[DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Edsons Bloody Ridge - Guadalcanal September, 1942 ... [PAR] Aug 2, 2013 ... The Battle of Edsons Bloody Ridge - Guadalcanal September, 1942 ... This was 
the battle that broke the back of Japanese aviation in the Pacific leading to the ... 
In the early days of the war, soon after seizing the key Australian ..... their 
battalion was largely destroyed in the fierce fighting that soon followed. [DOC] [TLE] Guadalcanal Campaign - Wikipedia [PAR] The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and code-
named Operation Watchtower, originally applying only to an operation to take the 
island of Tulagi, by Allied forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 
August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal ... 
On 7 December 1941, Japanese forces attacked the United States Pacific... [DOC] [TLE] World War II -- island territories Guadacanal [PAR] Aug 9, 2010 ... American Marines landed on Guadacanal (August 1942). ... World War II Pacific 
Island Territories: Fighting on Guadalcanal (August-December 1942) ... After 
losing four carriers at Midway, the Japanese decided to build island air ... As a 
result, a fierce fight for the island ensued as the Japanese attempted to... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about ISLANDS - StudyStack [PAR] PART OF THIS PACIFIC ISLAND BECAME "BLOODY RIDGE" AFTER FIERCE 
FIGHTING IN SEPT. 1942, GUADALCANAL. THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF AN... [DOC] [TLE] Robert Prince Obituary - John Shively [PAR] Our Air Pacific flight began a slow, graceful turn to the left as the pilot lined up ... 
We had just landed on the island of Guadalcanal. ... Between December 7, 1941 
and August 7, 1942, the Allies suffered one humiliating defeat after another. ... 
such as Bloody Ridge in September and the Battle of Henderson Field in October
. [DOC] [TLE] Merritt Austin Edson, Major General, United States Marine Corps [PAR] After short tours at Parris Island and Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, 
... of Lunga Ridge on Guadalcanal on the night of 13-14 September 1942. ... The 
citation for the Medal of Honor he received for this action read in part as follows: 
... Edson became Chief of Staff, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, in October 1944, and
... [DOC] [TLE] First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal (September ... [PAR] The next night's attacks were as fierce as any man had seen. ... Edson's (Bloody) 
Ridge: 12-14 September 1942 (click on image for an ... Edson's or Raider's Ridge 
is calm after the fighting on the nights of 12-13 and 13-14 September, when it 
was ... they were greeted with friendly derision by Marines already on the island. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Guadalcanal - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] May 17, 2016 ... Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II ... The fighting took place on and 
around the island of Guadalcanal in the ... By August 1942, the Japanese had 
about 900 troops on Tulagi and nearby .... The aircraft at Henderson became 
known as the "Cactus Air Force" after the Allied codename for Guadalcanal. [DOC] [TLE] Operation Watchtower: The Battle for Guadalcanal (August 1942 ... [PAR] Nov 11, 2001 ... Ghormley would command the Tulagi part of the operation after ... it approached 
Savo Island in the early morning of 7th August 1942. .... The fighting was fierce 
but the Japanese could not dislodge the ... The attack (which became known as 
The Battle for 'Bloody Ridge') began on the 12th September with... [DOC] [TLE] Bloody Ridge and Beyond: A World War II Marine's Memoir of ... [PAR] Oct 6, 2015 ... For two hellish nights in September 1942, about 840 United States ... Bloody 
Ridge and Beyond is the story of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, which ... in 
order to dedicate a memorial as part of the Quantico National Cemetery. ... I was 
with the Raiders in the fierce fighting amid the stinking jungles on New... [DOC] [TLE] Marine Raiders Reviews & Ratings - IMDb [PAR] 6 out of 8 people found the following review useful: ... a facsimile of the Battle

Question: Part of this Pacific island became "Bloody Ridge" after fierce fighting in September 1942
Answer: Guadalcanal