Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Aug 20 – 26, 1942

Aug 20, 1942: First planes arrive on Henderson Field, Guadalcanal

Aug 21, 1942: Battle of Alligator Creek, Guadalcanal, leaves hundreds of Japanese soldiers dead

Aug 22, 1942: Major General Cyril A. Clowes takes command of Milne Force, New Guinea

Aug 23, 1942: Battleship USS Washington transfers to the Pacific

Aug 24, 1942: Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the third major carrier battle between the US and Japanese navies

Aug 25, 1942: Second and last day of battle of Eastern Solomons

Aug 26, 1942: Training center for Chinese troops is activated at Ramgarh, India

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