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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 ...
On 7 August 1942, Allied forces (primarily American) landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida Islands in the Solomon Islands, northeast of Australia.The landings on the islands were meant to deny their use by the Japanese as bases for threatening the supply routes between the U.S. and Australia, and secure the islands as starting points for a campaign with the eventual goal of neutralizing ...
The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. V. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. Stille, Mark (2015). Guadalcanal, 1942–43: America's first victory on the road to Tokyo. Oxford: Osprey.
Guadalcanal and neighboring islands. On 7 August 1942, US and Australian naval forces undertook the invasion of the Japanese-held islands of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the lower Solomon Islands chain, the first Allied offensive in the Pacific Theatre.
Pedro del Valle Birth name Pedro Augusto del Valle Born (1893-08-28) August 28, 1893 San Juan, Puerto Rico Died April 28, 1978 (1978-04-28) (aged 84) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. Buried United States Naval Academy Cemetery Allegiance United States of America Service / branch United States Marine Corps Years of service 1915–48 Rank Lieutenant general Commands 11th Marine Regiment III Amphibious ...
During the Pacific campaign of World War II, on 7 August 1942, U.S. forces landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida Islands in the Solomon Islands.The landings on the islands were meant to deny their use by the Japanese as bases for threatening the supply routes between the U.S. and Australia, and to secure the islands as starting points for a campaign with the eventual goal of isolating the ...
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