The story
US Marine Corps 1st Raider Battalion conducted a reconnaissance mission on Savo Island near Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, reporting it to be free of Japanese troops. Meanwhile, Japanese barges attempting to bring artillery and heavy equipment to Guadalcanal were sunk off Santa Isabel Island by US aircraft based in Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. After dark, Japanese destroyers Yudachi, Hatsuyuki, and Murakumo delivered 1,000 Japanese troops at Taivu, Guadalcanal.
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