Navy Department Communique No. 172

OCTOBER 28, 1942

South Pacific (All dates are east longitude).

1. On the night of October 26-27 our troops on Guadalcanal repulsed several small-scale enemy thrusts against our positions.
2. Enemy losses in men and equipment in the troop actions on the island since October 23d have been very heavy as compared to our own.
3. No report of any other action in the Solomon Islands area has been received since the issuance of Navy Department Communiqué‚ No. 171.