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Gavutu is a
small islet in the
Central Province of
Solomon Islands, some 500
metres (550 yards) in length. It is one of the
Nggela Islands. The
first recorded...
- The
Battle of
Tulagi and
Gavutu–Tanambogo was a land
battle of the
Pacific campaign of
World War II,
between the
forces of the
Imperial ****anese Navy and...
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seaplanes at
their base near Tulagi.
Tulagi and two
nearby small islands,
Gavutu and Tanambogo, were ****aulted by 3,000 U.S.
Marines under the
command of...
- communications, and
seaplane reconnaissance base on
Tulagi and the
nearby islets of
Gavutu and Tanambogo, and in July 1942
began to
build a
large airfield on nearby...
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Province and
previously the
British administrative centre for the Solomons,
Gavutu and Tanambogo. The
first recorded sighting by
Europeans was by the Spanish...
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reinforcements from the
Guadalcanal campaign and
battle of
Tulagi and
Gavutu–Tanambogo. Only the
first of
these objectives were achieved, but the raid...
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August 1942 the unit
conducted an
amphibious ****ault on the
small island of
Gavutu and
later seized the
neighboring island of
Tanambogo along with
other Marine...
- training.: 78
Prior to the
initial landings at the
Battle of
Tulagi and
Gavutu–Tanambogo,
Munro was
posted to Rear
Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner's staff...
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Paramarine officers and was
awarded the Navy
Cross during the
battle of
Gavutu.
Robert H.
Williams was born
circa 1908 in
Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. In 1929...
- the
Landing Task
Force Organization which captured the
islands of Tulagi,
Gavutu and
Tanambogo in the
Guadalcanal campaign.
After Vandegrift left the division...
