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The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.
On August 7, 1942, some 6,000 men of the U.S. 1st Marine Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandegrift, launched an amphibious assault on Guadalcanal and Florida Island, surprising Guadalcanal’s 2,000 Japanese defenders.
On August 7, 1942, America mounted its first major amphibious landing of World War II at Guadalcanal, using innovative landing craft built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans.
The August 1942 landing on Guadalcanal was a colossal improvisation, concocted on the fly to take advantage of a recent dramatic turn in the Pacific war.
GUADALCANAL. 7 August 1942-21 February 1943. On 7 December 1941, Imperial Japanese forces turned their war on the Asian mainland eastward and southward into the Pacific with simultaneous...
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As U.S. forces fought the Japanese ground offensive to a standstill in the battle for Guadalcanal’s Henderson Field, U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft confronted each other on the morning of...
Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942–February 1943), series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal, one of the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific.
Guadalcanal was more than just a campaign victory; it served as a classroom for the services resulting in better interoperability and joint operations. This ability to integrate the domains of air, land, and sea were key components of the Allied victory over fascism.
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a military campaign fought between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943 in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
Feb 19, 2014 · I n February 1943, LIFE magazine published a series of photographs from Guadalcanal —the largest of the Solomon Islands and the site of the Allies’ first, pivotal offensive in the Pacific ...
