page_title: 1942 in the United States
section_title: August
hierarchical_section_title: 1942 in the United States / Events / August
caption_attribution_description: U.S. First Division Marines storm ashore across Guadalcanal's beaches on D-Day, 7 August 1942, from the attack transport USS Barnett (AP-11) and the attack cargo ship USS Fomalhaut (AK-22). The invaders were surprised at the lack of enemy opposition.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1942 in the United States.
context_section_description: August 7 – WWII: Battle of Guadalcanal begins – USMC initiate the first American offensive of the war with a landing on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
  August 8 – WWII: In Washington, DC, six German would-be saboteurs are executed (two others were cooperative and received life imprisonment instead).
  August 15 – WWII: The American tanker SS Ohio reaches Malta as part of the convoy of Operation Pedestal.
  August 16 – The U.S. Navy blimp L-8 (Flight 101) comes ashore near San Francisco, eventually coming down in Daly City (the crew is missing).
caption: August 7: Battle of Guadalcanal begins
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