Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Sep 10 – 16, 1942

Sep 10, 1942: Japan inaugurates the Bukit Batok War Memorial in Singapore to commemorate its soldiers killed in the battle for the city (see photo above)

Sep 11, 1942: Subhas Bose, the Indian independence leader seeking support from the Axis, attends event at Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg where the German city’s radio symphony orchestra performs the Hindi national anthem Jana Gana Mana

Sep 12, 1942: Japanese forces launch mass attack on Edson’s Ridge, Guadalcanal

Sep 13, 1942: In second day of battle for Edson’s Ridge, Guadalcanal, US Marines inflict heavy casualties on Japanese attackers

Sep 14, 1942: John William Finn, a sailor in the US Navy, is awarded the war’s first Medal of Honor, for bravery during Pearl Harbor attack

Sep 15, 1942: American aircraft carrier USS Wasp is torpedoed by Japanese submarine off Guadalcanal and later scuttled

Sep 16, 1942: At western edge of Indian Ocean, Allied forces advance against Vichy French opposition during ground offensive on Madagascar

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