Show Japs Jags Sink U. U S. S Destroyer yer Transport in in Solomons I WASHINGTON Sept 24 UP The The ton 1500 destroyer Jarvis 1 and the small transport Little have been sunk in the Solomon Solomon Solomon Solo Solo- mon islands area with an apparent loss of about men the navy announced Thursday The Jarvis was damaged by enemy air action off Guadalcanal focal focal point of the bitter land sea and air fighting in the area She left harbor for an Unidentified un unidentified uti Un- identified southern repair base baser The Jarvis has been overdue for several weeks and intensive search by ships and aircraft has failed to locate her or reveal any trace of her personnel the navy said It is assumed that she was 1 sunk by enemy submarines or aircraft air air- aircraft I craft while en route to the repair base Loss of the two ships brings to 51 the number of United States naval vessels lost from all causes since last October This includes one battleship two cruisers two aircraft carriers 15 destroyers an aircraft tender and miscellaneous vessels It does tor torpedo Boats lost lin iri Jin th the Philip Philip- pines Most of these losses have occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc in the Pacific An unofficial unofficial unofficial cial compilation of navy shows 34 sunk nine deI de de- I to prevent their falling II into enemy hands and 12 damaged in the Pacific The ton 1060 Little a World war type destroyer which was converted converted converted con con- to be a fast transport for marines could cO carry a crew of approximately and about troops Approximately one-half one of the personnel of the Little were saved r f e Jarvis was lost en route from in the Solomons to toa toa toa a southern repair base An intensive intensive intensive sive search by ships and aircraft has failed to locate her and it is Continued on Paje Page Two Column Three I i U U. U S. S Destroyer Reported Lost in Solom Solomons ons 1 4 A l 0 v 0 J hy i 1 W n. n w f 7 r. r r HI T f I tL t t i v i i 4 w 44 x v AW rr t 1 ft i I Associated Press W NAVY BELIEVES THIS VESSEL WAS SENT TO THE BOTTOM BOTTOn BY NIP SUBS PLANES Normal complement of American 1 fighting craft was lit men all feared lost Japanese Sink U. U S. S Destroyer Transport in Solomon Area Continued from Pace Pase One assumed she was sunk by enemy l submarines or aircraft the navy said I This brings to four or five the I number of American ships sunk I in the Solomon area In addition five others have been damaged The navy announced on September Septem Septem- ber 5 the ton 1500 destroyer Blue i and the ton 1060 transport Colhoun Colhoun Colhoun Col- Col houn had been lost in that area Earlier Admiral Ernest J J. J King in commander of the U. U S. S fleet announced the sinking of a cruiser and damage to five other ships It never was established 1 definitely whether he referred to I loss of an American or an Australian Australian Australian Aus Aus- cruiser The Japanese have had at least 24 ships sunk or damaged in the Solomon area since operations began began began be be- gan there early In August The Jarvis was commanded by Lieutenant Commander William Walter Graham Jr of ot Phoenix Ariz and the Little by Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Commander Gus B. B Lofberg of 95 Mission street Santa Cruz Cal Text of navy department com com- South Pacific One The One The U. U S. S S. S Jarvis destroyer destroyer destroyer de de- de- de which was damaged as asa asa asa a result of enemy air attacks off Guadalcanal must be presumed lost at sea en route from to a southern repair base The Jarvis has been overdue for several several several sev sev- eral weeks and intensive search by ships and aircraft has failed to locate her or reveal any trace of her personnel It is assumed that she was sunk by enemy submarines or aircraft Two Two The The U. U S. S S. S Little small auxiliary transport has been sunk by the enemy in recent operations in the Solomon Islands area Approximately Approximately Approximately Ap Ap- Ap- Ap proximately half of the personnel of the Little were saved Three Three The The next of kin of those lost have been notified |