TWO U.S. DESTROYERS SUNK
LATEST SOLOMONS COMMUNIQUE.
P.A. Gable.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.
The latest Navy Department communique says: "The destroyers Meredith and O'Brien were lost within the last few days as a result of enemy action in the Solomons area. A report of casualties has not been received but it is believed that all the personnel ofithe Meredith were rescued. "Large numbers of enemy ships continue to be sighted in the Solomons area. Small units have been located and attacked in the southern Solomons. "There has been little recent troop activity on Guadalcanar. "Our aircraft are continuing to bomb enemy positions."
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 249, 22 October 1942, Page 2
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101TWO U.S. DESTROYERS SUNK Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 249, 22 October 1942, Page 2
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