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Today in World War II History—June 16, 1943

Friday, June 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Patch of the US Thirteenth Air Force, WWII

Patch of the US Thirteenth Air Force, WWII

80 Years Ago—June 16, 1943: Japanese suffer their biggest aerial defeat over the Solomon Islands, losing 96 of 120 aircraft to antiaircraft fire and to the fighter pilots of the US Thirteenth Air Force, US Navy and Marines, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Actor Charlie Chaplin marries 18-year-old Oona O’Neill, daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill.

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