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• Germans invaded Kos Island under a heavy air umbrella. ww2dbase [Dodecanese Campaign | TH]

• 433rd Fighter Squadron (flying P-38 aicraft) of USAAF 475th Fighter Group was out of Dobodura No. 11 airstrip of Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua. ww2dbase [Dobodura Airfield | Dobodura | CPC]

• USS Nicholas arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. While at Tulagi, Commander Alvin Chandler assumed command of Destroyer Squadron 21 (DesRon21), hoisting his pennant in Nicholas. Cdr Chandler had recently completed service as commander of DesRon41 during the Battle of Rennell Island. Destroyers Nicholas, USS O’Bannon, and USS Chevalier then departed Tulagi on a patrol up the New Georgia Sound (The “Slot”) to Vella Gulf. North of Kolombangara, the group fired on two Japanese troop barges that burned and sank. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Nicholas | Kolombangara, Solomon Islands | DS]

• Naka arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Naka | Truk | CPC]

• Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Surabaya, Java. Upon arrival, she was damaged by a mine. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Surabaya, Java | CPC]

• Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Officers and men of ACORN-14 arrived on board. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]

• Troops of 11th Brigade of British 78th Infantry Division crossed the Biferno River near Termoli, Italy, linking up with British Commandos that had already landed by sea. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Termoli, Molise | CPC]

3 Oct 1943 Interactive Map