[Homer_J_Simpson]

Ships Sunk by Foe (Hurd) – 2
War News Summarized – 2
Nazis Pushed Back – 3-4
New Tactics in Air Evolved in Russia (Parker) – 5
Air War in Desert Pressed by Allies (Sedgwick) – 5
Our Flying Fortresses Hit Two Nazi Bases in France – 6
Yugoslavs Repel Axis in Big Battle – 7
4 Axis Ships Sunk in Mediterranean – 7-8
Darnton Funeral Held at War Front – 8
Texts of Day’s War Communiques – 9-10

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/oct42/f22oct42.htm

Artillery breaks up Japanese assault
Thursday, October 22, 1942 www.onwar.com

American artillery on Guadalcanal [photo at link]

In the Solomon Islands... On Guadalcanal, the Japanese attack again over the Matanikau River with a strong force of tanks and infantry. They are thrown back with heavy losses due mainly to the effectiveness of the American artillery.

On the Eastern Front... The first snows of winter fall at Stalingrad.

In New Guinea... Australian troops land on Goodenough Island. The Japanese have mostly left the island after the battle at after Milne Bay.