Related terms:
tulagi
lunga point
guadalcanal campaign
savo island
matanikau
rabaul
towards guadalcanal
cape esperance
matanikau river
bombard henderson field
lunga perimeter
truk
hyakutake
masao maruyama
vandegrift
espiritu santo
japanese cruiser
japanese destroyer
aoba
kawaguchi
heavily damaged
hiei
scout aircraft
shortland islands
mount austen
mouth of the matanikau
warship force
caf aircraft
causing heavy damage
matanikau valley
Wikipedia sources:
Guadalcanal Campaign
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle for Henderson Field
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of Cape Esperance
Actions along the Matanikau
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Timeline of World War II (1942)
Midway Atoll
Japanese battleship Haruna
Battle of Tassafaronga
Japanese battleship Hiei
Guadalcanal
Merritt A. Edson
Context for words:
henderson
field
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