[Homer_J_Simpson]

Fight at Oro Bay (Kluckhohn) – 2
Japan’s Fleet Quit on Eve of Big Fight – 2-3
War News Summarized – 3
The Pacific Echoes to the Roar of Guns and the Sound of Taps (photos) – 4-5
2 River Crossings – 6-7
Fierce Battles Rage in Italy as Germans Resist Squeeze – 8-9
Aberdeen Studies Enemies’ Weapons (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 11-13
Two Destroyers Sent Down Ways – 13
131 Draft Evaders Rounded Up by FBI – 13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/oct1943/f18oct43.htm

Australians hold Japanese attacks
Monday, October 18, 1943 www.onwar.com

In New Guinea...The Japanese counteroffensive around Finschafen continues to be held by Australian forces.

In the Solomon Islands... There is a heavy air raid on the Japanese air base at Buin on Bougainville.

In Italy... Elements of the US 5th Army reach Dragoni, while other elements capture Gioia.

On the Eastern Front... The battle for Melitopol continues. Soviet forces have now penetrated to the town center.