Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse

Final phase-general pictures

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  An SBD over Enterprise (foreground) and Saratoga (background) near Guadalcanal in December 19, 1942.
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  Members of the U.S. Army Americal division lands on Guadalcanal in December, 1942.
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  U.S. Army Americal Division 37mm guns are unloaded on Guadalcanal, December, 1942.
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  U.S. Marines depart Guadalcanal in December, 1942.
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  U.S. Americal Division commander, MajGen Alexander M. Patch, Jr., watches while his troops and supplies are staged on Guadalcanal's beaches on 8 December, the day before he relieved Gen Vandegrift.
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  Change of command on Guadalcanal, December 1942. Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, center, succeeds Maj. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift (USMC), right. Col. R. Hall Jeschke (USMS) briefs them.
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  Battle area on Guadalcanal, December, 1942 through January, 1943.
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  Battle area on Guadalcanal, December, 1942 through January, 1943.
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  Last phase of Battle of Guadalcanal, Jan-Feb, 1943.

Galloping Horse and western offensives

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  U.S. positions along the Matanikau in early December, 1942.
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  U.S. forces planned assault from Matanikau River area on Guadalcanal, January, 1943.
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  Aerial photo of the "Galloping Horse" Japanese stronghold on Guadalcanal, late 1942 or early 1943.
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  U.S. Army western offensive, Guadalcanal, January, 1943.
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  U.S. forces attack "Galloping Horse" during drive from Matanikau, January 10, 1943.
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  U.S. forces attack Japanese positions on "Galloping Horse" on Guadalcanal during the drive from the Matanikau, January 12-13, 1943.
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  U.S. forces push forward from Matanikau, January 12-16, 1943.
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  U.S. forces advance from Matanikau River, Guadalcanal, January 13-18, 1943.
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  U.S. forces advance in Matanikau River area, Guadalcanal, January 10-18, 1943.
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  U.S. forces actions on Guadalcanal west of the Matanikau, January 22, 1943.
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  U.S. forces capture Kokumbona on Guadalcanal, January 23-25, 1943.
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  U.S. forces capture Kokumbona on Guadalcanal, January 23-25, 1943.
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  A wounded soldier is being assisted down a steep jungle hillside, then through the jungle to the river and by boat and ambulance to a nearby hospital. Guadalcanal, 1/15/43. Soldier of 25th Division, 35th Infantry. Matanikau River.
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  U.S. Army soldiers push supplies up the Matanikau River to support the 25th Infantry Division's offensive on Guadalcanal in January, 1943.

Gifu offensive

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  U.S. forces move on Gifu pocket and Mt. Austen on Guadalcanal, December 18-27, 1942.
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  U.S. forces capture Hill 27 during assault on Gifu pocket on Guadalcanal, January 2, 1943.
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  U.S. forces assault Japanese positions on "Seahorse", Guadalcanal, January 8-11, 1943.
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  U.S. and Japanese positions, Gifu pocket, Guadalcanal, January 10, 1943.
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  U.S. forces surround and assault Japanese forces in the Gifu pocket, Guadalcanal, January 18-19, 1943.
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  U.S. attacks on Japanese forces in the Gifu pocket, Guadalcanal, January 22-23, 1943.
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  A Japanese defensive position after the battle of the Gifu pocket on Guadalcanal, January, 1943. The position consists of a bunker with a covered foxhole in front of it.

Final push and Japanese Ke evacuation

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  Final actions in Battle of Guadalcanal, Jan 26-Feb 9, 1943.
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  Litter bearers give first aid to two men wounded by grenades while on patrol on Guadalcanal. Even when under direct fire of the enemy the bearers continue to care for and carry out the wounded. They are commanded by Major General Alexander M. Patch, Jr. 25th Medical BN., 25th Division. 10 January 1945
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  A dead Japanese soldier on Guadalcanal, photographed January 25, 1943.
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  The crew of U.S. PT boat PT 65 inspects the wreckage of Japanese submarine I-1 at Kamimbo on Guadalcanal, February, 1943.