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Foe Bombed 3 Ships (Kluckhohn) – 2-3
U.S. Sailors’ Heroism Related by 2 Surviving Commanders (Davies) – 3-4
War News Summarized – 4
Enemy Vessels Hit * – 5-6
Big Convoy Raided by 4 U.S. Warhships – 6
Bataan Forces Again Repulse Foe as Push Dwindles to Minor Raids – 7
Reinforcement of Flying Tigers Now Assured, Leader Declares (Forman) – 7
U.S. Fliers Reveal Heavy Toll in Java (Darnton) – 8
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 11-12

* Does the photo on page 6 resemble Dan Rather?

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/apr42/f04apr42.htm

Japanese fleet sighted from Ceylon
Saturday, April 4, 1942 www.onwar.com

Japanese aircraft carrier ZuikakuIn the Indian Ocean... Admiral Kondo’s Japanese Fleet is sighted by a seaplane from Ceylon. The fleet has four battleships of the Kongo class. Admiral Nagumo leads the portion containing their main carriers, Akagi, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku. Intelligence received by British Admiral Somerville predicted that the Japanese would attack on the 1st or 2nd of the month. He has retired to Addu Atoll. As the HMS Hermes, Cornwall and Dorsetshire are on other mission, Somerville feels the Japanese cannot be successfully engaged at this time. He disperses the remainder of the fleet from Colombo.