking again in II Corps area with air and arty support, force entire corps MLR back to Mamala R line; this line, too, becomes untenable, and Americans and Filipinos withdraw under cover of darkness, 7-8, to Alangan R.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

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7 April 1942

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(NOTE: The terms “African Americans” and “blacks” are used interchangeably.) The Navy was racially integrated through 1865.

Japanese, attacking again in II Corps area with air and arty support, force entire corps MLR back to Mamala R line; this line, too, becomes untenable, and Americans and Filipinos withdraw under cover of darkness, 7-8, to Alangan R.

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