November 1, 1942 - Sunday - 80 years ago today

Status - John Skinner: 

By this time, the crew of O'Brien is en route to the US west coast; they arrived there in early November.  These destroyer sailors would get a month of leave before reporting to new ships in mid-December.

This is a short quiet period around Guadalcanal.  Navy transports are started for Guadalcanal with supplies, key among which are 155 mm artillery that will allow the Marines to better engage Japanese positions. 

U. S. Navy Task Forces:

• Task Force 16 (Enterprise) is in the Coral Sea.  Temporary repairs of battle damage are being done to Enterprise.
  
• Saratoga remained at Pearl Harbor for repairs (sailed November 10th).
• Combined Task Force 61 remained on patrol in the Coral Sea near Guadalcanal.
  
• Task Force 16 (Enterprise) -> TF 61  
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More Information:

• Official Navy Chronology, pp. 270-271.
  
•  The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign,  John B. Lundstrom, pp 460-466.
• The Struggle for Guadalcanal, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 224-226.
• Neptune's Inferno, The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, James D. Hornfischer, pp. 237-244.

 

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