1942 - The U.S. ship Hornet was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz during World War II.
1944 - During World War II, the Battle of Leyte Gulf ended. The battle was won by American forces and brought the end of the Pacific phase of World War II into sight.
World War II Quotes
"Never in the field of human conflict, has so much, been owed by so many, to so few!" Winston Churchill - September 1940
