Historical Events
- 1942-08-07 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Island
- 1942-08-09 Vice-Adm Mikawa lands at Guadalcanal, Solomon Island
- 1942-08-23 1st US flights to land on Guadalcanal
- 1942-09-12 Battle of Edson's Ridge begins at Guadalcanal
- 1942-09-13 Battle of Edson's Ridge (2nd Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal
- 1942-09-14 Battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal
- 1942-09-15 US aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal
Nimitz Finds Guadalcanal
1942-09-30 Admiral Chester Nimitz's B-17 finds Guadalcanal using a National Geographic map
- 1942-10-08 Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley)
- 1942-10-11 -Oct 12] Naval battle at Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal
- 1942-10-14 Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
- 1942-10-25 Battle of Henderson Field Guadalcanal begins
- 1942-10-26 Second day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
- 1942-11-12 WWII Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins between Allied and Japanese forces in Solomon Islands
- 1942-11-13 Chaotic "sea battle of Friday the 13th" at Guadalcanal
- 1942-11-14 -Nov 15th) Japanese vs US sea battle at Savo-Island in Guadalcanal
- 1942-11-30 -Dec 1st: Sea battle at Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal
- 1943-01-13 US infantry captures Galloping Horse Ridge, Guadalcanal
- 1943-01-14 World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, withdrawal of its troops from Guadalcanal
- 1943-01-23 Japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured
- 1943-01-29 New Zealand cruiser Kiwi collides with Japanese submarine I-1 at Guadalcanal
- 1943-02-09 Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, ending the epic World War II battle on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific
Operation Vengeance Kills Yamamoto
1943-04-18 Operation Vengeance: US Army Air Force P-38G fighter aircraft from Kukum Field on Guadalcanal ambush and shoot down the transport bomber aircraft of Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy and mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack [1]
Famous Birthdays
- 1888-05-11 Willis Augustus Lee, American World War II admiral (Guadalcanal) and sport shooter (5 Olympic golds 1920), born in Natlee, Kentucky (d. 1945)
Alexander Patch (1889-1945)
1889-11-23 American WWII general (Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Dragoon), born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona
- 1904-12-24 Herbert D. Riley, US Navy vice-admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa), born in Maryland, United States (d. 1973)
- 1910-07-04 Francis D. Foley, US Rear Admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts (d. 1999)
Famous Deaths
- 1942-11-13 Daniel J. Callaghan, US Admiral (Medal of Honor), dies during the Battle of Guadalcanal at 52
- 1942-11-13 Norman Scott, US admiral (at Guadalcanal), dies
- 1945-08-25 Willis Augustus Lee, American World War II admiral (Guadalcanal) and sport shooter (5 Olympic golds 1920), dies of a heart attack at 57 while being ferrying him out to his flagship USS Wyoming off the coast of Maine
Alexander Patch (1889-1945)
1945-11-21 American WWII general (Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Dragoon), dies of pneumonia at 55
- 1999-11-08 Francis D. Foley, American Rear Admiral (WW II, Guadalcanal), dies at 89
Alexander Patch
Erwin Rommel
Günther von Kluge
Leslie Groves
Lord Mountbatten
Miles Dempsey