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Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA U.S. Marine patrol crosses the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal in September 1942. From August 7th,...
As It Happened: Guadalcanal Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs It Happened: Guadalcanal is a captivating and gripping American historical-drama documentary...
The site of the US's first major World War II offensive in the Pacific is the scene of new struggle...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS Navy transport ship USS President Adams, its decks crowded with troops, before the invasion of...
How significant were the Coastwatchers during WWII?
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCaptain Martin Clemens (rear centre), a coastwatcher on Guadalcanal, provided intelligence to Allied forces during the battle for the island (August 1942...
'He lived out the whole God, country, family thing': George Mason, Guadalcanal vet, dies at 98
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKE PARK — Life spent in hard times and wartime made George Bowdry Mason “a rock” to his family,...
The Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient died rescuing Marines
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen asked if he could go back and extract the overwhelmed Marines from Guadalcanal, the 22-year-old...
How a mother managed to save her son at Guadalcanal — from Ohio
Military Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBeginning in the 1920s, Japanese naval planners were envisioning a scenario for war with the United...
How US sailors pulled off a daring high-seas mission to save a sinking Nazi submarine and capture...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS Navy sailors work to save German submarine U-505 shortly after it was abandoned by its crew, June...
M*A*S*H* star Loretta Swit will be in this year's John Basilone Memorial Parade
Home News Tribune | My Central Jersey via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen John Basilone was welcomed home after being awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for...
Watch This Jeep Old Faithful Commercial
Motorious via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn a time of darkness, this is a reminder of how the Allies pressed on to brighter days. Almost six years ago Jeep released one of its most impactful...