Navy Department Communique No. 210

DECEMBER 3, 1942

South Pacific (all dates are east longitude).

1. On December 1st:
   • (a) Army and Navy aircraft continued daylight attacks on enemy positions on Guadalcanal Island.
2. On December 2d:
   • (a) U. S. Marines attacked a patrol of 60 Japanese near the upper Lunga River. Thirty-five of the enemy were killed and a quantity of arms and ammunition was captured.
   • (b) In another encounter between U. S. and enemy patrols in the Matanikau area, 20 Japanese were killed.