Actions along the Matanikau (September – October 1942)
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General
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World War II Pacific theater in August, 1942.
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Pacific Ocean divided up into WWII Allied commands.
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South Pacific, 1942.
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Map of southwest Pacific area in 1942-1943.
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Strategic situation in South Pacific, summer 1942. Red circles are Japanese bases. Blue arrows are Allied shipping and communication lines between U.S. and Australia and New Zealand.
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Allied lines of communication in the South Pacific, 1942.
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Solomon and Santa Cruz Islands and New Caledonia area, 1942.
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Map of the Solomon and Santa Cruz Islands.
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Guadalcanal
September Action
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U.S. positions in the Lunga Perimeter on Guadalcanal following the Battle of Edson's Ridge, late September, 1942.
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Map of Matanikau action between U.S. Marines and Japanese forces, September 24-27, 1942, on Guadalcanal.
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Aerial map of Point Cruz, Guadalcanal overlaid with actions by U.S. and Japanese forces during operations in late September, 1942.
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The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, withdraws from its dangerously exposed position west of Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, under cover of naval gunfire and artillery support in late September, 1942.
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U.S. and Japanese actions along the Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, 23-27 Sep, 1942.
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Photo of the terrain around Point Cruz on Guadalcanal.
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U.S. Marines evacuate under fire near Point Cruz on September 27.
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U.S. Marine 105mm gun on Guadalcanal, September, 1942.
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A U.S. 11th Marines 75mm pack howitzer and crew on Guadalcanal, September or October, 1942.
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A U.S. Marine patrol crosses the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal, probably in late September or early October, 1942.
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U.S. Marine commander Merritt Edson.
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Japanese Major General Kawaguchi (seated center with mustache).
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Japanese Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake.
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U.S. Marine Lieutenant General Vandegrift.
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U.S. Marine Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith II, who, as a Lieutenant Colonel, served as executive officer under Merritt Edson in the 1st Raiders and then commanded the battalion.
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U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel "Chesty" Puller on Guadalcanal in September, 1942.
October Action
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Japanese Maj Gen Maruyama, commander of the Japanese 2nd Infantry Division, arrived on Guadalcanal on October 2, 1942 and began to deploy his troops along the Matanikau River soon after.
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U.S. Matanikau offensive on Guadalcanal, October 7-9, 1942.
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U.S. Matanikau offensive on Guadalcanal, October 7-9, 1942.
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ACTION ON THE MATANIKAU, Guadalcanal, from 7 to 9 October, 1942, enabled General Vandegrift to establish forward positions in that area during the balance of the campaign.
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U.S. positions along the Matanikau and Lunga Point, October 9, 1942.
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U.S. Marine defensive positions along the Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, October, 1942.
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The 1st Raider Battalion and the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, found themselves immobilized by the Japanese along the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal in October, 1942.
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Japanese tanks knocked out by marine 37mm guns along the mouth of the Matanikau.
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Japanese tanks knocked out by marine 37mm guns along the mouth of the Matanikau.