November 21, 1944: Front page of The Montana Standard, Butte, Montana. The story "Navy Announces Loss of Ten American Naval Vessels in Pacific Waters" includes USS Abner Read DD-526.

November 21, 1944: Front page of The Hutchinson News-Herald, Hutchinson, Kansas. The small headline in column 6 "US Vessels Reported Lost" was an abbreviated version of the original AP story.

November 21, 1944: Front page of The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. The story (bottom of column1) "U.S. Navy Losses Now Total 228 Ships for All War."

The Associated Press story of Nov. 21, 1944.