Today in World War II History—October 2, 1942
Sunday, October 2, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Oct. 2, 1942: Off Northern Ireland, troopship HMT Queen Mary (carrying US 29th Infantry Division to Britain) collides with light cruiser HMS Curacoa, cutting it in half (337/364 killed).
US Marines occupy Funafuti in the Ellice Islands in the Pacific to build an airfield.