Battle for Henderson Field
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The Battle for Henderson Field, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal or Battle of Lunga Point by the Japanese, took place from 23 to 26 October 1942 on and around Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
Dead soldiers from the Japanese 16th and 29th Infantry Regiments and American 7th Marines cover the battlefield after the failed assaults on 25–26 October.
Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in late August 1942, soon after Allied aircraft began operating out of the airfield
Japanese soldiers are loaded onto the Tokyo Express.
U.S. General Vandegrift in his command tent on Guadalcanal
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal took place from 12 to 15 November 1942 and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long G
Battle for Henderson Field
…the last serious ground offensive conducted by Japanese forces on Guadalcanal. They attempted to deliver further reinforcements, but failed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, and Japan conceded defeat in the struggle for the island and evacuated many of its remaining forces by the first week of February…
Smoke rises from two Japanese aircraft shot down off Guadalcanal on 12 November 1942; ship at right is USS Betelgeuse.
The aftermath of the "Betty" medium bomber crashing into the heavy cruiser San Francisco on 12 November 1942
Position of Japanese and U.S. ships at 01:45 on 13 November