The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they ... Norman Scott stood out for his role in two of the campaign's most critical naval duels. Born in ...

Marine Cpl. John E. Edwinson Jr. comes home to Wilmington. Edwinson was sadly killed in action during World War II on Sept.

This book describes the air campaign in the Solomons – as well as some of that in New Guinea – starting with the invasion of Guadalcanal in August 1942 and ending with the defeat of Japanese airpower ...