Today in World War II History—May 2, 1942

Japanese bombers over Corregidor, 1942 (US Army Center of Military History)

75 Years Ago—May 2, 1942: Japanese bomb powder magazine on Corregidor, 60 killed.

In Allied Arctic Convoy QP-11 returning from USSR, German destroyer Z-24 damages British light cruiser Edinburgh, carrying £5 million in Soviet gold; the cruiser is scuttled.