Marine at Cap Gloucester, December 26, 1943.
Marines landed at Cape Gloucester on New Britain.
Marines wading ashore at Cape Gloucester.
The USS Brownson was attacked by Japanese aircraft during the landings, and sunk.
The Moro River Campaign in Italy ended in a stalemate. The Germans were holding their own against, in this case the British 8th Army, but also against the U.S. 5th Army, which did take Monte Sammucro on this day.
The German battleship Scharnhorst was torpedoed and sunk by the HMS Duke of York. All but 36 of her 1,943-man crew perished. The action was termed the Battle of North Cape.
The NFL Championship Game was played, with this coming after Christmas for the first time in the NFL's history. The Bears beat the Redskins 41-21.
