My great uncle Sgt Virgil Scott was in the Americal quartermaster tracked division in WW2. He was blown up driving an ammunition truck possibly in the battle of Bougainville. His wife received a burnt watch he received the Bronze Star and what was left of him was buried where he fell, until the 1950’s where he was re-buried at the Pacific war memorial in Honolulu Hawaii. Our Family is unsure where he was actually killed.
Just wanted to say, as an US Army veteran, I have nothing but the utmost respect for the Marine Corps and their service in WWII. My barber when I was a kid was a 4th Marine Division veteran including Iwo Jima. But, I am glad to see the Army represented in the Pacific Theatre.
Retired Army officer, who really appreciated the Marines I got to serve with. Your commitment to history and honoring all who served in Guadalcanal is much appreciated. The Soldiers who served there deserve this recognition. Grandfather was both enlisted (late WWII) USMC and commissioned offer Army (Korea). Love my Marine brethren, proud to have served Army.
US Army vet here. Appreciate this video. Interesting to learn how many National Guard units were mobilized and sent to the Pacific. Had an uncle who was an Army Combat Engineer in the Pacific. Appreciate the Army but also have nothing but respect for the Marines, especially the WW2 Pacific war vets. They earned every award they received and probably a lot more that they never got. Thank you for your great videos!
I wonder how much the "Carolina Manuvers" played into this. My grandfather told me the following - He was in the 193rd tank battalion company B, which was a guard unit from Ozark Alabama. In November they participated in the "Carolina manuvers", ending about Nov 30, 1941. At the end of the war games they loaded all their equipment onto rail cars and rode back to Ft Benning and caught the train home for the first weekend in December. That Sunday was Dec 7th. All their equipment was still on the rail cars from the war games. As soon as everyone was back in Ft Benning, a train headed west was attached to those cars and they started towards California and the pacific. Every one of the units that participated in the Carolina manuvers would have been in this state I suspect.
My father had a copy of "Orchids in the Mud". He was a platoon sgt in the 132nd of the Americal Division. Thank you for emphasizing the role of the Army in the Solomon Islands. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic role in saving many of his men with his B.A.R. while getting them to safety against heavy Japanese fire.
My grandfather was in the 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division and was on Guadalcanal. I remember him seeing in me in my Dress Blues and he said to me "You're a Marine? You know I fought along side of the Marines on the Goddamned Guadalcanal!" He then went on to tell me about being part of what he called "the Composite Army-Marine Division." Surviving Banzai charges, being dive bombed and every imaginable aspect of close combat. I have his service jacket that proudly has the 1st Marine Division mini patch on his left sleeve.
My dad landed on the 'Canal in Dec. of '42 with the 132nd infantry and fought in the battle of Mt. Austin. He was in combat for 30 days and came down with malaria that took almost a year for him to recover from. He never talked much about it, but from what my older cousin told me, he said it was hell. Many close calls that a little bit closer and I wold not be writing this. Thanks to the ALL men who fought there. The Army closed the deal.
Did your father have residual problems from the malaria later in life? My grandfather got malaria too and had many problems later that they attributed to the malaria
@@bh5094 I don't believe he did, but he never talked about his service. By the time I was in our new school after we moved from Chicago, he worked the midnight shift. So I was never able to sit down with him and just "talk". He passed in '65 never really telling me much. To this day, it bothers me that I never really got to know.
My grandfather and Notably uncle served 132nd inf company c Uncle was a hero grandfather said but downplayed his service there. Thank you nice to find someone else in similar shoes. No they were quiet professionals served n cane home ghosts haunted them but they carried on
My grandfather was in the 147th Infantry Ohio and we have a recording of him talking about his time in WWII. Half way thru listening to it, I had tears rolling down my face. What those men did and what they endured is remarkable.
My uncle was on Guadalcanal in 42 and 43.He did a lot of fighting around Henderson field.Thank you brother for remembering those who fought and died on the canal.
Later on, during a monsoon period, my dad, US Navy Corpsman, and a US Army Sargent with a whistle around his neck, got under a deuce and a half to try and sleep out of the rain. During the night the truck sank down on them, crushing the breath out of them so they couldn't yell. The Sarge's whistle saved their bacon.
The fact that only the Marines are really mentioned as fighting on Guadalcanal is one reason why my father didn't have anything good to say about them...He fought with the 1st Marines in the battle to prevent Henderson Field from being retaken...His company was under the command of Colonel Puller immediately after they arrived....and they got no credit at all.
3/164th? I agree in the US Army not receiving attention as the video shows. The 3/164th was the only army unit under Pullers loose command on the night of 24-25 Oct. But the 164th were awarded the 1st MarDiv presidential unit citation. They were allowed to wear the 1st MarDiv patch. They were also called the 164th Marines. The other army units complained Taft the 164th received more attention than they did.
Anytime a Marine praises an Army unit thats high praise indeed... Thank you for all you do from an Amateur historian myself and a retired infantry platoon daddy. My last Assignment in Afghanistan. I was a Plt Sgt.. with A/2/27th infantry... 25th ID...
The 1st Marine Division held the airfield perimeter for 3 months, which is longer than they originally planned, due the Navy having to leave the area. Yes, the USAAF was there providing vital air support. I believe the infantry didn't show up until the Navy was ready to return, and that was no fault of their own. They didn't come until mid October. I totally agree that the Army played a huge role in securing Guadalcanal. The reason most people think of Guadalcanal as a Marine operation is that they were the first in and held the beachhead for almost 4 months against insane odds and that is a subject for another video. Thanks.
Thank you Dave for this video. I read Guadalcanal Diary in grade school and have been interested ever since. You’re videos have renewed that interest. Both my boys are corpsmen in the first Marine Division and served in some of the regiment’s that fought there! One day I hope to be able to visit the Island with both of them! Thanks again for the effort you put into these videos!
Good comments. My grandfather, with the New Zealand Air Force, was at Guadalcanal. His squadron was attached to USA units and mostly assembled aircraft in Hawaii and transported the planes to the various islands in the Pacific. Grandad's family was a bit put out because grandad wore USA uniform but not the pay that went with it. Info on his service as follows: service records, which confirm that Grandad served operationally in the pacific theatre. He embarked on his first tour on the 22nd September 1942 (with the newly formed No.3 Squadron) for Espiritu Santo, in what is now Vanuatu. On 23rd November 1943 the squadron moved to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Grandad then returned to New Zealand on the 27th April 1943 and was posted to No. 1 Squadron, based at Whenuapai and then in late July 1943 the newly formed No.40 transport squadron. As part of his 40 Sqn duties. Grandad travelled to Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii (in late October 1943) where aircraft were being assembled by the US Navy for Royal New Zealand Air Force use. He helped to assemble and ferry these aircraft to New Zealand and then to maintain them as they flew transport missions into the Pacific, including locations like Guadalcanal, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. In March 1944 he returned to New Zealand where he was posted to the Whenuapai Maintenance Wing for the rest of the war. His air force trade was Airframe Fitter, which was assembly and maintenance of parts of the aircraft not including the engines, guns or flight instruments. In performing this trade he would have been based at various airfields in the pacific along the 40 Sqn flight route. The highest rank he achieved was Corporal, and he discharged on 9th June 1945, having served for four years and 325 days.
What a story. The Kiwis first went into Guadalcanal in Nov with a squadron of Hudson’s for recon/spotting work. Looks like he was one of the first there. On my Facebook page with this sites same name I’ve posted a few photos of the NZ locations then and now.
My Marine Corp veteran father landed on Guadalcanal just a month before the November victory. He brandished a Browning Automatic Rifle after delivering ice blocks in his civilian capacity. One might say that he put the Japanese on ice.
The famous WW 2 author James Jones' THE THIN RED LINE describes the US Army action in the Battle of Guadalcanal. It's a great book and has lasted the test of time. James Jones' first novel was the now Hollywood famous movie FROM HERE TO ETERNITY with Frank Sinatra , Monty Clift, Bert Lancaster, Donna Reed, Debra Kerr, need I say more !!!!!!
In my Charles Davis MOH episode I mention James Jones and his actions that day also on the Galloping Horse Ridge fight. That fight is what the book is based on.
Thank you for all the Army history on Guadalcanal in WWII. My Dad was there. I want to find out all I can about his service and your channel is a great start.
My dad fought in the Pacific and landed on many many islands. It use to piss him off because they never mentioned the army. He landed on Okinawa April 1st and fought for two months and got hit with shrap metal from artillery rounds. ( Million dollar wounds ) I was with the 25th in Vietnam 1967/68/69 I was a tank commander
My grandfather was in the 25th infantry. He was wounded multiple times at Guadalcanal. He shot in the face ,lost part of a finger, and got malaria. He fought along side with the Marines.
For some reason, these islands have always been very small in my head - like see across the other side small. Your pics help me understand what my grandpa and others went through.
The barracks at Schofield are still there that were strafed by Japanese planes and are called "quads". The bullet holes are still in some of them if you know where to look.
My grandfather was in the 164th American division. But he was from Long Island NY, regular Army. Don’t know how that happened. He is long gone now so I can’t ask him. He would never talk about it anyway. I found some of his medals and a couple patches in a cigar box. I know he was a Tech Sergeant and a radio man.
My Grandfather was in Company F 164th infantry. I pried some stories out of him when I was young, apparently Guadalcanal was a kind of hell on earth. I found his photos recently from his time there. The boys looked like they could use a good meal for sure, I don't think the captured rice was cutting it.
Every Marine Corps battle in the pacific had AT LEAST a regiment of US Army Infantry who fought alongside the Marines(the support role is a bunch of BS) …google Wikipedia any battle of the pacific in ww2 and read the Battle Belligerents…People don’t know that the Army Infantry was in the European theater as well as the Pacific theater…great video by the way!!!! US Army Airborne Infantryman over here :)
@@guadalcanal-walkingabattle5349 agreed 100% I have heard marines say that over and over…its usually the ones who aren’t well versed in the battles…it’s complete malarkey lol Great videos by the way!!! I’m glad I found your channel!!! 5 Stars!!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ur full of misinformation. The Army did fight alongside the corps, hence the "164th Marines" honorary title given to the Army RCT because if the camaraderie not competition or rivalry. No friendly fire bro-ski
Lol. Ask the Japs and the Australians about the Army in Buna. It was the Australians that went in there and finally got rid of them. Buna lasted months and viscious. The Japanese were starving there and wouldn't surrender
And Marines were fighting in northern New Guinea at Cape Glaucester in New Britain. (Papua New Guinea.) Bottled up Rabaul and rendered Solomons ineffective. Most of the Marine battles was the dirty work. Marines fought everywhere with their smaller numbers.
Dirty work? The 6th Infantry Division of World War II holds the unchallenged record for consecutive days of continuous combat in the Pacific Theater, 219 days of continuous combat, set by the Division on the Island of Luzon, the Philippines. At the end of World War II, the Division’s men were the most heavily engaged troops in the United States Army still fighting Yamashita’s men in the Cagayan Valley of Northern Luzon. During the War, the men of the 6th Division fought a total of 306 days of combat. Casualties for the 6th Division totaled 1,174 dead, 3,876 wounded and 9 missing. Japanese casualties fighting the Division totaled 23,000 dead and 1,700 captured.
The USMC had in place I believe a division or department that closely documented their participation in WW2 for historic purposes, where the USA placed lesser value on documentation. If you read some of the USMC island campaign history, especially in the Solomon's Campaign it clearly credits the Army with participation but lacks in unit identification. I have read some of the history of the 37th Div, National Guard 147th and 148th operating in conjunction with the USMC raiders in operations on Bougainville and some smaller islands prior to the invasion of the Philippian Islands.
The P-400/39s were an Army Air Corps unit. By Mid November there was a US Army regiment there. Alexander Patch took over from Vandergrift when 1 Mar Div was taken out in December.
The 25th infantry division was the baddest of the bad in vietnam.The vietcong and north Vietnamese would go the other way if they heard the 25th was in the area.The 25th were known for cutting enemy soldiers private parts,and putting them in their mouth.Oliver stone,a famous movie director,was in the 25th in Vietnam in 1970,and 71.
The PTO island hopping campaign is largely associated with the Marine Corps, but what many don't seem to realize is, the majority of those amphibious operations were conducted by the Army.
My father Lt. Colonel Briola MD was a Regimental surgeon in the Battle of Guadal Canal. He was awarded The Legion of Merit sitation for his service there.
Based on what you have offered Dave my dad was with the ohio national guard 147, even though he was from Michigan his hometown was close to the Ohio border, He had joined on that serve 1 yr. to fulfil military obligation.When war started his was one of the first to go to the South Pacific. discharged 1945, Thanks for your site On his first landing he had on a ww1 wool uniform and a shot gun. Operation shoe string for sure
Dave - as always an excellent presentation! I think I've mentioned it before; a friend of mine said that he served on Guadalcanal with the Vermont National Guard. That would be with the 182nd - correct?
Wasn't the 147th Cavemen, 25th, AmeriCal 164th Regt. all in that island? The Thin Red Line movie was all about the Wolfhounds 27th RCT regimental combat team of the 25th Div for cripes sake. The US ARMY had the 1st Cav Div, 158th Bushmasters RCT, tge 112th Cav RCT (Special) plus 20 other divisions in the Pacific.
Is most of your research from books or have you been able to obtain unit after action reports? I'm interested in documents related to A Company, 147th Infantry regiment.
With the US Army it’s mainly books and personal memoirs. The 25ID operations on Guadalcanal after action is a great document. It’s online in PDF form. I have a good book on the 147th.
A the very start a soldier is holding the very unpopular Rising Submachine. Guadalcanal was a very close battle and for a time the Japanese Navy made sure who held all the aces.
My dad was in the 23rd infantry division on this island all of the Solomon Islands the Marines went in first second Marine Raid division My father really spoke of it he received bronze Star purple heart oakleaf cluster saved a fellow soldiers life but never spoke of anything😊 americal division I put his name on ww2 menmorial Washington John S.Caleca. Shot through the lake limped his whole life never took a penny from the VA said God was good to me made it out alive in one piece
The rifle regiments for sure liberated Garands. Some Marines like the 3rd Defense Bn landed on 7 Aug armed with Garands. Some elements of the 11th Marines (arty) had them also.
@@guadalcanal-walkingabattle5349 🤣I like your use of the word liberated. Look a little farther back at Marine procurement and you’ll see a lot of not so good choices. A helmet for my pillow !
You have not yet learned that there is a HUGE difference between us army and Marines the are not the same !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My great uncle Sgt Virgil Scott was in the Americal quartermaster tracked division in WW2. He was blown up driving an ammunition truck possibly in the battle of Bougainville. His wife received a burnt watch he received the Bronze Star and what was left of him was buried where he fell, until the 1950’s where he was re-buried at the Pacific war memorial in Honolulu Hawaii. Our Family is unsure where he was actually killed.
Just wanted to say, as an US Army veteran, I have nothing but the utmost respect for the Marine Corps and their service in WWII. My barber when I was a kid was a 4th Marine Division veteran including Iwo Jima. But, I am glad to see the Army represented in the Pacific Theatre.
Retired Army officer, who really appreciated the Marines I got to serve with. Your commitment to history and honoring all who served in Guadalcanal is much appreciated. The Soldiers who served there deserve this recognition. Grandfather was both enlisted (late WWII) USMC and commissioned offer Army (Korea). Love my Marine brethren, proud to have served Army.
My Father was there also.
US Army vet here. Appreciate this video. Interesting to learn how many National Guard units were mobilized and sent to the Pacific. Had an uncle who was an Army Combat Engineer in the Pacific. Appreciate the Army but also have nothing but respect for the Marines, especially the WW2 Pacific war vets. They earned every award they received and probably a lot more that they never got. Thank you for your great videos!
I wonder how much the "Carolina Manuvers" played into this. My grandfather told me the following - He was in the 193rd tank battalion company B, which was a guard unit from Ozark Alabama. In November they participated in the "Carolina manuvers", ending about Nov 30, 1941. At the end of the war games they loaded all their equipment onto rail cars and rode back to Ft Benning and caught the train home for the first weekend in December. That Sunday was Dec 7th. All their equipment was still on the rail cars from the war games. As soon as everyone was back in Ft Benning, a train headed west was attached to those cars and they started towards California and the pacific. Every one of the units that participated in the Carolina manuvers would have been in this state I suspect.
My father had a copy of "Orchids in the Mud". He was a platoon sgt in the 132nd of the Americal Division. Thank you for emphasizing the role of the Army in the Solomon Islands. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his heroic role in saving many of his men with his B.A.R. while getting them to safety against heavy Japanese fire.
Your welcome and respect to your dad. That’s a good book.
My grandfather was in the 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division and was on Guadalcanal. I remember him seeing in me in my Dress Blues and he said to me "You're a Marine? You know I fought along side of the Marines on the Goddamned Guadalcanal!" He then went on to tell me about being part of what he called "the Composite Army-Marine Division." Surviving Banzai charges, being dive bombed and every imaginable aspect of close combat. I have his service jacket that proudly has the 1st Marine Division mini patch on his left sleeve.
My Grandpa Clifford Denslow was in the Americal Divison as well. He was in the book Under The Southern Cross. Hold at all Cost.
My dad landed on the 'Canal in Dec. of '42 with the 132nd infantry and fought in the battle of Mt. Austin. He was in combat for 30 days and came down with malaria that took almost a year for him to recover from. He never talked much about it, but from what my older cousin told me, he said it was hell. Many close calls that a little bit closer and I wold not be writing this. Thanks to the ALL men who fought there. The Army closed the deal.
Did your father have residual problems from the malaria later in life? My grandfather got malaria too and had many problems later that they attributed to the malaria
@@bh5094 I don't believe he did, but he never talked about his service. By the time I was in our new school after we moved from Chicago, he worked the midnight shift. So I was never able to sit down with him and just "talk". He passed in '65 never really telling me much. To this day, it bothers me that I never really got to know.
I understand. I wish I asked more questions too
My grandfather and Notably uncle served 132nd inf company c
Uncle was a hero grandfather said but downplayed his service there. Thank you nice to find someone else in similar shoes. No they were quiet professionals served n cane home ghosts haunted them but they carried on
My grandfather Patrick Gordon Gray was part of the americal division used to talk to my dad about it and how crazy it was
My grandfather was in the 147th Infantry Ohio and we have a recording of him talking about his time in WWII. Half way thru listening to it, I had tears rolling down my face. What those men did and what they endured is remarkable.
My father was also in the 147th infantry Ohio
Hello, would you happen to know what company he was in?
What company was he in?
The Ohio Cavemen
Nicely done! This was a team effort by the Marines, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and the Coast Watchers.
Very true.
My uncle was on Guadalcanal in 42 and 43.He did a lot of fighting around Henderson field.Thank you brother for remembering those who fought and died on the canal.
He might have met my father.
@@morganlove3576 Could have.My uncles name was Charles roscoe stover.
Later on, during a monsoon period, my dad, US Navy Corpsman, and a US Army Sargent with a whistle around his neck, got under a deuce and a half to try and sleep out of the rain. During the night the truck sank down on them, crushing the breath out of them so they couldn't yell. The Sarge's whistle saved their bacon.
Great story
The fact that only the Marines are really mentioned as fighting on Guadalcanal is one reason why my father didn't have anything good to say about them...He fought with the 1st Marines in the battle to prevent Henderson Field from being retaken...His company was under the command of Colonel Puller immediately after they arrived....and they got no credit at all.
3/164th? I agree in the US Army not receiving attention as the video shows. The 3/164th was the only army unit under Pullers loose command on the night of 24-25 Oct. But the 164th were awarded the 1st MarDiv presidential unit citation. They were allowed to wear the 1st MarDiv patch. They were also called the 164th Marines. The other army units complained Taft the 164th received more attention than they did.
Anytime a Marine praises an Army unit thats high praise indeed... Thank you for all you do from an Amateur historian myself and a retired infantry platoon daddy. My last Assignment in Afghanistan. I was a Plt Sgt.. with A/2/27th infantry... 25th ID...
Thanks. Make sure you watch my Charles Davis MOH and the 27ths fight on the Galloping Horse.
The 1st Marine Division held the airfield perimeter for 3 months, which is longer than they originally planned, due the Navy having to leave the area. Yes, the USAAF was there providing vital air support. I believe the infantry didn't show up until the Navy was ready to return, and that was no fault of their own. They didn't come until mid October. I totally agree that the Army played a huge role in securing Guadalcanal. The reason most people think of Guadalcanal as a Marine operation is that they were the first in and held the beachhead for almost 4 months against insane odds and that is a subject for another video. Thanks.
Yes honors goes to the Marine Corps repelling attack after attack against huge numbers, fighting on their own for months. Yes Army was there later.
Thank you Dave for this video. I read Guadalcanal Diary in grade school and have been interested ever since. You’re videos have renewed that interest. Both my boys are corpsmen in the first Marine Division and served in some of the regiment’s that fought there! One day I hope to be able to visit the Island with both of them! Thanks again for the effort you put into these videos!
Good comments. My grandfather, with the New Zealand Air Force, was at Guadalcanal. His squadron was attached to USA units and mostly assembled aircraft in Hawaii and transported the planes to the various islands in the Pacific. Grandad's family was a bit put out because grandad wore USA uniform but not the pay that went with it.
Info on his service as follows: service records, which confirm that Grandad served operationally in the pacific theatre. He embarked on his first tour on the 22nd September 1942 (with the newly formed No.3 Squadron) for Espiritu Santo, in what is now Vanuatu. On 23rd November 1943 the squadron moved to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Grandad then returned to New Zealand on the 27th April 1943 and was posted to No. 1 Squadron, based at Whenuapai and then in late July 1943 the newly formed No.40 transport squadron. As part of his 40 Sqn duties. Grandad travelled to Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii (in late October 1943) where aircraft were being assembled by the US Navy for Royal New Zealand Air Force use. He helped to assemble and ferry these aircraft to New Zealand and then to maintain them as they flew transport missions into the Pacific, including locations like Guadalcanal, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. In March 1944 he returned to New Zealand where he was posted to the Whenuapai Maintenance Wing for the rest of the war. His air force trade was Airframe Fitter, which was assembly and maintenance of parts of the aircraft not including the engines, guns or flight instruments. In performing this trade he would have been based at various airfields in the pacific along the 40 Sqn flight route. The highest rank he achieved was Corporal, and he discharged on 9th June 1945, having served for four years and 325 days.
What a story. The Kiwis first went into Guadalcanal in Nov with a squadron of Hudson’s for recon/spotting work. Looks like he was one of the first there. On my Facebook page with this sites same name I’ve posted a few photos of the NZ locations then and now.
My Marine Corp veteran father landed on Guadalcanal just a month before the November victory. He brandished a Browning Automatic Rifle after delivering ice blocks in his civilian capacity. One might say that he put the Japanese on ice.
The famous WW 2 author James Jones' THE THIN RED LINE describes the US Army action in the Battle of Guadalcanal. It's a great book and has lasted the test of time. James Jones' first novel was the now Hollywood famous movie FROM HERE TO ETERNITY with Frank Sinatra , Monty Clift, Bert Lancaster, Donna Reed, Debra Kerr, need I say more !!!!!!
In my Charles Davis MOH episode I mention James Jones and his actions that day also on the Galloping Horse Ridge fight. That fight is what the book is based on.
My Dad was in the Army 40th inf and Guadalcanal was one of many islands he was on
Great job at setting the record straight !!!!
Outstanding video, and well prented. Thank you.
When I was stationed in Okinawa the 67th Fighter Squadron was there flying F15's. Nice to know a bit of history about them!
Thank you for all the Army history on Guadalcanal in WWII. My Dad was there. I want to find out all I can about his service and your channel is a great start.
this is exactly what i was looking for Factual and informative 👍
My dad fought in the Pacific and landed on many many islands. It use to piss him off because they never mentioned the army. He landed on Okinawa April 1st and fought for two months and got hit with shrap metal from artillery rounds. ( Million dollar wounds ) I was with the 25th in Vietnam 1967/68/69 I was a tank commander
The US Army also invaded the Philippines fighting the largest Pacific urban battle (Manilia) and assisted the Marine Corps on Saipan.
I was with the 25th in Afghanistan, infantry. Was your old man with the 81st division? Always good to hear from a brother from the 25th.
@@3-2bravo49 Yes he was. Good to hear from you and take care.
My grandfather was in the 25th infantry. He was wounded multiple times at Guadalcanal. He shot in the face ,lost part of a finger, and got malaria. He fought along side with the Marines.
For some reason, these islands have always been very small in my head - like see across the other side small. Your pics help me understand what my grandpa and others went through.
Excellent video as always. Looking forward to your next one.
The barracks at Schofield are still there that were strafed by Japanese planes and are called "quads". The bullet holes are still in some of them if you know where to look.
Thanks for this video and talk !!! Good history !!
My grandfather was in the Americal Army Unit and was wounded on Guadalcanal. He was a forward observer for an artillery unit.
My grandfather was in the 164th American division. But he was from Long Island NY, regular Army. Don’t know how that happened. He is long gone now so I can’t ask him. He would never talk about it anyway. I found some of his medals and a couple patches in a cigar box. I know he was a Tech Sergeant and a radio man.
My Grandfather was in Company F 164th infantry. I pried some stories out of him when I was young, apparently Guadalcanal was a kind of hell on earth. I found his photos recently from his time there. The boys looked like they could use a good meal for sure, I don't think the captured rice was cutting it.
Every Marine Corps battle in the pacific had AT LEAST a regiment of US Army Infantry who fought alongside the Marines(the support role is a bunch of BS) …google Wikipedia any battle of the pacific in ww2 and read the Battle Belligerents…People don’t know that the Army Infantry was in the European theater as well as the Pacific theater…great video by the way!!!!
US Army Airborne Infantryman over here :)
Thanks I don’t think I would have said they just supported the Marines.
@@guadalcanal-walkingabattle5349 agreed 100% I have heard marines say that over and over…its usually the ones who aren’t well versed in the battles…it’s complete malarkey lol
Great videos by the way!!! I’m glad I found your channel!!!
5 Stars!!!!!
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Ur full of misinformation. The Army did fight alongside the corps, hence the "164th Marines" honorary title given to the Army RCT because if the camaraderie not competition or rivalry. No friendly fire bro-ski
@@jasonrusso9808 I gained nothing reading your comment…
The US Army was also fighting the brutal Buna-Gona battle of the New Guinea campaign.
Yes the 32nd ID who were thrown in ill prepared, under resourced and in many cases poor leadership.
Lol. Ask the Japs and the Australians about the Army in Buna. It was the Australians that went in there and finally got rid of them. Buna lasted months and viscious. The Japanese were starving there and wouldn't surrender
And Marines were fighting in northern New Guinea at Cape Glaucester in New Britain. (Papua New Guinea.) Bottled up Rabaul and rendered Solomons ineffective. Most of the Marine battles was the dirty work. Marines fought everywhere with their smaller numbers.
Dirty work? The 6th Infantry Division of World War II holds the unchallenged record for consecutive days of continuous combat in the Pacific Theater, 219 days of continuous combat, set by the Division on the Island of Luzon, the Philippines. At the end of World War II, the Division’s men were the most heavily engaged troops in the United States Army still fighting Yamashita’s men in the Cagayan Valley of Northern Luzon. During the War, the men of the 6th Division fought a total of 306 days of combat. Casualties for the 6th Division totaled 1,174 dead, 3,876 wounded and 9 missing. Japanese casualties fighting the Division totaled 23,000 dead and 1,700 captured.
The USMC had in place I believe a division or department that closely documented their participation in WW2 for historic purposes, where the USA placed lesser value on documentation. If you read some of the USMC island campaign history, especially in the Solomon's Campaign it clearly credits the Army with participation but lacks in unit identification. I have read some of the history of the 37th Div, National Guard 147th and 148th operating in conjunction with the USMC raiders in operations on Bougainville and some smaller islands prior to the invasion of the Philippian Islands.
The P-400/39s were an Army Air Corps unit. By Mid November there was a US Army regiment there. Alexander Patch took over from Vandergrift when 1 Mar Div was taken out in December.
By mid Oct, not Nov, there was a US Army ground unit there. I mentioned the 67th squadron and the 164th Infantry in the video.
The 25th infantry division was the baddest of the bad in vietnam.The vietcong and north Vietnamese would go the other way if they heard the 25th was in the area.The 25th were known for cutting enemy soldiers private parts,and putting them in their mouth.Oliver stone,a famous movie director,was in the 25th in Vietnam in 1970,and 71.
Excellent presentation!
The PTO island hopping campaign is largely associated with the Marine Corps, but what many don't seem to realize is, the majority of those amphibious operations were conducted by the Army.
Great video keep it up!
Great detailed coverage Dave
Love your detailed vids! @22:55 .......... is that Radar in the jeep?
A little late, but, LOVE the channel.
We like no frills, cold, hard history!
Me to!
My dad and his brother both served, in all the Pacific battles. 147th US Army
Yes as I mentioned in the video a very unique unit which needs more coverage on its action.
What Company were they in and where were they from?
Awesome presentation
My father Lt. Colonel Briola Army was
My father Lt. Colonel Briola MD was a Regimental surgeon in the Battle of Guadal Canal. He was awarded The Legion of Merit sitation for his service there.
"Shots Fired In Anger" by George is a good first hand account.
My father Peter G Pichler served with the 169th Inf 43d there and during the Northern Solomons campaigns.
Excellent
Based on what you have offered Dave my dad was with the ohio national guard 147, even though he was from Michigan his hometown was close to the Ohio border, He had joined on that serve 1 yr. to fulfil military obligation.When war started his was one of the first to go to the South Pacific. discharged 1945, Thanks for your site On his first landing he had on a ww1 wool uniform and a shot gun. Operation shoe string for sure
My Grandpa Clifford Denslow was there.
Have completed the first two of McManus’s Pacific trilogy; the last is due out in May ‘23.
Dave - as always an excellent presentation!
I think I've mentioned it before; a friend of mine said that he served on Guadalcanal with the Vermont National Guard.
That would be with the 182nd - correct?
The 182nd were Massachusetts NG but being from Vermont this is most likely the unit he was referring to.
@@guadalcanal-walkingabattle5349 Thanks - he told a few stories, but I failed to ask the correct questions.
He could have been in the 172nd, a Vermont NG Infantry unit that was sent to Guadalcanal
@@nicksmith2680 thanks for the info - it will help narrow my research.
@@nicksmith2680 yes the 43rd ID arrived right after the land campaign was over.
Once a Wolfhound, always a Wolfhound 👍
B Co. 1st Bn, 27th Infantry. 1992-96
Make sure you see the Charles Davis MOH one then. It’s all about the 27th Infantry
Thanks
Gen Collins nephew was Mike Collins of Apollo 11 fame
Wasn't the 147th Cavemen, 25th, AmeriCal 164th Regt. all in that island? The Thin Red Line movie was all about the Wolfhounds 27th RCT regimental combat team of the 25th Div for cripes sake. The US ARMY had the 1st Cav Div, 158th Bushmasters RCT, tge 112th Cav RCT (Special) plus 20 other divisions in the Pacific.
Yes did you seen my other videos? The 27th’s attack on the Galloping Horse Ridge and the Charles Davis MOH for Christ sakes.
I mention all those units. Did you actually watch the video tank destroyer man.
Wife’s Unkle Felix Jurek KIA Feb 2. In opening of The Pacific a cross with rosary is him.
Is most of your research from books or have you been able to obtain unit after action reports? I'm interested in documents related to A Company, 147th Infantry regiment.
With the US Army it’s mainly books and personal memoirs. The 25ID operations on Guadalcanal after action is a great document. It’s online in PDF form. I have a good book on the 147th.
Is the title of the book "Always Ready"?
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Nice work
My dad was nin the 132nd infantry americal division on Guadalcanal world war 2
I believe you was there in October
How did they avoid all aircraft being destroyed by the battleship bombardment
My dad also got the Bronze star he wass with company c
Solders we’re based in Rotorua New Zealand ,training befor going up to the islands ,
A the very start a soldier is holding the very unpopular Rising Submachine. Guadalcanal was a very close battle and for a time the Japanese Navy made sure who held all the aces.
My dad was in the 23rd infantry division on this island all of the Solomon Islands the Marines went in first second Marine Raid division My father really spoke of it he received bronze Star purple heart oakleaf cluster saved a fellow soldiers life but never spoke of anything😊 americal division I put his name on ww2 menmorial Washington John S.Caleca. Shot through the lake limped his whole life never took a penny from the VA said God was good to me made it out alive in one piece
Guess where the Marines got their first M1’s .
The rifle regiments for sure liberated Garands. Some Marines like the 3rd Defense Bn landed on 7 Aug armed with Garands. Some elements of the 11th Marines (arty) had them also.
@@guadalcanal-walkingabattle5349 🤣I like your use of the word liberated. Look a little farther back at Marine procurement and you’ll see a lot of not so good choices. A helmet for my pillow !
@@morganlove3576 the Reising Gun is a good example
@@morganlove3576 the modern army uses the term acquire, ore secure lol
SWELL, thanks much!
It didn't become the 23rd till the 1950s.
Not true according to the Americal Division Historical Society.
The accent here sounds like Half Alabama/Half Australia.
Yep
You have not yet learned that there is a HUGE difference between us army and Marines the are not the same !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I spent 8 years in a Marine infantry unit as a scout/sniper and machine gunner. I very aware of the difference. I’ve never said they were the same?
Good stuff mate very interesting
Where do these maps come from?
US Army official history series