Today in World War II History—Oct. 27, 1942

US Navy Day poster, 1942 (Bureau of Naval Personnel)

75 Years Ago—Oct. 27, 1942: Germans secure Caucasus Mountains.

Himmler orders liquidation of last major Ukrainian ghetto, at Pinsk.

Actor Clark Gable commissioned as a second lieutenant in US Army Air Forces after completing Officer Candidate School.

US celebrates Navy Day.