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November 25, 1943

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U.S. NAVAL VICTORY; Light Force Engages Foe Off Bougainville and Hits 5 of 6 Ships NONE OF OURS DAMAGED Allied Liberators Sink Enemy Cargo Vessel Off Halmahera, Southeast of Philippines

By Frank L. Kluckhohnby Wireless To the New York Times

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Thursday, Nov. 25 -- In a Thanksgiving Day battle fought between midnight and dawn northwest of Bougainville American naval vessels sank four Japanese destroyers and damaged another of the six enemy destroyers intercepted, a communique issued by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters announced today.

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Notable Births

Jerry Portnoy

1943Jerry Portnoy, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player[†]

Jerry Portnoy is an American harmonica blues musician, who has toured with Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton.

Historical Events

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1943World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[†]

Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or short as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south. Bosnia has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Its geography is largely mountainous, particularly in the central and eastern regions, which are dominated by the Dinaric Alps. Herzegovina, the smaller, southern region, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city.