Status - John Skinner - USS Fullam:
John was on duty at his new destroyer, the USS Fullam, at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston.
Solomon Islands
The contest for Guadalcanal continued throughout December, with the Marines, after 4 months on the island, being mostly replaced by Army troops. The Japanese continued to supply their troops by destroyer, and as time went on, more so by submarine, as some of the destroyers were lost. More PT boats were present, and harassed any Japanese ships approaching.
The Japanese command had about this time, quietly decided that Guadalcanal must be abandoned, although the troops were not informed and continued to fight the Americans. It would be a full month before their evacuation took place.
More Information:
- Official Navy Chronology, pp. 292-293.
- The Struggle for Guadalcanal, Samuel Eliot Morison, pp. 316-337.
- The Darkest Year, The American Home Front, 1941-1942, William K. Klingaman
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