30 Sep 1942
  • Adolf Hitler publicly repeated his forecast of the destruction of the Jewry. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • Soviet troops crossed the Volga River near Moscow, Russia. ww2dbase [TH]
  • The facilities of the Portland Assembly Center in Oregon, United States were returned to civilian use. ww2dbase [Portland Assembly Center | CPC]
  • USS Nicholas departed Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides escorting a transport ship bound for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
British Western Pacific Territories
  • USS S-38 arrived at Anuta, Santa Cruz Islands to wait for a PBY Catalina aircraft scheduled to pick up a sailor suffering from acute appendicitis. ww2dbase [S-38 | Anuta, Santa Cruz | CPC]
Caroline Islands
  • Repair ship Akashi completed the repair work for destroyer Shirakumo at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]
Egypt
  • After a dive bomber escorting mission, the engine of Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Marseille's Bf 109G-6 fighter caught fire southeast of El Imayid, Egypt. Unable to make it back to his airfield due to black smoke entering the cockpit, the 22-year-old "Star of Africa" attempted to bail out, but while doing so he struck the vertical stabilizer across his chest and hip. He fell to his death 7 kilometers south of Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt at 1142 hours. ww2dbase [Hans-Joachim Marseille | Sidi Abdel Rahman | AC, CPC]
Hawaii Japan
  • Nachi departed Ominato Guard District, Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in search of a nearby US task force (which was faulty intelligence). ww2dbase [Nachi | Mutsu, Aomori | CPC]
Pacific Ocean
  • USS Bailey rendezvoused with USS Nashville and transferred Captain Spanagel to Nashville. Captain Herman A. Spanagel relieved Captain Francis S. Craven as the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Nashville. ww2dbase [Bailey | Nashville | Bering Sea | DS]
Poland United Kingdom United States
  • Battleships of US Navy Task Force 1 arrived at San Francisco, California, United States. ww2dbase [San Francisco, California | CPC]
  • The Puyallup Assembly Center in Washington, United States was handed over to the Fort Lewis Ninth Service Command to be converted into a military training facility. ww2dbase [Puyallup Assembly Center | Puyallup, Washington | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 30 Sep 1942
Smoke rising from various districts of Stalingrad, Russia, 30 Sep 1942Admiral Chester Nimitz awarding Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson a gold star to his Navy Cross medal, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 30 Sep 1942Wreckage of Hans-Joachim Marseille

30 Sep 1942 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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