Guadalcanal Campaign
Guadalcanal-
Our next stop is the Guadalcanal Memorial that is located in Guadalcanal on the Solomon Islands standing on the Skyline Ridge overlooking Honiara. This memorial is to honor the American and Allied soldiers that died during the Guadalcanal Campaign that lasted from August 7, 1942 to February 9, 1943. There are 4 directional walls pointing towards the major battle sites and inscribed are descriptions of the battles. There's also a central pylon that rises to 24ft from its base.
The memorial was built on August 7, 1992 commissioned to fulfill General John J. Perishing's vision fully operated by the U.S. government. This campaign was important because it was the beginning of the U.S taking the offensive. They were able to eventually take Guadalcanal and the Japanese withdrew their men after a long and hard battle. Some well known battles that took place here are the battles of Coral Sea and Midway. The allies were able to gain control of the Solomon islands and towards New Guinea soon reaching Japan.
Here is a map created by the U.S military when traveling throughout the island:
It is important to note that the map was not entirely perfect, but they had to make do with what they had.
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