The carrier's gunners fired more than 10,000 rounds at the determined Japanese attackers.

Samuel backed from the Japanese attackers and threw a leg over the rail.

Local villagers hide in tunnels below the surface of the village in order to escape the Japanese attackers.

Two of the Japanese attackers were also killed.

Air cover provided by land-based aircraft stopped only some of the Japanese attackers.

Both sides incurred heavy losses during the events of the overall battle, especially the Japanese attackers.

When the Japanese attackers departed, they left behind them a swath of death and destruction.

During the day, the American ships fought off four Japanese attackers, downing two of the planes.

The ships quickly put up a tremendous barrage of antiaircraft fire to discourage the Japanese attackers.

Waller again downed one and helped to destroy another Japanese attacker.