American World War II Submarine Operations
News about American submarines and United States naval
operations during the Pacific War, 1941 to 1945
This Month 64 Years Ago in the Pacific War
American Naval Operations and Submarine Activity October 1942
Posted Friday October 20th, 2006
- October 5-6 - Submarine USS Amberjack (SS-219) reconnoitered Greenwich Island.
- October 9 - First three schools for enlisted WAVES open at Stillwater, OK (Yeoman), Bloomington, IN (Storekeepers), and Madison, WI (Radiomen).
- October 11 - Battle of Cape Esperance begins: In two-day battle, American task force stops Japanese attack on Guadalcanal and sinks two Japanese ships while losing only USS Duncan (DD-485).
- October 15-16 - Submarine USS Amberjack (SS-219) reconnoitered Ocean Island.
- October 16 - Submarine USS Thresher (SS-200) laid mines in the northernmost part of Gulf of Siam.
- October 16 - Carrier aircraft from USS Hornet (CV-8) conduct attacks on Japanese troops on Guadalcanal.
- October 19 - Submarine USS Gar (SS-206) laid mines in the northernmost part of Gulf of Siam.
- October 21 - British submarine lands CAPT Jerauld Wright, USN and four Army officers at Cherchel, French North Africa, to meet with a French military delegation to learn the French attitude toward future Allied landings.
- October 25 - Submarine USS Whale (SS-238) laid mines off Hino, Misaki, Honshu.
- October 25 - Submarine USS Amberjack (SS-219) delivered 9000 gallons aviation gasoline, 200 hundred-pound bombs, and 15 Army fighter personnel to Tulagi.
- October 26 - Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost and USS Enterprise (CV-6) was badly damaged during the battle.
- October 29 - Submarine USS Grenadier (USS-210) laid mines in the middle of Tonkin Gulf.
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