10/01 Wed. United States, British, and Russian representatives conclude 3-day conference in Moscow on aid to Russia. 10/17 Fri. Destroyer KEARNY (DD-432)is torpedoed and damaged southwest of Iceland. Navy orders all United States merchantmen in Asiatic waters to put into friendly ports. Gen. Hideki Tojo becomes Japanese Premier as Konoye Government resigns. 10/19 Sun. United States merchant ship LEHIGH is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off West Africa. 10/20 Mon. Carrier HORNET (CV-8) is commissioned at Norfolk, Va. 10/30 Thu. Oiler SALINAS (AO-19) is torpedoed about 700 miles east of Newfoundland; there are no personnel casualties and the ship makes port. 10/31 Fri. Destroyer REUBEN JAMES (DD-245) is torpedoed and sinks off western Iceland with loss of about 100 lives; this is the first United States naval vessel to be lost by enemy action in World War II.