ANOTHER JAP SHIP SUNK
GUADALCANAL ACTIVITY,
(Rec. 10 a.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 28A United States Navy communique states: Additional reports have been received about the attack by divebombers from Guadalcanal on a small of- enemy ships southward of Vanguni Island, off New Georgia. In addition to the 3000-ton-ner announced sunk near Wickham Island, a second enemy ship is now also known to have been sunk during the attack which took place on Saturday. It is also announced that on Sunday observers discovered about 30 cargo-laden parachutes on the beacli at Tas Afaronga, Guadalcanal. Arm;? Airacobras subsequently bombed and strafed enemy supplies which had been flown in. Dauntless dive-bomb-ers and Airacobras bombed and strafed the Japanese in the area north-west of Kokumbona on Guadalcanal.—Official Wireless.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 25, 29 December 1942, Page 5
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