Today in World War II History—Nov. 2, 1943
Friday, November 2, 2018 by Sarah Sundin

Light cruiser USS Montpelier firing her guns during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, night of 1-2 Nov 1943 (US Navy photo)
75 Years Ago—Nov. 2, 1943: Battle of Empress Augusta Bay: US Navy Task Force 39 drives attacking Japanese ships away from Bougainville, sinking Japanese destroyer Hatsukaze and light cruiser Sendai.
US Fifteenth Air Force flies first strategic bombing mission: 112 B-24s and B-17s bomb Messerschmitt aircraft factory in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria.

Patch of the US Fifteenth Air Force, WWII