Discharging stores at Lunga Point, oil, by John Hamilton. U.S. Marines landed virtually unopposed on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942, and work began at once to complete the airfield which was to become known as Henderson Field. However, the Japanese reaction was immediate and it seemed that the American forces faced disaster.
United States Navy
The Landing in the Solomons
7-8 August 1942
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The landing in the Solomons, 7-8 August 1942.
Leonard Ware authored this account which the Office of Naval Intelligence published without
attribution in 1943.
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence,
United States Navy, 1943. (Combat narratives. Solomon Islands campaign ; 1)
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Guadalcanal Island (Solomon Islands), Battle of, 1942-1943. 2. World War,
1939-1945--Amphibious operations. I. Naval Historical Center (U.S.) II. Title.
III. Series: Combat narratives. Solomon Islands campaign ; 1.
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