Lex Anteinternet: Tuesday, February 9, 1943. "Tokyo Express no longer has a terminus on Guadalcanal"

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Tuesday, February 9, 1943. "Tokyo Express no longer has a terminus on Guadalcanal"

So stated the message from Gen. Alexander Patch to Adm. Bill Halsey, marking the end of operations in Guadalcanal.

The Japanese had sustained 24,000 combat deaths on the island. The US, 1,653.

The Japanese troops ship Tatsuta Maru went down due to a torpedo from the U.S. submarine USS Tarpon. 1,223 soldiers and passengers and 198 crewmen died in the sinking, which was during a storm, rivaling the U.S. loss in taking Guadalcanal.

President Roosevelt ordered a wartime work week of 48 hours in 32 U.S. cities that had a shortage of employees. Employees would receive time and a half for working over 40 hours

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