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U.S. Navy photo #80-G-16312, now in the Natio: 14:52, 22 June 2006: 740 × 615 (143 KB) Cla68: Aerial view of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, late August 1942. The view looks northwest with the Lunga River and Lunga Point at the top of the image. Several aircraft are parked to the left. U.S. Navy photo #80-G-16312, now in the National Archives.
American authorities declared Guadalcanal secure on 9 February 1943. The Guadalcanal campaign was a major turning point in the war, as it stopped further Japanese expansion. Two U.S. Navy ships have been named for the campaign: USS Guadalcanal was a World War II escort carrier. USS Guadalcanal was an amphibious assault ship.
Strategic initiative passed to the Allies, as it proved, permanently. The Guadalcanal campaign ended all Japanese expansion attempts in the Pacific and placed the Allies in a position of clear supremacy. [174] The Allied victory at Guadalcanal was the first step in a long string of successes that eventually led to the surrender and occupation ...
Battle at the Overland Trail, One Night of Combat on Guadalcanal. Warwick House Publishers. ISBN 978-1936553266. Hoffman, Jon T. (2001). Once a Legend: Red Mike Edson of the Marine Raiders. Presidio Press. ISBN 0-89141-732-X. Smith, George W. (2003). The Do-or-Die Men: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion at Guadalcanal. Pocket. ISBN 0-7434-7005-2.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
Guadalcanal American Memorial. The Guadalcanal American Memorial is a World War II monument on Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands.Dedicated on August 7, 1992, [1] it was established as a tribute to the Americans and their allies who lost their lives during the Guadalcanal Campaign from 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943.
Now: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Hollywood Heritage advised the 1980s remodel based on archival photos of the hotel's 1920s heyday, and Hollywood has returned.
"Guadalcanal Campaign". World War II Database; Flahavin, Peter (2004). "Guadalcanal Battle Sites, 1942-2004" - Web site with many pictures of Guadalcanal battle sites from 1942 and how they look now. Hoffman, Jon T. (1995). "Matanikau" (brochure). FROM MAKIN TO BOUGAINVILLE: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War.