Guadalcanal's Forgotten Fight: The U.S. Army's Crucial Role

Reveals the overlooked role of U.S. Army soldiers in Guadalcanal’s prolonged and brutal ground campaign.

When the name Guadalcanal is mentioned, most picture Marines desperately fighting in the dense jungles and the U.S. Navy in dramatic surface battles. That story, though true, tells only part of the campaign. Less well known is the role played by the United States Army. While the Marines landed and fought off several Japanese counterattacks it was the Army’s soldiers who followed and bore ...