4 Nov 1944


- USS Ray spotted Japanese cargo ship Kagu Maru, already burning from an attack by USS Bream, in the Philippine Islands; Ray fired two torpedoes at Kagu Maru, hitting her with one of them, blowing off her bow and sinking her. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- USS Guitarro and USS Bream shared the credit for the sinking of Japanese cargo ship Kagu Maru off Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Field Marshall Sir John Dill, the senior British representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff, died from an illness at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, DC, United States. He was subsequently buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]
- Bombers of the No. 550 Squadron RAF attacked Bochum, Germany. Airman John Riley Bryne noted in his diary that "the target was a blazing inferno". ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Kamoi departed Kobe, Japan at 0928 hours and arrived at Osaka at 1058 hours. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- German V-2 rocket hit the golf course at Ilford, London, England, United Kingdom without causing any injuries. ww2dbase [Main Article | Event | CPC]
- Another mini-blitz of V-1 flying bombs started in the evening after some quiet days. 17 Heinkel bombers of III/KG3 started the assault; during the next seven nights, 12 of the Heinkels failed to return, half falling to the night fighters. A Beaufighter aircraft of the Fighter Interception Development Squadron (FIDS) from RAF Coltishall, flown by Squadron Leader P. J. Howard-Williams brought down one and as he was heading for home picked up another on his radar and shot it down. The evening proved disastrous for the crews of II/KG53, of the 14 aircraft that left Varrelbusch, 5 failed to return and another crashed upon landing. Six aircraft totally lost along with 23 aircrew. ww2dbase [Main Article | Event | HM]
- USS Kete refueled at Midway. ww2dbase [Main Article | Facility | CPC]



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