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History on the 20th of July 1942

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20 Jul 1942 WW2 US Marines sailed from New Zealand for exercises at Fiji. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 USS S-28 received orders to patrol the area surrounding Sirius Point, Aleutian Islands. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 The US submarine Scorpion was launched, sponsored by Ms. Elizabeth T. Monagle. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Wilhelm Keitel entertained with the idea of branding Soviet prisoners of war/slave laborers on the buttocks similar to how one would treat cattle. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 US 1st Marine Division issued the Operation Watchtower plans for the invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 William Leahy retired from the US Navy. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Japanese submarine I-11 sank Greek ship G. S. Livanos 75 miles south of Sydney, Australia. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 3 B-17 bombers of US 11th Air Force attacked Kiska, Aleutian Islands. At Adak Island, seaplane tender USS Gillis was attacked by Japanese H6K flying boats, received one hit, but sustained no damage as the bomb failed to explode. Finally, on Unalaska Island, the US Navy established Naval Air Facility Dutch Harbor and Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Douglas MacArthur departed Melbourne, Australia. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Tenryu departed Rabaul, New Britain for Buna, Australian Papua. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 24 Japanese G4M bombers and 15 A6M fighters attacked Port Moresby, Papua on the island of New Guinea. Meanwhile, at Rabaul, New Britain, 5th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force of the Japanese Navy and Yokoyama Detachment of the Japanese 17th Army departed on three transports. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 German submarine U-132 damaged transport Frederika Lensen of Allied convoy QS-19 off Anticosti Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Canada at 1839 hours; 4 were killed, 36 survived. Frederika Lensen would be beached to prevent sinking although she would ultimately be declared a total loss due to extensive damage. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 HMS Eagle departed Gibraltar with 31 Spitfire fighters and 4 Swordfish torpedo bombers for Malta in Operation Insect. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 German armed merchant cruiser Thor sank British ship Indus 1,950 miles west of Australia; 22 were killed, 49 survived. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Benito Mussolini arrived in Rome, Italy. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Suzanne Walker became the first enlisted member of the Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Soviet troops retook the German bridgehead at Voronezh, Russia. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 USS R-1 arrived at New London, Connecticut, United States. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 The US Army officially activated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, United States. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 The first members of the US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps began training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 The keel of US destroyer escort Moore was laid down. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 The keel of US destroyer Prichett was laid down. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 The keel of US submarine Ray was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 US minesweeper Chickadee was launched. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 US submarines Scamp was launched. 
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20 Jul 1942 WW2 Destroyer USS Chevalier was commissioned into service. 
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