August 10, 1942
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MONDAY, 10 AUGUST 1942

China: B-25s of the 11th BS (Medium) bombed Hankou. Afterwards the P-40 escorts, led by Colonel Robert L Scott (C.O. 23rd FG), attacked ammunition dumps and military warehouses at Sienning, causing heavy destruction of material which the Japanese have accumulated to use against Hengyang and other U.S. bases in central China.

ALASKA (11th AF): Five B-17s and three B-24s bomb Kiska. Over the target, fighters and AA shoot down one B-24 and only the pilot was rescued.

CBI (CATF): B-25s bomb Hankow; afterwards the P-40 escorts led by Colonel Robert L. Scott, strike ammunition dumps and military warehouses at Sienning, causing heavy destruction of material which the Japanese have accumulated to use against Hengyang and other US bases in central China.

Australian Army: The Maroubra Force counterattacks toward Kokoda with 3 Companies. One seizes Kokoda Airfield, but the others are unable to advance. Around 6:45pm the Australians were ordered to withdraw from Kokoda to southwest via Kokoda Airfield and Naro then rejoin the Kokoda Track near Isurava.

IJA: At dawn, the 144th Infantry Regiment occupies Kokoda and Kokoda Airfield.

USN: Submarine S-44 (SS-155) sinks Japanese heavy cruiser Kako off Simberi Island near Kavieng on New Ireland at roughly Lat 02°15'S Long 152°15'E.