Fierce Sky Battles Rage Over Tunisia Desert
The Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942
Allied Bombers Sink 2
Nip Destroyers Off Buna
Allies Near
Balk Help for
Trapped Japs
Troop-Laden Ships
Blasted; Foe Holds
12 Mi. Beach Strip
Hy C. YATES McDANIEL
Associated Press War Correspondent
HEADQUARTERS of Gen-
eral MacArthur, Australia,
Nov. 25.—Allied bombers
sank two troop-laden Japanese
destroyers and damaged
a third probably fatally last
night to wreck the third enemy attempt
within a week to reinforce
the battered Burnt-Gona lines
against Americana and Australian Attacks,
it was announced today.
The official list of Japanese warcraft
sacrificed since last Thursday
night in efforts to relieve Lieutenant-
General Tomatore Horli's forces on
their narrowing coastal strip thus
rose to:
One cruiser, four destroyers and
two landing boats .sunk.
One destroyer blasted heavily and
probably sunk.
One destroyer damaged
Bitter Fight
Beaten back mile by mile, Japanese
ground forces nevertheless put
up a bitter fight from a jungle front
approximately 12 miles long and
from 1/2 to 3 miles deep.
Lone Nip Deals
Death to Yanks
Guadalcanal Hit
by Jap's Bombs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. UP)
The navy announced today
that "some personnel
casualties" were suffered
among American forces on Guadalcanal
earlier this week when a lone
enemy plane made a pro-dawn
bombing attack on our positions
there.
Tho plane dropped bombs to the
south of the Guadalcanal air field
at I! a. in. November 1!5, Guadalcanal
time.
Later ihnt day, army A Ira cobra
fighters harassed enemy ground positionK,
the communique reported
but there was no ground activity ol
importance on the Island.
The text of navy communique No,
202 follows:
"South Pacific (all dates are
east longitude).
"1. On November 25:
"(a) At 3 a. in., one enemy plane
dropped bombs to the south of the
air field on Guadalcanal island.
Some personnel casualties were
suffered.
"(b) There was no ground activity
of importance on Guadalcanal,
"(c) Army (Airacobra) fighters
harassed enemy ground positions.
Bizerte in
All-OutPush
Axis Pours Fresh
Troops Into Tiny
Region on Coast
By United Press Staff Correspondent
TONDON, Nov. 26.—Allied
columns were reported
advancing along the Tunisian
coastal road toward Bzcrte
today while fierce air battles
raged over the French protectorate
and British and American
forces prepared for the start of a
knockout offensive.
Radio Morocco said British forces
nearing the great naval base at Bizerte
already had fought several
skirmishes with axis troops striving
desperately to retain their foothold
in North Africa.
Another column, driving toward
Tunis, 25 miles southeast of Bizertc,
was reported within 22 miles of the
city.
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