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Guadalcanal is the largest island in Solomon Islands, with a total land area of 5,302 km 2 (2,047 sq mi), and has a population of 155,605 people, making it the second-most populous island in the country after Malaita.
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by the United States, was an Allied offensive against forces of the Empire of Japan in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific Theater of World War II.
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal [a] took place from 12 to 15 November 1942 and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied (primarily American) and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
Today, we’re looking at some of the most famous American ships to fight in the Second World War. ... After participating in the Guadalcanal campaign, the USS Saufley undertook various missions ...
John Basilone (November 4, 1916 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle for Henderson Field in the Guadalcanal campaign, and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
WWII battle stars: 16 Type: Destroyer Class: Fletcher-class Year entered service: 1942 Personnel: 336 The destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) escorted troop and supply convoys to Guadalcanal, screened ...
See: Guadalcanal Campaign and Battle for Henderson Field for more information Henderson Field as built up by April 1943, looking southeast to northwest. On 7 August 1942, American forces of the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions landed on the islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida in the southern Solomon Islands with the objective of preventing their use against supply and communication routes ...
According to some accounts, the 1st Marine Raider Battalion commander ordered his troops to toss their M50s in the rivers on Guadalcanal, recommending they use the bolt-action Springfield 1903 ...