Japanese Cruiser Sunk by Americans

Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 95, 23 April 1942, Page 5

Japanese Cruiser Sunk by Americans

TORPEDO-BOAT RAID WASHINGTON, April 21. The United States Navy Department announces that, during recent operations near the island of Cebu, in the Philippine Archipelago, units of a United States motor torpedo-boat squadron made a night attack on Japaneso cruisers, which were protected by four destroyers. Enemy counter-action finally forced the retirement of the attacking torpedo-boats after they had seriously damaged one enemy light cruiser and left it in a sinking condition. PT-41 and PT-34 participated in the attack. PT-34 was forced ashore on Cebu, but PT-41 made good its escape. It is believed that PT-35, which was the third ship of the squadron but was not involved in the action, was destroyed in order to prevent capture by the enemy during the invasion of the city of Cebu. The department announces that the National Guards units fighting in Bataan on April 9 were the 192nd Tank Battalion, the 194th Tank Battalion. The 200th Coast Artillery were evacuated from Bataan and are now at Corregidor. All other members of these National Guard organisations aro believed to be in enemy hands. To-day’s Washington communique on the fighting in the Philippiues states: 4 ‘The heavy enemy artillery fire on our forts in Manila Bay lessened somewhat