Today in World War II History—December 20, 1941
Monday, December 20, 2021 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Dec. 20, 1941: Japanese land on Mindanao in the Philippines and in Dutch Borneo, Celebes, and the Moluccas in Netherlands East Indies.
American Volunteer Group (“Flying Tigers”) flies its first mission over China.
Adm. Ernest King is named Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet.
Off Mendocino, CA, Japanese sub I-17 sinks US tanker Emidio, the first loss off the US West Coast.
Goebbels appeals to German public for winter clothing for troops.