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15 May 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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New Guinea
Aus 14th Brig Gp and 700 attached Aus AA troops start to Port Moresby to bolster positions there.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 3 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1942-05-15, 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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In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
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In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
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