ROUT OF JAP REMNANTS
NAVAL ACTION LAST WEEK
NEW YORK, November 19
The Navy Department communique announcing further Japanese losses in the Solomons surprised the authorities, since previous sketchy reports from the Solomons indicated that only light forces were engaged in the action of November 14-15. CLEANING-UP OPERATION. '' It now appears that Admiral Lee's command destroyed or damaged most of the remnants of the formidable Japanese fleet which was sent against [Guadalcanal. A composite picture : drawn from ■both communiques shows that the battle consisted of two major engage- ! ments, one on the night of November 113-14 and the other on the following night. Rear-Admiral- .Callaghan led the attack which destroyed a battleship, five cruisers, and five destroyers on November 13. -' ■•> •
The Japanese battleship which was damaged in this action was, it is believed, overtaken by Admiral Lee's forces and sunk on November 14.
The navy spokesman declared that nothing of consequence has happened on Guadalcanal Island since the Japanese fleet was driven oft-. Furthermore, Japanese planes have not appeared over Guadalcanal.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 124, 21 November 1942, Page 7
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