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
Battle of Edson's Ridge
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The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imper
A U.S. Marine stands near some of the fighting positions on Hill 123 on "Edson's" Ridge after the battle. Edson's command post during the battle was located just to the right of where the Marine is standing.
The Solomon Islands area in the south Pacific. The Japanese base at Rabaul is at the upper left. Guadalcanal (lower right) lies at the southeastern end of "The Slot".
Japanese troops from the Aoba Detachment march along the shore of Guadalcanal shortly after landing during the first week of September 1942.
Dead Japanese soldiers lie on the ridge near Hill 123 after the battle.