4 Oct 1942
- The US Marine Corps 9th Defense Battalion departed Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for the Panama Canal Zone. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Repair ship Akashi completed the repair work for escort carrier Taiyo at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- The British commando raid on Sark in the Channel Islands resulted in one prisoner. ww2dbase [TH]
- The Headquarters Squadron, Marine Aircraft Wing, Pacific of the United States Marine Corps arrived at Ewa Marine Corps Air Station near Honolulu, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- USS S-44 attacked a destroyer, claiming a sinking with 3 hits out of 4 torpedoes fired; she suffered damage from an intense depth charge counterattack. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- German XIV Panzer Korps attacked the Stalingrad Tractor Factory in Stalingrad, Russia. ww2dbase [Main Article | Facility | TH]
- Ivan Isakov was seriously injured by German air raid in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which resulted in the amputation of his foot. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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