Ahead lay a second naval battle of Guadalcanal, which would seal the island's ultimate fate and place the initiative in the Pacific in American hands for the duration. Vice Adm. Abe and Captain ...

USS President Jackson under attack during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. In the center background, smoke rises after an Japanese plane crashed into the superstructure of USS San Francisco.

Rear Adm. Scott was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous intrepidity during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command ...

Spruance’s brilliant handling of Task Force 16 at Midway stand out in contrast to Fletcher’s performances during the early portion of the Guadalcanal campaign (and the Wake relief expedition). The ...

9A00199) During the opening hours of the U.S. assault on Guadalcanal, the air battle produced one of the ... which was published in the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings in 1943.