1943 Event Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal, ends epic battle 1943 Event New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal 1943 Event Japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured 1943 Event U.S. infantry captures Galloping Horse-ridge Guadalcanal 1942 Event Chaotic "sea battle of Friday the 13th" at Guadalcanal 1942 Death Daniel J Callaghan, U.S. spy (at Guadalcanal), dies 1942 Death Norman Scott, U.S. Admiral (at Guadalcanal), dies 1942 Event In World War II, battle of Guadalcanal began 1942 Event 2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 1942 Event Battle of Henderson Field Guadalcanal begins 1942 Event Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 1942 Event Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley) 1942 Event Admiral Nimitz' B-17 finding Guadalcanal using National Geographic map 1942 Event U.S. aircraft carrier Wasp torpedoed at Guadalcanal 1942 Event Battle of Edson's Ridge (Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal 1942 Event Battle of Edson's Ridge (2nd Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal 1942 Event Battle of Edson's Ridge begins at Guadalcanal 1942 Event 1st U.S. flights to land on Guadalcanal 1942 Event 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is 1942 Event Vice-Admiral Mikawa lands at Guadalcanal, Solomon Island 1942 Event 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 1910 Birthday Francis D Foley, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal 1904 Birthday Herbert D Riley, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa
