Guadalcanal • America’s First World War II Amphibious Invasion

America’s First World War II Amphibious Invasion • 78 years Ago

Aug. 7, 2020, marks 78 years since the beginning of America’s first World War II amphibious invasion – the Battle of Guadalcanal. The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Justin Smith)