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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1942
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| January 1, 1942 |
Georgia defeats TCU 40-26 in the Orange Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 3, 1942 |
The United States Maritime Commission seizes a shipyard in Savannah when their contractor fell behind schedule on completing the facility. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 21, 1942 |
Singer/songwriter Scott "Mac" Davis born, Lubbock, Texas
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'Mac' Davis |
| January 28, 1942 |
53 days after Pearl Harbor the Eighth Air Force is activated, headquartered at the National Armory on Bull Street in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Eighth Air Force |
| February 27, 1942 |
Martha Berry dies, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Martha Berry |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| March 10, 1942 |
Camp Brumby, a CCC camp at Kennesaw Mountain, is closed
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| March 30, 1942 |
Ground is broken for the new Bell Bomber factory in Marietta
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Marietta, GA |
| April 3, 1942 |
Billy Joe Royal born
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Billy Joe Royal |
| April 8, 1942 |
As part of "Operation Drumbeat," the SS (Steamship) Oklahoma is attacked and sunk by German U-boat 123 within site of St. Simons Island, Georgia (Glynn County). After closing to a distance of 400 meters, Kapitanleutnant Reinhard Hardegan gave the order to fire on the merchant marine vessel. The U-boat fired a single torpedo at the unarmed oil tanker, which suffered a direct hit to its engine room. The tanker went down in minutes and 19 men of the 38 man merchant marine crew died. Hardegan then found the Esso Baton Rouge (3 dead out of a 41 man crew). Among the boats giving aid and assistance was the yacht of Coca-Cola magnate Charles Candler.
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| April 9, 1942 |
Heading south off the coast of Georgia, U-boat 123 sinks the Esparta off the coast of Cumberland Island, Georgia (Camden County).
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| April 11, 1942 |
U-boat 123 sinks the Gulfamerica off the Florida coast near Jacksonville
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| May 5, 1942 |
Clarence Cooper is born, Decatur, Georgia |
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Clarence Cooper |
| May 9, 1942 |
Singer Tommy Roe born, Atlanta, Georgia
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Tommy Roe |
| July 2, 1942 |
Eighth Army Air Corps flies the first European mission of the USAAC (United States Army Air Corps). It is a low-level bombing run against a series of small air bases in the Netherlands. For some reason this date is frequently misquoted as July 4 and the location moved to the marshalling area at Rouen. |
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Eighth Air Force |
| August 17, 1942 |
Eighth Army Air Corps launched a mission against German marshalling areas in the Rouen, France railyard using American made B-17s. They are over the target for 7 minutes |
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Eighth Air Force |
| August 24, 1942 |
U. S. Senator Max Cleland born, Atlanta, Georgia
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Max Cleland
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| November 28, 1942 |
Announcement of Frank Sinkwich as winner of the Heisman Trophy. A successful halfback for the University of Georgia Athens football team, Sinkwich would become a Detroit Lion the following year.
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Frank Sinkwich |
| December 1, 1942 |
Federally mandated gas rationing goes into effect. Designating users as A, B, or C, the government determined the number of gallons of gas each family on the homefront was allowed based on occupation.
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