BATTLES IN KULA GULF
• ' WASHINGTON, July 14. The Japanese naval force which was defeated in the second battle of Kma Gulf in the Solomons consisted ot 10 light cruisers and destroyers. ihis has been revealed by “a headquarters source,” says the United Press correspondent. The Allied forces suffered only'slight damage, while the Japanese have ' now lost 12 and possibly 14 warships within a week. “The action took place in circumstances: similar to the first Kula Gull battleiV' vadds the correspondent, “with-tVe Allies derailing another section express.’ ”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21148, 16 July 1943, Page 4
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