Navy Department Communique No. 201
NOVEMBER 25, 1942
South Pacific (all dates are east longitude)
- On November 23d:
- (a) A U. S. Marine patrol on Guadalcanal killed 70 Japanese and captured 5 machine guns in an enemy encampment on the north slope of Mambulo. Marine casualties were 2 wounded.
- (b) Dive bombers and fighters from Guadalcanal attacked enemy installations at Munda on the western end of New Georgia Island. A direct hit was scored on a warehouse.