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23 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.
6 sourced entries for this date.
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New Guinea
Gen Blarney arrives in Port Moresby to take direct command of New Guinea forces. Lt Gen Edmund F. Herring becomes Commander, Advance New Guinea Force, succeeding Gen Rowell.
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27: In the Third Battle of Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, Japanese naval bombardment and landing forces nearly destroy Henderson Field in an attempt to take it, but the land forces are soon driven back.
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The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 5 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1942-09-23, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force. Targets included LIBYA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 7 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-09-23, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included SOLOMON ISLANDS.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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