7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase ... heroism and conspicuous intrepidity during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) After a succession of ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of ...

7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase ... 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 ...

In January 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy ... doubt that John Garand’s masterpiece proved itself in battle on Guadalcanal. The Army put the M1 to good use during the Battle of ...

The Battle of Savo Island, a crushing World War II naval defeat for the Allies, ended on August 9, 1942. After the guns ... whom had just invaded Guadalcanal two days before.