2 Dec 1944




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- 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]
- 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]
- USS Ticonderoga arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | Ulithi | DS]
- He Yingqin traveled from Chongqing to Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | Guiyang, Guizhou | CPC]
- 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 [RAF Thurleigh | Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Koblenz | DS]
- USS Boarfish arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Boarfish | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- SMERSH operatives attached to Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front arrested Hungarian Count István Bethlen in Hungary. ww2dbase [CPC]
- 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]
- 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 [Shaw | Philippines Campaign, Phase 1, the Leyte Campaign | 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]
- 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]




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