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Today in World War II History—August 20, 1942

Saturday, August 20, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
US Marine Corps (and maybe Navy) Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 14 April 1943 (US Navy photo 80-G-41099)

US Marine Corps (and maybe Navy) Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 14 April 1943 (US Navy photo 80-G-41099)

Patch of the US Twelfth Air Force, WWII

Patch of the US Twelfth Air Force, WWII

80 Years Ago—Aug. 20, 1942: “Cactus Air Force” arrives at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal: 31 US Marine F4F-4s and SBD-3s.

US Twelfth Air Force is activated at Bolling Field, DC, under Lt. Col. Roger Browne, designated to go to North Africa.

Dim-out regulations are issued on the US West Coast.

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