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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,...
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...
On This Day, Feb. 9: Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal in WWII
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTroops from the U.S. Army's 164th Infantry rest at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in November 1942....
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...
US, Japan left behind thousands of bombs after WWII. They're still exploding and killing people in...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCoconut crabs roast atop a sheet of roofing iron, heated by a fire below, as the Manele family prepares for a typical Monday night dinner in Guadalcanal, an island in the South Pacific Ocean ...
Gen. Alexander Patch Won Battles By Prizing His People
Investor's Business Daily· 9 months agoThe Marines struggled in seesaw battles with Japanese forces on Guadalcanal in January 1943. So the...
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 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...
US sends Sherman, Kennedy to visit the Solomon Islands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. is sending a high-profile diplomatic delegation to visit the Solomon Islands next week led...