Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Oct 8 – 14, 1942


Oct 8, 1942: General Claire Chennault writes letter to President Roosevelt, calling for more resources to defeat Japanese air power in China as a preliminary to attack on Japan

Oct 9, 1942: On Guadalcanal, Marines complete three days of combat near Matanikau river, suffering less than 200 dead and injured against 700 Japanese casualties

Oct 10, 1942: Elements of the US Army’s 32nd Division begin move towards Jaure in central Papua

Oct 11, 1942: US Rear Admiral Norman Scott leads US task force in battle against Japanese Navy at Cape Esperance

Oct 12, 1942: Battle of Cape Esperance ends in a draw between the US and the Japanese side

Oct 13, 1942: Japanese planes bomb Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

Oct 14, 1942: Battle rages between Australian and Japanese forces around Templeton’s Crossing, along New Guinea’s Kokoda Track

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