GUADALCANAL

WILL WILSON

• 11-15-14
• US History 2nd hour
• WW2

The Guadalcanal campaign was a victory for the allies

WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY

• It was a battle between the US and Japan
• It was the first major offensive against the Japanese empire
• It took place August 7th 1942
• It was fought in the island of Guadalcanal
• It was the first major offensive against Japan from the US

How
The allies landed forces on the island of Guadalcanal, and took the island. Surprised by the allied offensive, the Japanese made several attempts to retake the island, however they ultimately failed

WEAPONS USED (US)

• Springfeild Rifle
• Browning Auto Rifle
• Pineapple Grenades

WEAPONS USED (JAPAN)

• 7.7mm Arisaka Rifle and Bayonet
• 50mm Grenade Discharger "Knee" Mortar
• Model 97 Hand Grenades

ALLIED LOSSES

• 7,100 men
• 615 Aircraft
• 29 Ships

JAPANESE LOSSES

• 31000 killed
• 1000 captured
• 38 ships
• 683-880 Aircraft

If the Japanese General had known the actual strength of the allied forces, he would have fortified the island with more troops.

MIT'S

• US soldiers started sending the boiled skulls of Japanese home as souvenirs
• The Japanese lost almost all of their carriers
• The battle took 5 months

WORKS CITED

• Wikipedia
• Pacificghosts.com
• Militaryhistory.about.com