MON 7 DEC 1942
Pacific
USMC SBDs (VMSB 132) from Henderson Field attack Japanese Reinforcement Unit (Captain Sato Torajiro), 12 ships strong, carrying reinforcements and supplies to Guadalcanal, damaging destroyers Nowaki and Arashi.
Cargo ship Alchiba (AK-23) is damaged by Japanese midget submarine Ha.38 (from submarine I-24) off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal (see 28 November).
Submarine Kingfish (SS-234) sinks Japanese transport No.3 Hino Maru west of the Bonins, 23°59'N, 138°43'E.
Atlantic
U.S. freighter James McKay, attempting to join convoy HX 217 in heavy seas east of Newfoundland, is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-600 at 57°50'N, 23°10'W; although U-600 notes two boats clearing the ship's side containing survivors, none of the 48-man merchant complement or the 14-man Armed Guard are ever found.
Lifeboat from U.S. tanker Caddo capsizes twice; seven of the 13 occupants drown. Of the 17 men who originally occupied the boat, four have already perished at sea (see 8 December).
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