Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - Wikipedia
Guadalcanal was the last major naval battle in the Pacific War for the next one-and-a-half years, until the Battle of the Philippine Sea. It was one of the costliest naval battles of the Second World War in terms of lives lost.
Battle of Guadalcanal | Facts, Map, & Significance | Britannica
2024年10月28日 · 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.
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - NHHC
2024年6月25日 · The multiphase Naval Battle of Guadalcanal consisted of a series of destructive air and sea engagements closely related to a Japanese effort to reinforce land forces on the island. In early...
1942 November 12-15: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - NHHC
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal began on November 12, 1942, with Japanese air attacks on U.S. ships, Task Forc 67, under the command of Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner,...
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal | Naval History Magazine - June …
Since 7 August 1942, when U.S. Marines landed at Guadalcanal in the southern Solomons, Imperial Japanese General Headquarters had determined to eject the invaders—the first threat to the integrity of its defensive perimeter—and bring the island back under Japanese control.
Guadalcanal Campaign | World War II Database - WW2DB
2010年9月13日 · The First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal was joined after the two sides sighted each other. USS Helena assisted in the sinking of destroyer Akatsuki and seriously damaged destroyer Amatsukaze. Captain Gilbert Hoover, commanding officer of USS Helena and the senior surviving US officer, gave the order for all Americans to disengage from battle ...
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Chronology - NHHC
2017年11月2日 · Lieutenant commanders Herbert E. Schonland and Bruce McCandless kept San Francisco fighting after Callaghan’s death and Boatswain's Mate First Class Reinhardt J. Keppler fought fires and removed...
Orders of Battle - First Battle of Guadalcanal - NavWeaps
Notes: Underwater damage when Laffey exploded; no casualties, survived the war with 17 Battle Stars and Presidential Unit Citation.
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (I), 12th/13th November, 1942
Close Encounters: The First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 12th/13th November, 1942. Prologue Despite the tactical victory Japan scored in the Battle of Santa Cruz, it had not by any means secured a major advantage over the enemy.
The Slugfest at Ironbottom Sound: The First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
1997年8月19日 · Early on the morning of November 12, the Americans won the race to reinforce Guadalcanal when eight U.S. transports steamed into Ironbottom Sound. The Japanese hit back at once.