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Show Solomon Islands Where Japs Were Driven Out V - vATILftuls FLORIDA YVL k-v BISMARCK VIEW IRELAND T1&K - v-w-K ARCHIPELAGO k$&J& "W ML Jf$u1 Ssk V Q CH0I5EUL IS. S I p PorteoretyL 5 "vjSBL ffjVt GUADALCAjSi k' T "? r v.rs 'S' SAN CRISTOBAL IS Pmt;::; -' , SCA-g MILES .'" rjlQ & 3 '00 5 ""'wa o' . ''T'y " si Map shows the Solomon islands archipelago and nearby war 1 'irTy ' v, theaters In the southwest Pacific. The Jap-held Solomon islands ; were stormed by U. S. marines In the first major action under- fc -CWsrW laken by American forces. The action, in which naval, air O 1 aDd ground forces participated, continued for nearly two weeks. W ""X, 1 The islands of Tulagi, Florida and Guadalcanal, where the first ' successful landings were made, are indicated by arrow. Map shows the Solomon islands archipelago and nearby war theaters in the southwest Pacific. The Jap-held Solomon islands were stormed by U. S. marines in the first major action undertaken under-taken by American forces. The action, in which naval, air and ground forces participated, continued for nearly two weeks. The islands of Tulagi, Florida and Guadalcanal, where the first successful landings were made, are indicated by arrow. |