August 24th, 1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo is sunk and US carrier Enterprise heavily damaged. event on August 24, 1942. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around August 24, 1942
| August 25th, 1942 | Event | World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. A Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned-back by Allied air attack, losing one destroyer and one transport sunk, and one light cruiser heavily damaged. |
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