USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Battle of Guadalcanal, (August 1942–February 1943), series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal, one of the southern Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battles American forces first landed on the Solomon Islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida on the morning of August 7, 1942. After some fierce fighting, the US Marines cleared Tulagi and Florida by August 9.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States had finally gathered enough forces in the Pacific to begin to attack Japan back after Pearl Harbor. They chose the island of Guadalcanal as a place to begin their attack. The Japanese had recently built an air base on the island which they planned to used to invade New Guinea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both sides suffered heavy losses of men, warships and planes in the battle for Guadalcanal. An estimated 1, 600 U.S. troops were killed, over 4, 000 were wounded and several thousand more died from disease. The Japanese lost 24, 000 soldiers.