Ahead lay a second naval battle of Guadalcanal, which would seal the island's ultimate fate and place the initiative in the Pacific in American hands for the duration. Vice Adm. Abe and Captain ...

Still, Shots Fired In Anger leaves the reader with little doubt that John Garand’s masterpiece proved itself in battle on Guadalcanal. The Army put the M1 to good use during the Battle of ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during a repatriation ceremony at ...

Of the eight pilots, five returned. NASM (SI NEG. #9A00199) During the opening hours of the U.S. assault on Guadalcanal, the air battle produced one of the most storied combat engagements of the war.

One notable fact about the Imperial Japanese Army’s combat in southern fronts, including the grueling battle on Guadalcanal, which was called “Gato” (starvation island), is the large numbers ...

The only exception to Frank’s charitable assessments of naval commanders appears to be the performance of Daniel Callaghan at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. His recounting of the battle contains ...

a history of air operations against Rabaul that included the Guadalcanal campaign, two books that overlap in content. The Cactus Air Force’s maps and naval battle track charts are also recycled and ...

In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese advance into the Pacific theater. A group of young soldiers are brought in as a relief for the battle ...

Rear Adm. Scott was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command ...

Late in the dark hours of Friday night, a Marine Corps C-20G “gray ghost” jet landed on the tarmac at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay. Thirteen young women vied for the honor on the first ...