Show avy Adds S 5 Jap Warships Suk I Damaged to Great Battle ToO Toll 5 ink i n 9 s I n c Iud e eBat Bat Battleship B a t t tl 1 e s 5 h hip i p pr H v Or r Heavy y Cruiser Three Large Cruisers Destroyer Knocked Out Near Solomons Three Other Nip Vessels Damaged WASHINGTON Nov 19 UP UP-F UP Five UP-Five Five ve Japanese warships in including including including in- in a battleship or heavy cruiser were sunk in a fierce engagement engagement engagement en en- during the night of November 15 14 one of the encounters encounters encounters en en- counters which occurred during last week ends end's naval battle in inthe inthe inthe the Solomons the navy announced Thursday 1 v Three other Jap ships including a battleship were damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged in this clash which saw battleships in direct battle for the thc first time since the outbreak of the Pacific war The navy explained that some of the Jap losses in this encounter encounter encounter en en- counter might have been included in its previous announcement reporting the sinking of 23 Japanese ships and the thc damage of seven others others' in the three-day three battle A navy spokesman when asked whether it was possible that the Jap losses announced in the night battle of November 15 14 were new enemy casualties replied We hope so and have many reasons to believe so No Report of Further American Losses He added that the navy is awaiting clarification on on n this point There were no further reports of American losses besides the two light cruisers and six destroyers announced as sunk in inthe inthe inthe the previous report of the naval battle Navy department c No stated South Pacific all dates east longitude One The One The reports just received from the south Pacific re reveal reveal re re- veal that U. U S. S battleships took part in the action between U. U S. S surface forces and Japanese surface forces in the Guadalcanal area du during duing ing the night of November 14 1415 Two Two Rear Rear Admiral W. W A A. Lee Jr U. U S. S N. N who commanded command command- ed a task force which included battleships has reported that his force engaged a Japanese surface force in the Guadalcanal area during the night of November 15 14 and inflicted the following damage on the enemy a One battleship or heavy cruiser sunk b Three large cruisers sunk c One destroyer sunk Vy v ve v- v d One b battleship damaged e One cruiser damaged f One destroyer damaged K No 0 Report of Land Action on Guadalcanal Meanwhile a navy spokesman said there there has been no report report report re re- re- re port of any land action on Guadalcanal since the sea battle He also added addea that there had been no reports since then of any Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese air activity over the island In first announcing the great naval victory the navy said saidon on Monday that 11 Japanese warships and 12 auxiliaries were sunk sunk sunk-a a battleship five cruisers five destroyers eight transports transports transports trans trans- ports and four cargo transports In addition the navy listed a Japanese battleship and six destroyers destroy rs as damaged U U. S. S Bomber Pincers Aided Sea Victory Victor WASHINGTON Nov 19 INS Secretary of War Stimson disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed Thursday that U. U S. S army bombers from Australia and New Caledonia carried out a great aerial pincers offensive which played a most important part in inthe inthe th the r recent ceat crushing defeat admin- admin ed the e Japanese navy in the Solomons The secretary paid high tribute tribute tribute trib trib- ute to the work accomplished by airmen under General Douglas MacArthur commander commander chief in chief of the united nations forces Inthe in inthe inthe the southwest Pacific in carry- carry Continued on Pate Page Four Column Four Fighting Men Take Advantage of Lull to Grab Bite Biter 1 r r f 5 7 u Y af 7 t t j i ib b L 1 J iI i I t f r I j 7 f j f t 4 4 4 if a ft S y 6 6 K Associated Press Photo PICTURE WAS TAKEN DURING NAVAL ACTION OFF SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS ON OCT 26 Lookout and his talker aboard a U. U S. S warship in south Pacific eat cat on job BO BOMBERS RS HELPED IN BIG BlO BATTLE Continued from Page Pace One ing out effective reconnaissance and bombing missions against Jap bases in the northern Solomons and New Britain This paved the way for smashing Japans Japan's latest attempt to recapture the Solo Solo- mons mans While MacArthurs MacArthur's b bombers o 0 m b e r S I were working from the Australian Australian Australian Austra Austra- lian end others under the command command command com com- mand of Major General Millard F. F Harmon from New Caledonia blasted the Japanese at the same time units of Americas America's Pacific fleet were engaged in a fierce naval battle against powerful Nipponese Nipponese Nipponese Nip Nip- ponese armadas From Two Directions The secretary declared that the army bombers pounded the Jap fleet from two directions after reconnaissance showed heavy concentrations concentrations concentrations con con- of enemy warships and transports north of Guadal Guadal- canal Bombers Bombers' from MacA r t th h u rs r's command showered deadly missiles missiles missiles mis mis- siles on Jap bases at New Britain as well as Buin in the northern Solomons They were very vigorous and very active Stimson stated While MacArthurs MacArthur's bombardiers were busy in the northern Solomons Solomons Solo Solo- mons mans Stimson said that other long range army bombers under Harmons Harmon's command were assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to the navy and participated ed in the great battle which raged for more than three days and nights around Guadalcanal Great Assistance The navy in its on the Guadalcanal battle declared that General MacArthurs MacArthur's aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft were of great assistance to our naval forces both before and during the naval actions Army bombers made repeated successful attacks on units of the Jap invasion fleet at and at Buin Bum the navy said However the navy did not include include include in in- clude in its tabulation of 30 Jap ships sunk and damaged the score reported during the action by MacArthur from Australia Dispatches from Australia have shown that MacArthurs MacArthur's bombers have been conducting a heavy aerial aerial aerial ial offensive against the Japanese in the northern Solomons ever since U. U S. S marines captured en en- held emy-held islands in the Guadalcanal Guadal- Guadal canal canal- canal area last August 7 Blast Ships Just how Important their work has beeh is indicated by the fact that MacArthurs MacArthur's bombers have sunk and damaged at least Nipponese ships of ot all aU types since the Solomons campaign began In addition they have destroyed more than Nipponese planes Apparently b because e c a u use s e MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthurs MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthur's MacAr MacAr- thurs thur's bombings in the northern Solomons were an almost daily occurrence occurrence occurrence oc oc- currence since August 7 the exploits exploits exploits ex ex- of his air men did not seem as spectacular as the recent naval battles However the navy and army men agree that these attacks upon Jap bases and ships have played a vital part in Americas America's successful successful successful success success- ful campaign to hold the Solomons Solo Solo- mons mans against repeated Nipponese It is obvious that army airmen from Australia and New Caledonia Caledonia Caledonia Cale Cale- donia will be important in Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- Americas America's ica's anticipated offensive to roll rollback rollback rollback back t the h e Nipponese invasion spearheads from the Solomons as aswell well as New Guinea |