Jorge Zarate, Joseph Gonzalez

Guadalcanal

Also know as the Guadalcanal CampaignGuadalcanal is part of the Solomon Islands It was fought August 7, 1942 to February 9,

1943If the Japanese captured the island they could

cut off the sea route between America and Australia.

Three carriers gave air support They were guarded by the battleship USS

North Carolina and 24 other support ships.Five American and Australian cruisers

guarder the actual landing craft gathered off of Tenaru on Guadalcanal.

On August 8 Us lost 4 CruisersOver 7,000 US casualties and over 24,000

Japanese casualties.The allied troops won the battle

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