Taffy Two at Samar
Stump commands Taffy 2, whose aircraft repeatedly attack Kurita's Center Force during the Battle off Samar.
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October
Task Force Thirty-Eight at Cape Engano
Mitscher directs Task Force Thirty-Eight's carrier attacks against Ozawa's Northern Force off Cape Engano.
USS Johnston Torpedo Attack
Evans takes USS Johnston into a torpedo attack against the Japanese Center Force and continues fighting until the destroyer is sunk.
USS Samuel B. Roberts at Samar
Copeland commands USS Samuel B. Roberts in a close-range attack on Japanese cruisers before the destroyer escort is sunk.
Trinity Test Site Approval
Oppenheimer approves plans to conduct the first full-scale bomb test in the Jornada del Muerto area of the Alamogordo Bombing Range.
Invasion of Germany
Orders destruction of German forces west of the Rhine to establish bridgeheads
November Offensive
Orders destruction of German forces west of the Rhine to establish bridgeheads
Offensive
Orders the November Offensive which destroys all German forces west of the River Rhine
Air Support for Leyte
Kenney directs Fifth Air Force operations supporting the Allied return to the Philippines and the ground campaign on Leyte.
November
Proposes Piraeus Salonica or Constantinople
Offers Piraeus, Salonica or Constantinople as alternatives to the difficult Black Sea conference route.
Battle of Schmidt
The US 28th Div of V Corps is repulsed at Schmidt
Constitution of USA
Discusses a democratic post-war China & to reconcile the Communists & Kuomingtang
Election
Wins 21.9 million to Roosevelts 25.6 million votes & loses his own state of New York
Peace Mediation at Yenan
Discusses a democratic post-war China & to reconcile the Communists & Kuomingtang
Proposes Post-Inauguration Conference
Suggests postponing the Big Three meeting until after his January presidential inauguration.
Suggests Late January Conference
Proposes a late January or early February meeting while continuing to prefer a Mediterranean location.
Bombing of Tokyo
Leads the 73rd Wing against the Musashimo engine plant at Tokyo
Capture of Strasburg
The Allies capture Strasburg
Suez Canal
Relies on secured Middle Eastern routes, including the Suez Canal, for Allied logistics and communications.
December
Birth of John Densmore
Birth of John Densmore
Broad Front Strategy
Maintains his broad-front approach for the continuing Allied advance.
Conference of Maastricht
Insists that the advance into the Rhine be on a broad front
Maastricht Conference
Represents the principal American army group during the strategy meeting.
Maastricht Conference
Reports on Allied operations advancing from southern France toward Germany.
Maastricht Conference
Meets senior Allied commanders to review operations toward the Rhine.
Southern Front Coordination
Coordinates the southern army group's role in the wider Allied strategy.
Western Front Strategy
Supports continued operations by American armies across a broad front.
Raises Batum or Yalta as Venues
Identifies Batum or Yalta as possible locations for the forthcoming meeting with Churchill and Stalin.
Capture of Metz
Captures Metz
Capture of Schmidt Dam
Launches an offensive for the Schmidt Dam to stop the Germans flooding the Roer Valley
Attempts Mediterranean Venue Compromise
Attempts to persuade Stalin to travel to a Mediterranean location rather than remain on the Soviet Black Sea coast.
Coordinates Polish Question with Churchill
Seeks British coordination before asking Stalin to delay action on recognition of the Lublin Committee.
Death of Glenn Miller
Death of Glenn Miller, disappears over the Channel
Battle of Bulge
16 Dec-28 Jan, leads the 3rd Army across France & into Germany
Third Army
16 Dec-28 Jan, leads the 3rd Army across France & into Germany
Hanford D Reactor Criticality
Hanford's D Reactor reaches criticality with sufficient excess reactivity to overcome fission-product poisoning.
Massacre
The killing of 80 US GIs by the SS leads Roosevelt to demand an international trial
Battle of Bastogne
Holds Bastogne when it is besieged by the Germans
Battle of Bulge
Commands US 101 Airborne Div & Combat Command B US 10th Armoured Division at Bastogne
Battle of Bulge
The Allies are take by surprise, Eisenhower commits the 82nd & 101st Airborne Divs
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