Battle for Henderson Field ended in an American victory. On the Eastern Front, the German 1st Panzer Army took Nalchik. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the American aircraft carrier USS Hornet was heavily damaged by Japanese aircraft and had to be scuttled early the next day. The American destroyer USS Porter was also sunk after being hit by a torpedo. The ocean liner troopship President Coolidge sank after striking a mine off Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides. All 5,340 aboard were rescued. The Defence of Outpost Snipe began in North Africa. Born: Bob Hoskins, actor, in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England (d. 2014) October 27, 1942 (Tuesday) The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ended in tactical Japanese victory but strategic American victory. The Defence of Outpost Snipe ended in British victory. The Battle of Goodenough Island ended in Australian victory. German submarine U-627 was sunk south of Iceland by depth charges from a B-17 of No. 206 Squadron RAF. The war film The Navy Comes Through starring Pat O'Brien and George Murphy had its world premiere at Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco Bay. Died: Helmuth Hübener, 17, German anti-Nazi (executed) October 28, 1942 (Wednesday) On the second anniversary of Ohi Day, Winston Churchill made a speech to the Greek people telling them that their "courage and spirit in adversity remain a lively inspiration to the United Nations. Outside their own country the armed forces of Greece, the navy, army and air force, are once again in the field already testing their growing strength in the face of the enemy, and anxious for the day, not far off now, when they will be with you and avenging your sufferings." 12 Hawker Hurricanes under the command of Greek aviator Ioannis Kellas marked Ohi Day by raiding Italian positions at El Alamein. The twentieth anniversary of the March on Rome passed without a speech from Benito Mussolini, who was rarely appearing in public anymore. The Richard Strauss opera Capriccio premiered at the National Theatre Munich. Clark Gable was commissioned as a second lieutenant, earning the right to regrow his famous mustache which he had to shave off when he enlisted. German submarine U-531 was commissioned. October 29, 1942 (Thursday) Leading British clergymen and political figures held a public meeting to express their outrage at the persecution of Jews by Nazi Germany. Churchill sent a message