Pier built by US Army engineers over hull of sunken ship, Naples, 1943 (US Army Center for Military History)
75 Years Ago—Oct. 4, 1943: Only US fleet carrier action in north Atlantic: in joint action with Royal Navy, aircraft from USS Ranger attack two German convoys at Bodø, Norway, sink 5 ships.
Free French secure Corsica.
First Liberty ship docks at Naples’s wrecked harbor.
