On 7 August 1942, Allied forces, predominantly U.S. Marines, landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida Island in the southern Solomon Islands. The Japanese defenders, who had occupied the islands since May 1942, offered little initial resistance, but the capture of Guadalcanal soon turned into a lengthy campaign as both sides added reinforcements.

2017年6月20日 · U.S. Marines debark from LCP (L)s onto Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942. The invasion of Guadalcanal was thrown together in haste, earning it the nickname “Operation Shoestring” among the troops taking part. 19,000 troops of the US 1 st Marine Division under General Vandergrift took part in the initial seaborne invasion.

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.

2022年8月8日 · 1,876 miles away, the first wave of U.S. troops landed on the beaches of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, to secure Allied control of the island and thwart Japanese attempts to gain access to...

The first American offense of the pacific war came on August 7, 1942, when Marines with the 1st Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal, and began a deadly, months long struggle for control of...

Guadalcanal: U.S. Marines. In the first American land offensive of World War II, the First Marine Division led by Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, USMC, landed at Florida, Gavutu,...

2024年7月10日 · Photographs relevant to the study of the Guadalcanal and Bougainville campaigns during World War II include images of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Henderson Field; Marine Raiders; and Marines crossing the Lunga River, among others.

With the Marines making the first landings in August 1942, the 1st Marine Division under Major General Alexander Vandegrift secured Henderson Field, established a defensive perimeter, and conducted offensive operations against Japanese troops.

While the soldiers and Marines were battling the Japanese ashore, a patrol plane sighted a large Japanese fleet near the Santa Cruz Islands to the east of the Solomons. The enemy force was formidable, 4 carriers and 4 battleships, 8 cruisers and 28 destroyers, all poised for a victorious attack when Maruyama's capture of Henderson Field was ...

2019年5月10日 · Marines rest in the field on Guadalcanal, August 1942. Most of these Marines are armed with M1903 bolt-action rifles and carry long M1905 bayonets and USMC M1941 packs. Two men high on the...