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• The planned Allied invasion of Burma was called off due to lack of supplies; British and Chinese troops fell back from their forward positions. ww2dbase [CPC]
• USS Gar fired her deck gun at a Japanese cargo ship, causing damage. ww2dbase [Gar | CPC]
• Nikolai Voznesensky became the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Nikolai Voznesensky | CPC]
• Maksim Saburov stepped down as the Chairman of State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Maksim Saburov | CPC]
• The 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 132nd Regimental Combat Team, both of the US Army, arrived in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | CPC]
• USS Flying Fish attacked a Japanese destroyer in the Pacific Ocean, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired and claimed a sinking. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | CPC]
• Destroyers USS Nicholas and USS Saufley arrived off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands where the convoy she was escorting began unloading men and supplies. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Saufley | Guadalcanal Campaign | DS]

• Submarine USS Saury departed the Bismarck Sea and started making her way toward Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, according to orders. ww2dbase [Saury | Bismarck Sea | DS]

• Destroyers USS Lansdowne and Shaw departed Tulagi, Solomon Islands bound for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Lansdowne | Shaw | Tulagi, Solomon Islands | DS]

• Repair ship Akashi completed the repair work for light cruiser Isuzu at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]

• During a test of torpedo firing circuits aboard submarine USS Thresher, one torpedo ran hot in the tube. The exploder failed to arm and the outer tube doors were stuck part way open. Thresher was ordered to return to Fremantle, Australia. ww2dbase [Thresher | DS]

• Submarine USS Growler suffered a casualty in her No. 2 main engine due to a broken crankshaft and the engine was taken off line until it could be repaired. ww2dbase [Growler | DS]

• USS Skipjack arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Skipjack | Mare Island Navy Yard | Vallejo, California | CPC]
• Liberty ship David J. Brewer became the first ship to dock at Port Chicago, California, United States at about 1200 hours. Upon learning that the stevedores were all African-American, the ship's Caucasian captain refused to let dock workers board his ship. ww2dbase [Port Chicago, California | CPC]
• Light cruiser Miami was launched in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, sponsored by Mrs. C. H. Reeder, wife of the mayor of Miami, Florida, United States. ww2dbase [Miami | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | CPC]

8 Dec 1942 Interactive Map