Guadalcanal
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15 September 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
First elements (Co E and attachments) of 126th Inf, U.S. 32d Div, fly to Port Moresby from Brisbane, Australia. This is the first U.S. infantry force to arrive in New Guinea.
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S Pacific
Japanese submarines attack U.S. warships on patrol S and E of the Solomons, sinking CV Wasp and damaging BB North Carolina; latter is forced to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs.
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Americans send troops to Port Moresby as reinforcements for the Australian defenders.
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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 24 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-09-15, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, RAAF. Targets included NEW GUINEA, BISMARK ARCHIPELAGO.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1942-09-15, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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