70 Years Ago—Feb. 1,
1943:Japanese begin
evacuation of 13,000 troops from Guadalcanal. Mussolini dismisses Gen. Ugo
Cavallero as head of Italian armed forces (Comando Supremo), replaces him with
Gen. Vittorio Ambrosio. US forms 442nd Regimental Combat Team for
Japanese-American soldiers, including internees.
