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Home Town Pueblo Colorado
Last Address Interment of his ashes will follow in the Roselawn Cemetery, with military honors by the Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team.
Date of Passing Nov 22, 2013
Location of Interment Roselawn Cemetery - Pueblo, Colorado
Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-43)/Battle of the Eastern Solomons
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Description The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons (also known as the Battle of the Stewart Islands and, in Japanese sources, as the Second Battle of the Solomon Sea took place on 24–25 August 1942, and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the second major engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal Campaign. As at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, the ships of the two adversaries were never within sight of each other. Instead, all attacks were carried out by carrier-based or land-based aircraft.
After several damaging air attacks, the naval surface combatants from both America and Japan withdrew from the battle area without either side securing a clear victory. However, the U.S. and its allies gained tactical and strategic advantage. Japan's losses were greater and included dozens of aircraft and their experienced aircrews. Also, Japanese reinforcements intended for Guadalcanal were delayed and eventually delivered by warships rather than transport ships, giving the Allies more time to prepare for the Japanese counteroffensive and preventing the Japanese from landing heavy artillery, ammunition, and other supplies.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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Personal Memories
Memories USS Ralph Talbot DD-390 at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Engagements included: 1. Pearl Harbor-Midway 2. Pacific Raids - 1942 3. Midway - 3/6 June 1942 4. Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landing including First Savo Island 5. East New Guinea Operations 6. Consolidation of Solomon Islands 7. New Georgia Operations 8. Bismarck Archipelago Operations 9. Marianas Operation 10. West Caroline Operation 11. Leyte Operation 12. Luzon Operation 13. Iwo Jima Operation 14. Okinawa Operation
