TWO U.S. TRANSPORTS SUNK
IN SOUTH PACIFIC United Press Assn.—By Electric T elegra i :h- —(’ouy right. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. A U.S. Navy communique says: “In the South Pacific about noon on August 8 a Japanese torpedo-plane, crashed into and set on fire the naval transport George F. Elliott (formerly 'S.S. City of Ivos Angeles) during a torpedo attack which was previously announced. Burning gasoline started fires which could not be extinguished. The Elliott was abandoned and destroyed. There were few casualties. The small auxiliary transport Gregory was recently sunk by enemy gtmfire off Guadalcanal Most of the personnel were saved.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15163, 2 October 1942, Page 2
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