Naval Battle Of Vella Lavella

	partof	World War II , Pacific War
	Date	October 7 , 1943
	Place	Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands
	Result	Allies controlled all of the central Solomons
	Combatant1	United States
	Combatant2	Japan
	Commander1	Frank R Walker
	Commander2	Matsuji Ijuin
	Strength1	6 destroyers
	Strength2	9 destroyers, 20 barges, support vessels
	Casualties1	1 destroyer sunk, 2 damaged
	Casualties2	1 destroyer sunk, 1 damaged

	CATEGORIES ABOUT NAVAL BATTLE OF VELLA LAVELLA

	pacific ocean theater of world war ii

	vella gulf

	history of the solomon islands

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