China in WW2

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Dec 31, 1942 – Jan 6, 1943

• By Peter Harmsen
• 7 January, 2023
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Dec 31, 1942: At Imperial Conference held in Tokyo, Japanese commanders decide on the withdrawal from Guadalcanal

Jan 1, 1943: Commissioning of aircraft carrier USS Essex, the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class, the most numerous class of capital ship of the 20th century

Jan 2, 1943: US and Australian troops take Buna Mission, New Guinea

Jan 3, 1943: US troops mop up area around Buna Mission, New Guinea

Jan 4, 1943: Admiral Thomas Kinkaid is named Commander of the North Pacific Force

Jan 5, 1943: Chinese military delegation to the US led by General Xiong Shihui (see photo above) returns to Chongqing

Jan 6, 1943: In Burma, Indian troops resume offensive in Arakan but encounter determined Japanese resistance