On Friday the 13th, 1942, the US Navy clashed with Imperial Japanese forces in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The conflict led to the destruction of ships on both sides, but ended in a strategic US victory. | HISTORY

#OTD 81 years ago, U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division stormed the beaches of #Guadalcanal, marking the beginning of America’s first amphibious invasion of World War II. U.S. Marine veterans Billy Hall and Richard Russell share their first-hand accounts of the courage and sacrifice they witnessed throughout the battle. Approximately 11,000 #Marines fought in the campaign, enduring intense combat in dense tropical jungle, harsh environmental conditions, and naval engagements in the surrounding