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December 6, 1942
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SUNDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1942

(Eleventh Air Force) Reconnaissance is flown over Attu, Agattu, Amchitka, Kiska and Semichi. The 18th Fighter Squadron, 343d Fighter Group with P-40s transfers from Alaska to Adak.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Army Forces in South Pacific Area) P-39s strafing Munda on New Georgia spot trucks, steam rollers and other construction equipment, and evidence of two runways under construction that will become Munda Airfield. B-17s will bomb Munda 21 times in December and continue to hit it in January 1943, as the Japanese continue to work at building the strip despite constant air strikes. Methodist Nurse Merle Farland arrives Segi.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force) B-17s bomb Lakunai Airfield and Rabaul town. B-25s bomb Lae Airfield.

USN: Launched is USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) at New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, New Jersey.

U.S. Army: In New Guinea, Japanese frustrate effort to supply beleaguered roadblock on Soputa-Sanananda trail with rations and ammunition. The garrison is near the end of its resources. Urbana Force prepares for another attack on Buna Village and places first "time on target" fire of the campaign on Buna Mission. Since frontal attacks by Warren Force have been futile and costly, it is decided to soften enemy positions by attrition and infiltration while awaiting arrival of tanks.

Hilda Norling (S-62) in transit between Oro Bay bound for Porlock Harbor was attacked by Japanese planes with crew casualties, damaged and beached.



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