The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-03

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envy positions N TIE solouons
while re battered Japanese fieet
sought n rsazzeuhis II units n
ths north fer another battle.
Ire first detailed renort af re
naval ar battle fought oef. =
lsolomoaz tlme1 rs received hsrs
yesterday. i revealed what hsd
hesn suspected for = week thzi
the hattie was the largest engage.
ment Of warzhlns and alFplanes
since the battle II Aldway.s
IAPs FRUSTRATED
The report confirmed that ia
pans latest about attempt %
drive the Americans from The
solomens had been frustrated.
American losses have not been
detailed. but listed - far - sunk
are the L. S. s Porter. de-
stroyer. ana N unidentified air.
craft carrier.
Those details we're announced
last night shortly after the navy
brought up through last Friday
fSolomons time the report o.
other action In the islands. That
report revealed:
THE first bomhardment os
Japanese positions on Gazdal-
canal by American surface vessels
since Oct. II. American warships
eannonaded enemy positions for
more than two hours Friday morn
ming. destroying artillery. several
buildings and boats.
9-An attack by seven navy
4 fighter planes on the enemy
base At Rekata hay. They shot
down three zero" float planes
and two biplanes. and strafed and
set fire 10 buildings and = fuel
dump.
1.-Two attacks by American dive
- bombers on enemy destroy.rs
north Of Gusdaleanal. The planes
attacked two destroyers near
Tsssafaronga Thursday night and
drove the enemy vessels toward
the Russell islands. The next
morning more dive hombers at
tackled enemy destroyers in the
vicinity of the Russell islands. but
results were not observed The
navy did not say whether the de-
stroyers of the Thursday night
and Friday morning attack were
the same.
A-continued air attacks on enc
my positions on Guadaleansi
and. during minor ground opera
tons Thursday. the capture Of
two IS nm. enemy guns west Of
Matanikau river.
But the big news was the re-
port Of the damage inflicted on
Japan's powerful fleet sent TO
blast the Americans out of the
water around the Soiomona. II
was the first major naval action
since Vice Admiral William J.
Halscy took over command in the
southwest Pacific. In his report
to the eommander-in-chief, u. =.
fleet. Ernest J. King. Halsey de-
tailed:
-Four to slx heavy bemb hits
on an aircraft carrier Of the
Zuikalxu class.
Two medium bomb hits IN
another aircraft carrier Of The
same class.
Two heavy bomb hits on =
battleship Of the kongo class
One heavy bomb hit On
second battle.hip.
Five medium bomh hits IN
. cruiser of the Tilsuma riass-
Torpedo and bomb hits On =
heavy cruiser.
Two torpedo hits On .
heavy cruiser.
Reports indicate" the com
munique said. 'the definits de-
struetion Of more than 100 enemy
aircraft and the probable destruc-
ton Of about 30 others"
The loss Of the American air
craft carrier. a. yet unidentified.
was announced Saturday. II had
been reported severely damaged"
several days earlier and the navy
revealed that Al that time II had
been hoped the carrier could D.
towed to port and salvaged But
q second bombing attack finished
off the ship. Naval reports indl.
cate that the loas Of personnel was
small.
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