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| | Second Battle of Kula Gulf, July 6, 1943, by Vincent P. O'Hara |
 | | The Japanese destroyers Niizuki, Yunagi, and Nagatsuki were inbound to Vila loaded with reinforcements for the Munda garrison threatened by the June 30th American landings on Renova, the island opposite. |
 | | Destroyer transports Dents, Talbot, McKean, Waters, Kilty, Crosby, Schley and destroyer minesweepers Hopkins and Trever carried the landing force of three marine battalions and two army battalions. |
 | | Of the 2,600 Japanese reinforcements, only those on the first transport group, 850, were delivered to their destination. |
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