4350917; 159.9512389 The Matanikau Offensive, from 1–4 November 1942, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of the Matanikau, was an engagement between...

The Actions along the Matanikau—sometimes referred to as the Second and Third Battles of the Matanikau—were two separate but related engagements between...

temporarily halted the Matanikau offensive on 4 November. The Americans suffered 71 killed and the Japanese around 400 killed in the offensive. At Koli Point...

Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo Actions along the Matanikau Battle of Henderson Field Matanikau Offensive Battle of Mount Austen Gilbert and Marshall Islands...

Field: October 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942 Matanikau Offensive: November 1942 Koli Point action: November 1942 Carlson's Patrol:...

The Matanikau River of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, is located in the northwest part of the island. During the World War II Guadalcanal campaign, several...

mouth of the Matanikau Gilbert, Marine Tank Battles, pp. 48–49. Gilbert, Marine Tank Battles, p. 49, Miller, Guadalcanal: The First Offensive, pp. 157–58;...

participated in several UN offensives in east-central Korea. This was followed by defending against the Chinese Spring Offensive. By June 1951 the 1st Marine...

breakout at El Alamein, begins. On Guadalcanal, the Americans begin the Matanikau Offensive against the Japanese 3: Second Battle of El Alamein ends – German...

following events occurred in November 1942: U.S. forces began the Matanikau Offensive on Guadalcanal. German Army Group A captured Alagir. Escape from...

Vandegrift who were involved in the Matanikau offensive against Japanese positions. However, Vandegrift called off his offensive that day after receiving intelligence...

the Matanikau actions and the decisive Japanese defeat in the Battle for Henderson Field in October 1942, and further losses during the Matanikau Offensive...

famous images in the history of photography. 1942 – World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later...

Navy Cross for his heroic leadership during World War II in the Matanikau Offensive of the Guadalcanal Campaign. Two cancelled United States Navy destroyer...

between United States and Imperial Japanese forces in the hills near the Matanikau River area on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. The U.S. forces...

troops to employ for his planned offensive. Because of the loss of their positions on the east side of the Matanikau, the Japanese decided an attack on...

the Matanikau River. These soldiers were reportedly sick, demoralized, and willing to surrender. At about the same time, Marines near the Matanikau perimeter...

where small boat operations were coordinated. At the Second Battle of the Matanikau in September 1942, he led the extrication of a force of Marines whose...

heroism and courageous devotion to duty" during the fighting near the Matanikau River. During this action, Griffith suffered wounds for which he was awarded...

Kawaguchi and the surviving Japanese troops then regrouped west of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal. Between 1 and 17 October, the Japanese delivered...

September, 1942. He later successfully defended the Matanikau River area during the September, 1942 Matanikau action. During the Battle for Henderson Field...

IJA taking the Guadalcanal campaign seriously. In the Actions along the Matanikau in September and October, the Japanese won the September action and lost...

Marines on Guadalcanal. In November the 164th took part in the offensive across the Matanikau River. Other elements of the division arrived piecemeal in the...

next day. Kawaguchi's units were then ordered to withdraw west to the Matanikau River valley to join with Oka's unit, a 6 mi (9.7 km) march over difficult...

interior by dredging the Matanikau River allowing free movement for boats. In January 1943 XIV Corps went on the offensive. As XIV Corps moved into the...

his men in an attack on the Japanese at the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal (see Actions along the Matanikau). He was buried on Guadalcanal, but his remains...

Marine Corps; posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942; namesake of destroyer...

killed in action at the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal on 9 October 1942 when his unit was attacked during a heavy Japanese offensive. He refused to be dislodged...

eliminating a concentration of Japanese troops in what became known as the Matanikau River Pocket. The Pocket, estimated to hold 500 enemy troops, was a dense...

and sniper Company and for Marine Recon itself. During the combats on Matanikau River at the beginning of October 1942, Whaling organized a special task...