ENEMY MOPPED UP
OPERATIONS ON ARUNDEL
SYDNEY, September 23
United States ground forces in the Solomons have destroyed the remaining Japanese forces on the north shores of Arundel Island, between Kulambangra and New Georgia. Enemy troopTs-v on the nearby Sakakarasa Island have also been mopped up. Artillery on Kulambangra Island heavily shelled American positions on Arundel, causing light casualties. Allied positions on Guadalcanal were again raided by the Japanese air force. Six planes made bombing and strafing attacks, causing minor damage. During recent operations a transport cargo ship, the John Perm, after landing passengers and cargo at forward destinations, was bombed and sunk by the enemy while returning to Guadalcanal.
Allied light naval craft on night patrol off Vella Lavella Island shot down an attacking enemy float-plane.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 74, 24 September 1943, Page 7
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