The Japanese bombers strafed the U.S. ships during both attacks on 29 and 30 January which may have resulted in the one death on Montpelier (Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, pp. 355).
Pesawat-pesawat pengebom Jepang memberondong kapal-kapal Amerika Serikat selama serangan tanggal 29 dan 30 Januari hingga menyebabkan satu korban tewas di Montpelier (Morison, Struggle for Guadalcanal, hlm.