Current Events October 27, 1942; FRENZIED ENEMY HURLS MIGHT AT YANKS IN SOLOMONS/ AIRCRAFT CARRIER WASP SUNK:

      
        The Charleston Daily Mail

CHARLESTON, WEST  V I R G I N I A , TUESDAY  EVENING,  OCTOBER 27, 1942

FRENZIED JAPS HURL MIGHT AT YANKEES

Knox Sees Battle 'Tough'

Navy Fight

In Solomons

Is 'Gamest'

Honors Strength

Of Japs, Stalls

Result Not Clear

Americans Damage

5 Enemy Warships;

One U. S. Ship Sunk

22 Enemy Planes Are Shot Down;

Japanese Tank Attacks Repelled;

If U. S. Soldiers and Marines Hold

WASHINGTON', Oct. 27 (UP).--The battle of She Solomon has

erupted in a thunderous and possibly decisive clash of ships,

planes and artillery over the watery grave of the United States

aircraft carrier Wasp- --victim of three torpedoes in a few minutes.

U.S. Carrier

Loss Bared

Jap Submarine

Blasts Vessel

VASHINGTON*. Oct. 27 (UP)

The U. S. aircraft carrier

Wasp sunk m the South Pacific

while covering reinforce-

ments en route to Guadalcanal,

it was the third American ship of

of that category to be destroyed

by the Japanese in this war. A fourth

carrier was ' severely damaged

Sunday.

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