More than 80 years after he was killed in action during World War II, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Morris E. Canady has returned ...

In January 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy captured the port of Rabaul, New Britain, and from there, the next major objective was establishing outposts in the British Solomon Islands ...

The United States won the war in the Pacific during World War II in part ... battle for Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific, escorting ships and providing reinforcements to Henderson Field.

On Oct. 25, 1942, the U.S.'s six-month struggle to keep a small advantage at Guadalcanal's Henderson Field hardened ... and the Medal of Honor during World War II.

The Allies used “cactus” as the codename for Guadalcanal ... Heritage Command and National WWII Museum websites. The Allied invasion targeted Henderson Field, from which Marine, Navy and ...

Related stories Guadalcanal's airfield was seized within 36 hours. The Marines named it Henderson Field after ... such removing unexploded ordnance from World War II. The US is also reopening ...

In November 1942, a scenario played out in Wakefield that resembled the script of a Hollywood movie. The main characters were Phyllis Priest, a beautiful hometown girl, and Cooper, a dashing Navy ...

which marks the 80th anniversary of Basilone’s heroic sacrifice at Iwo Jima and the start of one of the pivotal battles of World War II. At Guadalcanal’s Battle for Henderson Field in October ...

(U.S. Navy) The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7 ...

This film documents the experiences of 1st Marine Division veterans who fought in WWII ... Henderson Airfield is legendary. This is thought to be John Basilone's foxhole position on Guadalcanal ...

“Guadalcanal – The Green ... Divisions three battles to protect Henderson Field, the U.S. airfield that became key to an American victory during WWII. According to Davis, “U.S. forces ...