Ultradog MN
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Anonymous-0
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Before that people believed the nnalert were invincible jungle fighters,Guadalcanal changed that, the nnalert called it the "island of death"
Goose
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Come to think of it, Guadalcanal was where Marine Staff Sergeant John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor.
To date, he's the only Medal of Honor winner to return to combat and be killed in action. He got bored selling war bonds and requested that he be returned to combat. He was in the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima, and was killed about an hour later.
To date, he's the only Medal of Honor winner to return to combat and be killed in action. He got bored selling war bonds and requested that he be returned to combat. He was in the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima, and was killed about an hour later.
US navy got schooled in the waters around Guadalcanal too. Several of the old school black shoe captains were "promoted" to shore duty after their first combat patrols.
I just read "Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal" by James Hornfischer. For the first time it was explained why the navy didn't assign its rebuilt and over hauled older battleships to the Pacific war zones even though heavy surface firepower would have been extremely handy in places like Solomon Islands.
I just read "Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal" by James Hornfischer. For the first time it was explained why the navy didn't assign its rebuilt and over hauled older battleships to the Pacific war zones even though heavy surface firepower would have been extremely handy in places like Solomon Islands.
TomH in PA
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Captains (and Admirals) on both sides learned a lot about new technology - radar, air power, secure communications, automatic weapons...the list goes on and on.
But hindsight is 20/20. The young men on both sides fought an epic battle.
But hindsight is 20/20. The young men on both sides fought an epic battle.
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