Today in World War II History—Oct. 27, 1942
Friday, October 27, 2017 by Sarah Sundin

US Navy Day poster, 1942 (Bureau of Naval Personnel)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 27, 1942: Germans secure Caucasus Mountains.
Himmler orders liquidation of last major Ukrainian ghetto, at Pinsk.
Actor Clark Gable commissioned as a second lieutenant in US Army Air Forces after completing Officer Candidate School.
US celebrates Navy Day.