aug 7, 1942 - The battle of Guadalcanal
Description:
where: Guadalcanalwho was involved: US, Japan, America
what happened: US starved a Japanese soldier. they told the US that there was a Japanese force south. The Navy was way to small to fight it. US was able to get them to retreat and not attack. America was barely able to fend off incessant enemy attacks.
who won: US
what was the result of the battle: both sides lost a lot of war ships, but the US was still able to fend off Japan
why is this important to World War II: had lost most lives compared to other battles
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Date:
aug 7, 1942
Now
~ 84 years ago