July 8th, 1942 (WEDNESDAY)
U.S.S.R.: Battle of Someri. Soviet attempt to capture the island fails after heavy land, naval and air combat.
Pacific Fleet: Submarines "Sch-138" and "Sch-118" are sunk by torpedo explosion in Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. (Sergey Anisimov)(69)
NORTH AFRICA: US Army, Middle East Air Force (USAMEAF) B-24s bomb the harbour and shipping at Benghazi, Libya during the night of 8/9 July, while B-17s hit the harbour at Tobruk.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA: ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: The 11th Air Force dispatches 1 B-24 to fly 2 photo missions over the south shore of Kiska Island. All other missions are cancelled due to bad weather.U.S.A.: German submarine U-571 torpedoes an armed merchant tanker 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tennessee Reef, Florida. The crew runs the ship aground to prevent it sinking.