Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Oct. 9, 1942: US Eighth Air Force bombs Lille, France in its first mission with B-24 Liberators, first mission over 100 bombers, and the first mission for the 306^th Bomb Group. First WAVES enlisted schools open at Stillwater OK (yeoman), Bloomington IN (storekeeper), Madison WI (radioman).