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USS Jarvis
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United States
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USS Bagley
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Destroyer
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
1935 Aug 21
1937 May 06
1937 Oct 27
1942 Aug 09
624day
174day
798day
4.78yr
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1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands
N
Graham William W
Lieutenant Commander
Aim:
To deny the area to the Japanese, in particular to stop the completion of the airfield on Guadalcanal and to remove the seaplane base on Tulagi. To use the area for further offensive operations in the
Solomon Islands.
Results:
The Japanese were taken by surprise and the landing was almost unopposed. The final capture of the island took six months and much bitter fighting.
1942 08 08 1000 Air Strike IJN 25th AF Against US TG62 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
N
Severely Damaged
Aircraft
Result:
US forces alerted by coastwatchers, Japanese planes eluded CAP, two ships damaged, most Bettys destroyed by AA fire.
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