3 Oct 1942
- American SBD and TBF aircraft from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands attacked and damaged seaplane carrier Nisshin. ww2dbase [Henderson Field | Nisshin | CPC]
- The US Army established the War Dog Reception and Training Center at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, United States. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Kiyoshi Ito's fighter crashed into the water in the Solomon Islands due to fuel system issues; he drifted in the ocean for five to six hours before being rescued by a destroyer. ww2dbase [Kiyoshi Ito | CPC]
- The first successful A4 test flight reached the altitude of 84.5 kilometers (52.5 miles). The rocket was launched at Peenemünde, Germany. ww2dbase [V-Weapons Campaign | Vergeltungswaffe 2 | Peenemünde, Pommern | CPC]
- Heavy losses were incurred on both sides as the German 6.Armee pushed the Soviet 62nd Army back to the Volga River at Stalingrad, Russia. ww2dbase [Battle of Stalingrad | Stalingrad | TH]
- Boris Shaposhnikov was awarded his second Order of Lenin. ww2dbase [Boris Shaposhnikov | CPC]
- James Byrnes stepped down as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and was made the Director of the Office of Economic Stabilization. ww2dbase [James Byrnes | Washington | CPC]
- USS Ranger departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for Bermuda. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Ranger | Norfolk, Virginia | DS]
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