Guadalcanal - Island of Death
The Author is a Guadalcanal Marine. His discharge reads-- "participated in the capture and defense of Guadalcanal." He is a survivor of that dark island. The airfield there was the key to the Pacific War. Henderson Field had to be held by the Marine Corps at all costs. The Imperial Japanese Navy bombarded the airfield to blast the Marines off it.Japan sent the best men they had in the Air Force an...
The Author is a Guadalcanal Marine. His discharge reads-- "participated in the capture and defense of Guadalcanal." He is a survivor of that dark island. The airfield there was the key to the Pacific War. Henderson Field had to be held by the Marine Corps at all costs. The Imperial Japanese Navy bombarded the airfield to blast the Marines off it.Japan sent the best men they had in the Air Force an...
