8 December 1942
Battle of Guadalcanal
Given command of all US forces in the campaign in Guadalcanal
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Guadalcanal in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Given command of all US forces in the campaign in Guadalcanal
Provenance
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