Matanikau Offensive
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The Matanikau Offensive, from 1–4 November 1942, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of the Matanikau, was an engagement between United States Marine and Army and Imperial Japanese Army forces
U.S. Marines cross the Matanikau River on a raft ferry in November 1942
Dead soldiers from the Japanese 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment lie piled in a ravine after being killed by mortar and small arms fire from U.S. Marines on 9 October 1942
U.S. Marine Colonel Merritt Edson (left), photographed near the mouth of the Matanikau a few days before the November offensive
Two U.S. Marines check a Japanese coral block bunker near Point Cruz after the battle on 3 November
The Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo was a land battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, between the forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied ground forces. It took place 7–9 August
United States Marines wade ashore on Tulagi Island on 7 August 1942.
U.S. Brigadier General Rupertus (center) supervises the assaults on Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo from his command ship on 7 or 8 August. In the background are landing craft and a U.S. destroyer.
The U.S. Marine officers commanding the units that assaulted Tulagi pose for a group photo shortly after the battle.