Today in World War II History—December 9, 1943
Saturday, December 9, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Dec. 9, 1943: In Italy, British Eighth Army secures Moro River beachhead near Ortona.
US airfield opens at Torokina on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, only 220 miles from major Japanese base at Rabaul.