Today in World War II History—May 12, 1942
Thursday, May 12, 2022 by Sarah Sundin

Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, 99th Bombardment Group, 1943 (US Army Air Forces photo)
80 Years Ago—May 12, 1942: Soviets open offensive in Ukraine toward Kharkov.
Production begins of B-17F Flying Fortress bombers.
Battleship USS Massachusetts is commissioned, Quincy, MA.
San Francisco Bay Area has a 25-minute air raid alert.
Council on Books in Wartime holds first convention (Read more: “Books in World War II”).

Battleship USS Massachusetts, Battleship Cove, Fall River MA (Photo: Sarah Sundin, July 2014)