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BY AMERICAN SUBMARINE COMMANDER NIGHT SURFACING AMONG JAPANESE WARSHIPS. TWO TORPEDO-HITS SCORED. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) PEARL HARBOUR, August 5. Commander John Scott, patrolling in the Pacific recently, unwittingly surfaced his submarine at night in the midst of Japanese warships, in the vicinity of Japanese mandated islands. Commander Scott fired several torpedoes and Hit two warships, which were listed as damaged, probably sunk. • He made off as escorting destroyers dropped depth charges. Commander Scott is credited with the sinking of two freighters and one tanker, as well as with damaging warships on patrol. He has been awarded the Navy Cross.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 August 1943, Page 4
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107OPPORTUNITY SEIZED Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 August 1943, Page 4
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