Navy Department Communique No. 160

OCTOBER 18, 1942

North Pacific.

1. On October 16th Army “Marauder” bombers carried out low-altitude bombing attacks on two Japanese destroyers to the northwestward of Kiska. The attacks lasted about 45 minutes and resulted in five hits on one of the destroyers and four hits on the other. Heavy explosions and fires resulted and when last seen both ships were stopped and burning and the crews were abandoning ship. One “Marauder” was lost.