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US Marine Corps - The Black Vault

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<strong>The</strong> Fiji Islands (chart) ____________________________________________ 306<br />

<strong>The</strong> Solomons and Southern Approaches (chart)_________________________ 314<br />

<strong>The</strong> Solomon Islands (chart)________________________________________ 320<br />

Guadalcanal-Tulagi (chart) _________________________________________ 322<br />

Task Force 62 Cruising Disposition (chart)_____________________________ 324<br />

Guadalcanal and the Russell Islands (chart)_____________________________ 325<br />

Landing Objectives—Tulagi-Gavutm (chart)_____________________________ 331<br />

<strong>Marine</strong> landing at Tongalsland ______________________________________ 334<br />

Transport Area, Guadalcanal (chart)__________________________________ 335<br />

Mineswept Areas, Guadalcanal (chart)_________________________________ 339<br />

Japanese attacks, Guadalcanal ________________________________________ 347<br />

JaPanese high-level attacks, GuadalcanaI-------------------------------- 349<br />

Battle of Savo Island (chart)_________________________________________ 356<br />

Plane lightings of Japanese Cruiser Force (chart)------------------------- 363<br />

Vice Admird Gunichi Mikawa, IJN___________________________________ 366<br />

Ship disposition at Savo Island (chart) _________________________________ 376<br />

Disposition of Patrol and Screening Groups atSavo (chart)________________ 379<br />

Multiple Approach Route—Savo (chart)_______________________________ 381<br />

Rear Admiral Turner at sea, 1942_____________________________________ 409<br />

Guadalcanal supply lines (chart)_______,_______________________________ 418<br />

Santa Cruz Island (chart)___________________________________________ 436<br />

Officersand Men of the Staff Allowance, COMPHIBFORSOPAC ____________ 459<br />

Movement to CLEANSLATE (chart) __________________________________ 461<br />

Russell Islands (chart)_____________________________________________ 469<br />

Airfield Banika Island______________________________________________ 471<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bismarck Barrier (chart)________________ ________________________ 482<br />

New Georgia and Rendova Island (chart)______________________________ 486<br />

TOENAILS Operation Area (chati)___________________________________ 489<br />

JaPanese Defense Organization for Bismarck Barrier---------------------- 491<br />

Training Seabees at Noumea, New Caledonia____________________________ 495<br />

Rear Admiral Turner with Seabee officers_______________________________ 496<br />

Vangunu and New Georgia Islands (chart)_____________________________ 497<br />

Colonel Henry D. Linscott, <strong>US</strong>MC------------------------------------ 508<br />

Oficers’ Quarters, Guadalcanal_______________________________________ 510<br />

SOPACNaval Organization for TOENAILS ____________________________ 514<br />

<strong>The</strong> Admiral’s Head _______________________________________________ 517<br />

Lieutenant Colonel Frank D.Weir, <strong>US</strong>MC______________________________ 519<br />

Staff of Commander Amphibious Force South Pacific______________________ 521<br />

Task Force 310rganization for TOENAILS _____________________________ 524<br />

lst Echelon Western Group (TU31.l)_________________________________ 526<br />

Eastern Force organization for TOENAILS ______________________________ 526<br />

<strong>The</strong> day's catch____________________________________________________ 529<br />

Lieutenant Charles Stein (SC), <strong>US</strong>N__________________________________ 529<br />

New Georgia Group (chart)_________________________________________ 534<br />

Assault Force organization for TOENAILS ______________________________ 535<br />

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