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
Smoke rises from two Japanese aircraft shot down off Guadalcanal on 12 November 1942; ship at right is USS Betelgeuse.
Aerial view of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, late August 1942. The view looks northwest with the Lunga River and Lunga Point at the top of the image.
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
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by the United States, was an Allied offensive against forces of the Empire of Japan in the Solomon
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
…and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied (primarily American) and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The action consisted of combined air and sea engagements over four days, most near Guadalcanal and all…
United States Marines rest in the field during the Guadalcanal campaign.
U.S. Marines debark from LCP(L)s onto Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942.
Japanese cruiser Yūbari shines searchlights towards the northern force during the night battle around Savo Island on 9 August 1942. In the course of this action 4 allied cruisers were sunk and one was heavily damaged with no Japanese ships lost, and the transport fleet was left exposed to further attack.
Dead Japanese soldiers on the sandbar at the mouth of Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal after the Battle of the Tenaru