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FIGHTING ON GUADALCANAL

The US Army published an instructional pamphlet—Fighting on Guadalcanal—early in 1943. LtCol Russel P. Reeder, USA, travelled to the island in the autumn of 1942 and interviewed numerous Marines and Soldiers who were key to the early American victories on Guadalcanal. After returning stateside, LtCol Reeder transcribed his work to this pamphlet, which was distributed to units all over the Pacific Oceans Area.

This pamphlet contains lessons learned by many important Marines. Among them are Col Lewis Puller, Jr., Col Merrit A. Edson, LtCol Herman Hanneken, and Major Lew Walt. World War II Gyrene has transcribed this document.

The original document is 69 pages. For use on the web, it has been broken into three sections. It has been lightly edited to correct typographical errors, and some over-long paragraphs have been split for easier reading. In 1942, Americans commonly referred to the enemy as "Japs." This is the case in Fighting on Guadalcanal. No attempt has been made to change this usage.

Fighting on Guadalcanal part I (pages 1—25)

Fighting on Guadalcanal part II (pages 26—49)

Fighting on Guadalcanal part III (pages 50—69)