1944年12月2日 | World War II Database

1944年12月2日

Edward R. Stettinius Jr. became secretary of state of the United States after the retirement of Cordell Hull. ww2dbase [CPC]
USS Hoe fired 7 torpedoes at a Japanese tanker, damaging her with 2 hits. ww2dbase [Hoe | CPC]
USS Parche ended her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Parche | CPC]

中國

He Yingqin traveled from Chongqing to Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | Guiyang, Guizhou | CPC]

加羅林群島

USS Ticonderoga arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | Ulithi | DS]

匈牙利

SMERSH operatives attached to Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front arrested Hungarian Count István Bethlen in Hungary. ww2dbase [CPC]

夏威夷

USS Boarfish arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Boarfish | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]

太平洋

USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | CPC]
While transiting from Leyte to Manus, USS St. Louis struck an underwater object that damaged her No. 2 propeller. ww2dbase [St. Louis | DS]

德國

The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Cologne, Germany but the group became divided and bombed two targets of opportunity, Oberlahnstein and Koblenz, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Koblenz | DS]

百慕達

Escort carrier USS Card and her task group arrived at Bermuda for four weeks of ant-submarine exercises and drills with a friendly submarine. ww2dbase [Card | Port Royal Bay | DS]

美國

USS Shamrock Bay embarked the aircraft of US Navy squadron VC-93 at San Diego, California, United States; the aircraft of VC-42 were already on board. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | San Diego, California | CPC]

菲律賓

USS New Mexico departed Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Lingayen Gulf | CPC]
Along with destroyers USS Conyngham, Flusser and Reid, USS Shaw engaged in anti-submarine patrols within Leyte Gulf without results. ww2dbase [Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | Shaw | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]
Battleship USS Maryland and destroyers USS Aulick and USS Saufley departed Leyte Gulf, Philippines bound for Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands. ww2dbase [Maryland | Saufley | Leyte Gulf, Leyte | DS]