Major General Akisaburo Futami—chief of staff for the 17th Army at Rabaul—noted in his diary that this action was "the first good news to come from Guadalcanal."
Generalmejor Akisaburo Futami, der var stabschef for 17. armé, skrev i sin dagbog, at denne kamp var "de første gode nyheder fra Guadalcanal."