Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Oct 22 – 28, 1942

Oct 22, 1942: Australian forces land on Goodenough Island off New Guinea, clashing with Japanese troops already there

Oct 23, 1942: Major James Roosevelt, son of President Franklin Roosevelt, is put in command of 4th Raider Battalion, US Marines

Oct 24, 1942: Japanese resistance ends on Goodenough Island, off New Guinea. Photo shows Australian soldiers playing with local children after the end of combat

October 25, 1942: Twelve North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers attack Japanese-occupied Hong Kong

Oct 26, 1942: US and Japanese navies meet in their fourth aircraft carrier duel, later known as Battle of Santa Cruz

Oct 27, 1942: As crew on USS Enterprise carry out burial at sea, both US and Japanese claim victory in Battle of Santa Cruz

Oct 28, 1942: US General Joe Stilwell is charged with carrying out offensive into Hukawng Valley in northern Burma, linking up with Chinese forces arriving from Yunnan Province

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