On August 21, 1942, Colonel Kiyonao Ichiki led the first major Japanese ground attack against the Marine perimeter on Guadalcanal. Expecting to smash through quickly and recapture Henderson Field, his ...
On September 12–14, 1942, Japanese troops under Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi attacked the southern approaches to ...
D. R. Howe (Glencoe, MN) treats the wounds of Private First Class D. A. Crum (New Brighton, PA), Company H, 2nd Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment, during Operation Hue City. (USMC Photo) Charles ...