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1942
August
07
Key event
The landing on Guadalcanal
On 7 August 1942 US Marines landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo. The first American land offensive of the Pacific War had begun.
21
The Battle of the Tenaru
On the night of 20–21 August 1942 Colonel Ichiki’s detachment attacked the Marines guarding the Guadalcanal airfield. Nearly 800 Japanese were killed.
September
01
The Seabees on Guadalcanal
On 1 September 1942, 392 men of the 6th Naval Construction Battalion landed on Guadalcanal to finish Henderson Field and keep it working under fire.
12
The Battle of Bloody Ridge
On the nights of 12–13 and 13–14 September 1942 Kawaguchi's brigade attacked the ridge south of Henderson Field. Edson's Marines barely held it.
23
The fighting on the Matanikau
On 23–27 September 1942 the Marines attacked the Japanese on the Matanikau on Guadalcanal. The attack failed; surrounded companies were taken off by boat.
October
07
The third battle of the Matanikau
On 7–9 October 1942 five Marine battalions crossed the Matanikau on Guadalcanal and shattered the Japanese 4th Infantry Regiment as it prepared to attack.
13
The bombardment of Henderson Field
On the night of 13–14 October 1942 the battleships Kongō and Haruna fired 973 shells at Henderson Field. The Guadalcanal airfield was nearly knocked out.
23
The battle for Henderson Field
On 23–26 October 1942 the Japanese 2nd Division attacked the American perimeter around Henderson Field on Guadalcanal and was repulsed with heavy losses.
November
01
The Matanikau offensive and Koli Point
On 1 November 1942 the Marines crossed the Matanikau and crushed the Japanese at Point Cruz. From 3 November they tried to trap Shōji's regiment at Koli Point.
06
Carlson's Long Patrol
On 6 November 1942 Carlson's Raiders set out from Aola Bay on a patrol of almost a month into the interior of Guadalcanal, tracking Colonel Shōji's troops.
December
09
The change of command on Guadalcanal
On 9 December 1942 Vandegrift handed command on Guadalcanal to General Patch, and the malaria-ravaged 1st Marine Division began to leave the island.
1943
November
01
The landing on Bougainville
On 1 November 1943 the US 3rd Marine Division landed at Cape Torokina on Bougainville. Fighting on the island went on until the end of the war.