Today in World War II History—May 2, 1942
Monday, May 2, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—May 2, 1942: Japanese bomb powder magazine on Corregidor, 60 Americans killed.
In Allied Arctic Convoy QP-11 returning from USSR, German destroyer Z-24 damages British light cruiser Edinburgh, carrying £5 million in Soviet gold; the cruiser is scuttled.