Jersey states that 50,000 Japanese army and navy troops were sent to Guadalcanal and that most of the original naval garrison of 1,000–2,000 men was successfully evacuated in November and December 1942 by Tokyo Express warships (Jersey, pp. 348–350).
新泽西声称，共有50,000名日军和海军部队派到瓜达尔卡纳尔岛，原海军守备队的1,000-2,000人大多数在1942年11月和12月乘坐东京快递军舰成功撤离（Jersey, pp.  348–350）。