Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the Pacific War: the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal ... as the Battle of the Philippine Sea, American and ...

One notable fact about the Imperial Japanese Army’s combat in southern fronts, including the grueling battle on Guadalcanal, which was called “Gato” (starvation island), is the large numbers ...

The sea service accepted delivery of the warship ... who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. He was killed in action during the February 1945 ...