"Guadalcanal is not a name but an emotion, recalling desperate fights in the air, furious night naval battles, frantic work at supply or construction, savage fighting in the sodden jungle, nights broken by screaming bombs and deafening explosions of naval shells...."

-- Adm. Samuel Elliot Morison

Final Statistics

Special Features! Chapter Added! The Diary of Genjirou Inui: Japanese Veteran of Guadalcanal Photo Album: Official USMC Photos -- some never before published Guadalcanal:Then and Now by Peter Flahavin In Remembrance: Dedicated to the Men of C Battery, 1st Special Weapons Battalion

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The Letters and Photos of Tony Cooke

Guadalcanal Today... Part One

Guadalcanal Today...Part Two

Guadalcanal Today...Henderson Field

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Photos/Links

The History

"Guadalcanal can be a sinkhole for enemy air power and can be consolidated, expanded, and exploited to the enemy's mortal hurt." -Adm John S. McCain

Starvation Island - Edson's Ridge The Battle of the Teneru The Lost Patrol Battle of the Matanikou Carrier Clash - Desperate Gamble Death of Admiral Yamamoto Dauntlas Marine - SBD Dive Bomber off Guadalcanal The 'George' Medal

Guadalcanal Air War Marine Corps Aces History of the Japanese Zero in WWII Guadalcanal Naval Battles Admiral Schonland and the USS San Francisco At the Edge of Hell - The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Detailed Tactical Account of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

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The Men

Less than half returned...Click on Photo for roster

Rube's Family at 1stMarDiv Reunion in N.O. '95 The Edenburgh Boys Photo and Conversation with Rube Garrett - "My War" Rube Garrett at Camp Paris Island Rube and Friends at Ballarat, Australia Closeup of Rube Garret Holding Japanese Samurai Sword

Marine Reunion in 1990 - Rube Garrett is Kneeling in Front Author and Son Rube Garrett with Mitchel Paige Portrait of Rube Garrett Rube Garrett (behind flag) and 'Foxhole Buddies' - Ballarat

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Lt. Gen. "Chesty" Puller Bob Askey at the Battle of the Teneru Don Langer and the Goettge Patrol Jerry McConnell - Marine Scout Medal of Honor Winners Medal of Honor Winner General Vandegriff Medal of Honor Winner Col. 'Red Mike' Edson Medal of Honor Winner Sgt. John Basilone

John Basilone - Italian-American Marine Hero Medal of Honor Winner Sgt. Mitchell Paige Medal of Honor Winner Cpl. Anthony Casamento USMC Commandant - Gen. Archer Vandegriff Marine Hero - Al Schmid The Pride of the Marines-The Story of Al Schmid Medal of Honor Winner Capt. Joe Foss - Marine Aviator Medal of Honor Winner Col. Harold Bauer - Marine Aviator Admiral Callaghan and the Heavy Cruiser San Francisco Japanese Naval Officers

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The Ships

USS Enterprise CV6 in 1942 USS Carrier Long Island Brings the First Planes to Henderson Field Japanese 'Kate' Drops Torpedo on USS Carrier Hornet USS Carrier Enterprise (Picture) USS Carrier Wasp USS San Francisco USS Battleship Washington

USS North Carolina Imperial Japanese Carrier Ryujo Imperial Japanese Battleship Kongo Imperial Japanese Battleship Haruna Imperial Japanese Battleship Kirishima Imperial Japanese Navy Page

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The Planes

Dauntlas SBD-4 Dive Bomber Grumman 'Avenger' TBF Torpedo Bomber (color) B-17 Flying Fortress F4F Wildcat P-400 Aircobra

Burning F4F on Henderson Field Restored F4F of the Confederate Air Force (color) Restored Japanese Zero of the Confederate Air Force (color) Japanese Betty Bombers Come in Low Over Iron Bottom Sound

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Combat Photos (full size images)

Japanese Knee Mortar Arial View of Henderson Field Howitzer 155 Battery I Battery at Battle of Matanikou Marines Bathing in the Lunga River Typical Marine Hutch Made From Scavenged Wood Dead Japanese on the Beach after the Battle of the Teneru Map Showing the Battle of Bloody Ridge Bloody Ridge, Scene of Fierce Fighting The Guadalcanal Patch

Artist's Rendering of the Battle of Bloody Ridge Communications Building Destroyed by Shelling The Pagoda - Scene of Cactus Air Force Briefings Arial View of Bloody Ridge and Henderson Field Machine Gun Position Along the Ridge Burned Out Tanks Which Tried to Cross the Matanikou Dead Japanese After the Battle of the Matanikou 'Here Lies a Devil Dog' A Japanese Sailor - One of Rube Garrett's Souvenirs

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