Battle Of Guadalcanal Canal
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Battle of santa cruz islands in the battle of santa cruz islands october 26 1942 the japanese again tried to drive the united states forces from guadalcanal.
Battle of guadalcanal canal. During this aircraft carrier action the fourth of the pacific war uss hornet cv 8 and uss porter dd 356 were lost and uss enterprise cv 6 was badly damaged at a cost to the japanese of many. The 1942 battle of guadalcanal against the japanese troops in the solomon islands played a pivotal military role in world war ii. The wreck of the kinugawa maru beached and destroyed in 1942. Archival film footage and interviews with world war ii veterans and historians provide an in depth look at the 1942 battle of guadalcanal.
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. The naval battle of guadalcanal sometimes referred to as the third and fourth battles of savo island the battle of the solomons the battle of friday the 13th or in japanese sources the third battle of the solomon sea 第三次ソロモン海戦 dai san ji soromon kaisen took place from 12 15 november 1942 and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between allied primarily american and imperial japanese forces during the months long guadalcanal campaign in the. Secreats revelead about one of the most important naval battles of wwii. Japanese troops landed on guadalcanal on july 6 1942 and began constructing an airfield there.