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5 October 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.
7 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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At sea
PBY (COMAIRSOPAC) sinks Japanese submarine I-22 near Indispensable Strait, Solomons.
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At sea
Planes from carrier Hornet (CV-8) (Rear Admiral George D. Murray) bomb Buin-Tonolei area and Faisi, Bougainville, Solomons.
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Diplomatic record
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chargé in Sweden (Greene)
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 33 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1942-10-05, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. 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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