Guadalcanal part 4 – the landing site

Is this part I will show the landing area on Guadalcanal.

The airstrip

The first picture is taken from Mount Austen and You can see the entire area around the airstrip, and you get en impression of how small it is before the landscape become rolling hills. Ind the middle of the picture You can see bloody ridge.

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The next picture is the actual landig area on the bech

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This gentleman were there on the USS Cushing

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The memorial marker

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The father of the gentleman tanking a souvenir was killed as navigator on the USS Quincy

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Sea memorial for USS Quincy and the men lost at Iron bottom Sound

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See part 3 Guadalcanal part 3 – How to load a cargo Wessel

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Fantastic work. What a bitter battle for control of such a small area. America learned so much from this battle. Japan less so.

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