Alligator Creek Tenaru

History Adventures takes you to the Battle of the Tenaru, sometimes called the Battle of Alligator Creek. The battle took place on 21 August 1942, on the island of Guadalcanal. It was the first major Japanese land offensive during the Guadalcanal campaign to recapture Henderson Field. At the end of the battle over 800 Japanese soldiers lay dead or dying near the mouth of the river. The US Marines knew that they could fight and defeat the Japanese. History Adventures takes you for a walk around the area of the Battle of the Tenaru / Aligator Creek.
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[@JulianBurley-ho1us]

Thank you for this video…my grandfather….Arthur Stasiak fought at the Battle of the Tenaru (Alligator Creek). He was in Easy Company, second Battalion, First Marines….he was a true American hero…he never spoke to me about combat…but the Corps remained close to his heart for his entire life. He fought hard in the Pacific at Guadalcanal, the Tenaru, Tulagi, New Britain, Cape Gloucester and he was severely wounded in action at Peleleiu…..that would end his action in the pacific. His only brother Richard Stasiak would be killed in action when his Liberator went down in England.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and making a comment. I hope that you have had the opportunity to watch the other videos in the History Adventures series. I am heading to Peleliu in September for the 80th and will get some video footage to post.

[@srf2112]

My father (RIP) fought in the Solomons from 42' to the end of the war. He would appreciate this production. Thank you.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. After talking with so many WWI veterans it is an incredible honor to walk the areas that they sacrificed so much, The Greatest Generation. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@normanriggs848]

In almost a century not much has changed except the coconut grove is gone plus all the trash on the sandbar! My father was in WWII in Europe. The bravery of these people amazes me even today. I know I posses the skills necessary to do a job like that, I was in Vietnam and Iam a retired Boeing 747 captain, but I doubt I could ever have their bravery. Their lives were at risk day in and day out 24/7. That kind of stress is unendurable over time! I give my heart felt salute to ALL these people!!

[@cbroz7492]

Sgt Major Jacob Vouza deserves a video of his own!!!!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I did make one about him and his monument in Honiara, just look for the video in the History Adventures series.

[@fredrickmillstead2804]

As Marine I really appreciate the opportunity to see where my brothers fought and died. Thank You.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I have a bunch more videos of Guadalcanal in my History Adventures series. In November I am going to Tarawa for the 80th so that video will be out early next year.

[@johnkissam8312]

@@SFRProductions The chair of my Graduate Committee, Dr. Don Lillibridge, was a Marine Lieutenant in the first wave at Tarawa. 80% casualties in his platoon. He was later very seriously wounded on Okinawa. Dr. Lillibridge took an interest in me; I was in the infantry in Vietnam and he was a great help to me in navigating the university world. He understood that a part of you never returns, “from that place once visited “.

[@mmoffenbier]

Great video! My dad was there! Family history was that dad's foxhole was located very close to Al Schmidt! He was a BAR man. Dad told my uncle's that he saw and felt the grenade blast when it went off. My dad never spoke about his time n the corps at least to me only to his brothers and his dad. He was a good marine and spoke proudly of the Marine Corp.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. WOW, that is incredible, I would like more details if any of his brothers documented his story. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@mmoffenbier]

Sadly all my dad's family have passed. My dad was the youngest of 6.

[@stewartthompson2506]

I was there in 1990 with the New Zealand Army. We were training the police field force who were dealing with the Bougainville rebels. This was followed with a civil war. Our base camp was close to the location of the battle and walking on the sandbar, I found a bone sticking up out of the sand. Medics identified it as human femur. Almost 50 years after the event. Landing craft were still on the beaches at the time. I was back over there in 2007 and a Taiwanese barge was picking them up for scrap metal.. so short sighted

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. If my information is correct there is a possibility that they are going to build commercial building very near the area, sad and short sighted indeed. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@snigie1]

Gotta get those sweet sweet dollars!

[@sartainja]

Sad that something historically American is going to Twain to be made into whatever to be sold back to the stupid Americans whose grandfathers died there.

[@covertops19Z]

@Stewart Thompson Great story and comments. Thank you.

[@bold810]

Thank you, we so few remember to remember the battle after battle Allied forces had to fight. Peace to all who have fallen without knowing why.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and making a comment. Guadalcanal is an incredible place to tour around. I am heading back in November and will try to get more videos. I have a bunch of Guadalcanal videos on my page already. Again thanks for watching and I hope you had a chance to watch some of our other videos.

[@georgej.dorner3262]

When I was a young Marine PFC in 1961, I was acquainted with an aging alcoholic private named Rivers. Scuttlebutt on him was he had won a Silver Star manning a machine gun at the Tenaru. He had risen postwar to Gunny, then lost his stripes one at a time for off-base barroom brawls. It was truly a passing acquaintance; he got in one too many off-duty brawls and the Green Machine got tired of bailing him out of drunk tanks. They threw him out on a BCD when he was just months shy of 20 year retirement.

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

They should have medically retired him for PTSD! Just the humble opinion of a former LPN who worked in hospitals with vets for awhile.

[@pikiwiki]

well that's a story

[@Yakomoe]

​@@GaryArmstrongmacgh yep but like many of us they use us for all we have then throw us away. That's my experience

[@soldat2501]

Most of the stories like this have a caveat. The typical situation is like this: the Marine really, really fucked up and he had a choice, the Brig and a dishonorable discharge or a Baked Chicken Dinner and out. Not to say your acquaintance was in this situation but the a few months shy and the USMC usually tries to help things along unless it was really bad.

[@beattyfarms]

According to the video and the information easily found online, Private Rivers was KIA at the Battle of the Tenaru. So you couldn't have met him in 1961. Posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, not the Silver Star.

[@oldrattler7350]

I’m assuming that those kids, in the 1st Marine Division, had little to no combat experience before the Tenaru. And yet, they threw themselves at a battle hardened enemy in hand to hand fighting. How terrifying that must have been. That’s tooth and nail fighting. Not only with bayonets, but with everything they had. They had to get close enough to smell their breath in order to prevail. If one didn’t have the nerve, then one would almost certainly loose, but we won!

[@kilcar]

Great video thanks. My father loved helping the Marines on several islands, a 35 year old Seabee Chief Petty Officer in 1943, he and his unit had to bury hundreds of dead Japanese soldiers and sailors washed ashore on Woodlark Island after a sea battle where Japanese transports and destroyers were sunk. I only found out what he had to do 69 years later when reading the 20th Naval Construction Battalions Cruise Book first cruise 1942-44. Image what the Marines had to do after the battle, their shock and horror doubled by having to inter their brother Marines. God bless their memory

[@craigjones2878]

I went to Alligator Creek in 2017, I bought an American helmet from one of the villages that found it the previous week when digging a new vegetable garden. It takes pride of place at my home.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@normvw4053]

May they all find peace there as well as respect.

[@michaelangelo7511]

Thank you! My father landed on on Guadalcanal on August 7 1942 and participated is all the actions around Henderson Field, Tulagi , Florida and other islands . It was an somber era that lived with him till his death.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. After walking around these battlefields I am amazed at what those vets had to go through. The Greatest Generation!! I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@guywerry6614]

Much respect. My Father-in-Law flew with the Canadian Air Force out of India against the Japanese. They were doing very hairy stuff like skipping bombs into the sides of ships from B-24 Liberators, 50 feet off the water WITHOUT a co-pilot because they were flying British crew setups. Like your father, my father-in-law didn't talk much about the experiences but it had changed him. Interestingly, assuming that your father was a Marine, both men here would have been volunteers - every Canadian who went into combat overseas was a volunteer and I assume that the Marines were volunteers as well.

[@michaelangelo7511]

@@guywerry6614 Thank you for your heartfelt response. Dad was a volunteer and a Marine. The dangerous missions were common. Living for literally years under that stress definitely altered their outlook in the future.👍🏻🇺🇸

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Good film ,I spent a lot of time working up there In the 1980s and exploring the old battle fields .spent a lot of time on Kolombangara island at Ringi cove , a Japanese base , lots of relics in the bush ,guns planes , have lots of photos

[@SFRProductions]

Had the great opportunity to stay in Gizo and FatBoys Resort, took a paddleboard out to Kennedy Island. Thanks for watching, I hope you have had the chance to watch a few of our other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@edstein5642]

Your visitations are an exact fantasy of mine. I’ve always dreamed of walking & exploring these sites in the pacific theater, experiencing them as they exist today. I like that you include Japanese memorials. I appreciate your respectful descriptions in the narrative.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@KenGnagy]

As a former history teacher I have read volumes about many aspects of WWll.I l haveread Helmet for My Pillow by Lecke. Thanks for showing the actual location for the Battle of The Tenaru River. It appears that you have really done your homework.Very Interesting! My Dad was With the 25th Division toward the end of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. The 25th ID staff was at the anniversary events in Guadalcanal in August. I had the great opportunity to go to the Philippines during my Army service. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@joelcooper8735]

Loved this in person walk thru the former battlefield and the ground level perspective that reveals so much more than any written description can. Thanks for this!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@daviddougan6961]

Enjoyed the video. My father showed up with the Army about a month after this battle but he was very familiar with it and the movie series "Pacific" did a good job of showing the actual battle. Leckie's account was as good as it gets

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I cover a few of the Army locations on Guadalcanal in my other videos. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@CJK-bt4ll]

Phenomenal job. One of the best Guadalcanal videos on You Tube. Love seeing the battlefield today.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I have several Guadalcanal videos on my page. I am also heading to Tarawa for the 80th and should have a video series later in December. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@chrisbricky7331]

Thanks for doing all this hard work and sharing it. I had two great uncles that arrived with the Marines during the initial landings. Both wounded and returned back to the lines, one died on Guadalcanal and the other died later from his wounds. A third died at Tarawa and a fourth died at Iwo Jima. Yes I had 4 uncles that joined the Marines during WW2 and 2 that joined the Army. One died in North Africa and only my uncle Herschel Porter survived the entire war. He was also in Africa, Sicily then the Italian campaigns. I dream of being able to walk the battlefields I read about in their letters and stories. Chris

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I make these videos to make sure that people don't forget the sacrifices that were made for our freedoms. I am heading to Tarawa in November for the 80th Anniversary, if you could get me info on your uncle I will attempt to walk that area and get some film footage for you. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@joxyjoxyjoxy1]

I don't know if you could find 4 deadlier campaigns than Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo and Italy. My grandmother's brother died at Monte Casino. Your family certainly has done more than their share for this country. Such a shame what's happened to the country they sacrificed so much for.

[@chrisbricky7331]

My Father joined the Army in 44 and was part of the invasion fleet heading to Japan when the bombs were dropped and was instead sent to Korea for the occupation. He was wounded in an air attack on the fleet before the war ended. Reupped literally a few weeks before the Korean War started and fought the entire war. From Seoul to Pusan to Inchon to the Yalu and Chosin then back to the 38th. He later was inserted into Viet Nam as part of the first troops to fly into the country of the regular armed services and went into the country in civilian clothes with their gear in diplomatic bags and seized the airports as the US moved troops into South Viet Nam in the early days. My sister retired from the Navy, My brother did a tour in the navy then did the 90 day wonder course. I was in the Air Force and my younger brother was in the Navy. My little sister married a marine who retired as a Gunny. My daughter also served. So its in the blood. Every generation of my family since 1638 has been in either the colonial, state or national military. I really appreciate your work and effort.

[@joxyjoxyjoxy1]

@@chrisbricky7331 Not sure what to say except WOW and thank you. I spent 6 mos. in Saudi during Desert Storm as a Marine but never even chambered a round. Is your dad still with us? The Korean War was brutal. Those poor guys froze their asses off up there. Got clusterfucked by their intel officers (as usual). American fighting men never lose battles no matter how hard their brass tries to. Guess that'll never change

[@chrisbricky7331]

No he is not. After Korea he left the service and worked at a big cattle ranch in Big Sur and as an advocate to get families of Dead GI's dependents US citizenship from Korea and helped settle a bunch of people. He reupped in 56 with his friend and joined the Air Force, so when he went into Nam he was part of the security air teams of the Blue List that took the airports and secured them. He ended with an idiot ribbon for each conflict and multiples in Korea. He did the cattle work as ptsd therapy and would ride fence line for a month then be off for two weeks, then ride line for a month so very little time around people for a few years. He retired in 1970 He served in the Army as a tanker in an M4A3E8 from 44 to 53. But during part of the Korean war they didn't have tanks so he got his CIB for every battle in Korea even tho he was armored. Had 5 tanks shot out from under him. He then was in the Air Force from 56 to 70. He worked as a SAC security patrol man guarding OSI installations and SAC bases and specialized in guarding and moving Nukes. He met my mom at White Sands and Papoose/Groom she worked for OSI and was recruited out of University of Chicago. If you were raised as a military brat and served, you know its a huge big family.

[@c.joelummus8880]

Thank you very much for the time that you put into this this is no small thing to go there and do this

[@MyLongCovidAdvocacy]

Takes me back to my youth, my very first book taken out of the library in 1969 was Guadalcanal Diaries.....I was 12, it started a lifelong love of all things military and historical ....and your video brought new perspective of this famous battle for me. Thank you....LarryC

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@MyLongCovidAdvocacy]

@@SFRProductions , I have indeed been watching more of your videos.....its been fantastic , thank you

[@paulnienhaus5359]

Really nice! Keep ‘‘em coming.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I will have a Little Bighorn series very soon and I am heading to Tarawa in November for the 80th Anniversary.

[@Neboviews]

Love what you're doing making these videos. Quality and detail are great! Can't wait to watch more. Thank you.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment.

[@kylesanders5999]

Very cool love the video man

[@zoso73]

Thank you for placing us virtually there.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and making a comment. I hope that you have had the opportunity to watch the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@warrenf3765]

Great job. It's much appreciated!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. It was incredible walking the area. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@MLSInVA]

Your video is amazing. Thank you. I love how you perfectly blended a historically accurate and respectful narration, military maps, WW2 photos, and contemporary footage. I also appreciate the stories of the marines in the field. I've read several books on the Guadalcanal Campaign and poured over contemporary maps and images. Your video is a wonderful complement to what I've already learned. I'm also a little jealous. I've envisioned a trip like yours through the Solomon Islands. Keep up the great work and take me with you next time.

[@SFRProductions]

Matthew thanks for watching and posting a comment.

[@kaybravo9235]

Very informative. Great video and drone shots.

[@scottlewisparsons9551]

Thank you for a very well researched and presented video. I just subscribed.

[@SFRProductions]

Thank You!

[@jimbiller9682]

Nice way to share your research, thanks

[@richardlouro5603]

excellent episode !!! Thank you

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

This is very well done. Thanks. 👍

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@JM-pm3tb]

Love your videos. Your inset maps showing the direction the camera is facing are especially helpful.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Yes after watching other videos and trying to figure out which way I was looking I thought I would add the map to help. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@thomaswilson3437]

Thank you for recording and posting. I have travelled much but this is an area I have not been to and would love to see. Probably not going to ever make it so this is some recompense.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@REB4444]

Very good job of helping us visualize a battle we have read about and heard about all our lives as Marines but can now understand how/what both sides could see and feel. I would imagine the woods were denser back then when there were no houses. The sacrifices our grandfathers made should never be forgotten.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Yes the area was not so clear of vegetation during the battle. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@ricklacy5116]

Glad I found your channel. Keep up the excellent work !

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@jaywinters2483]

Your visuals are good. It gives the viewer a good understanding. This is an excellent video for that reason. Another reason why it's such a good video is it's not ruined by music-noise.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@mikey79793]

Outstanding video, thank you.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and making a comment. I hope you had a chance to watch some of the other Guadalcanal videos on our page. Thanks again.

[@CapnBlackJackHonour]

My father told a story that I overheard when I was around 12 years old circa 1977. I heard “Tenaru”, and a harrowing account of a vicious battle. Years later watching The Pacific, I watched the story my father had told play out.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Yes The Pacific really helped me understand the battles and then walking those areas was unreal. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@craigelliott7286]

Thanks for keeping this history alive.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@jfowler7604]

The "Canal" is my favorite WW2 story and this is a great chapter. Thanks so much! The litter around the sandbar is sad. It just shows that our impressions of the islanders being "careful stewards of the land" are often misplaced. It seems that in some cases they are just as slovenly and careless as the evil tourists (that being us)

[@georgeredbranch652]

Well done. You kept it historical with no bias that was obvious. Which is the way history should be recorded.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@covertops19Z]

Another great Brief on this vicious fight. BRAVO ZULU. Great comments by others also. Keep up all the good work.

[@tomterific390]

Great presentation. Thank you. It'd be interesting to compare your recent aerial views of the mouth of the river & the sandbar with period photos, but I've never ever seen any of the latter.

[@SFRProductions]

I will see if I can find anything at the National Archives.

[@mikeurueta]

Hey Scott, thanks for sharing this with us very surreal a great history lesson. Looking forward to having you on my podcast to talk about your contribution to History. Thank you buddy.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and yes let get together on the Mike Urueta Podcast.

[@rrcaniglia]

Outstanding. I’ve read about this battle several times, but didn’t truly understand it until I saw this video.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@johnreynolds6499]

Thanks for sharing.

[@MrPlankinton]

I recommend the book, "Victory Fever on Guadalcanal: Japan's First Land Defeat of World War II," by William H. Bartsch

[@SFRProductions]

I will look that up

[@huckleberry5653]

Thank you. During my time in the U.S.M.C. (84-93) I was at Wake Island and visited Iwo Jima. All powerful places. My grandfather served as Navy CB on G.C.. My family has a picture of him running a dozer on Henderson Feild fill craters from Naval gun fire.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Hoping to get to Iwo Jima nest year, heading to Tarawa and Makin this November.

[@getoffenit7827]

I was in Guadalcanal in 1992,My ship uss robert e peary stopped there for a port visit. I did go on a tour of edsons ridge,fighter 1 and 2 and the alligator river...back then there were still old coconut trees in the grove where the japanese were,We were picking up alot of 6.5 arisaka rounds from the ground and on the marine side we were find 30-06,45acp and one guy found 2 bottoms of 37mm shells Also a few 50cal rounds, It was one of the best port visits i ever had

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@getoffenit7827]

@@SFRProductions Binge watching everything i can poke myself in the eyes with.

[@SFRProductions]

@@getoffenit7827 I have one more video from Guadalcanal - Bloody Ridge tour that will post later tonight. I just started working on a Little Bighorn video that should post in a week or so. Again thanks for watching!!

[@getoffenit7827]

@@SFRProductions You are doing a Little Bighorn video??!!! Im IN!!!

[@mikereaves6911]

Really interesting! Great photography and narration.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@tonylittlefield7402]

Really enjoyed your video!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching, I hope you have had the chance to watch a few of our other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@rayschoch5882]

I appreciate being able to see the battleground in color. I've seen several fairly widely-distributed B&W photos taken shortly after the battle - even without color, they're gruesome.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

To say that Jacob was tortured is an understatement. It's a miracle he survived and if it hadn't been for his determination to get back and warn the Marines, the Tenaru might've been taken. As for the battle itself...well...best left to the words said in the aftermath of the battle in The Pacific miniseries. "Look at 'em all." "I mean, we--we--we chewed 'em up." "They just kept on coming." "A real turkey shoot."

[@markg117]

Excellent video!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@tmikeporter]

Very well done. I subscribed.

[@SFRProductions]

Thank you!

[@williammcguire5685]

Wow it ceases to amaze how hard men will fight when they have to. Incredible!

[@bradleytrainor7856]

thanks for sharing this

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@johnreynolds6499]

Thanks

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@jamesmarshall9598]

there was a movie made about Al Schmid and his return and recovery in the U.S.. Leckie was a prolific writer and wrote a children's history of WW2. Thank you for getting to see the real location. Hopefully the Solomon Islanders will remember Leckie, Basilone,and Chesty Puller as the Chinese are now moving in.

[@scott6828]

I would love to go there and see the battle site. The battle at Alligator Creek was nothing short of savage. Those young men that fought there were the ones that made the Marines fighting reputation famous.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Looking forward to going again in 2024, this November I will be on Tarawa for the 80th and will be putting a video together. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@scott6828]

@SFRProductions Of course...thanks for making them. Fantastic job!!

[@user-lm8rs7gz1n]

My dad was at Henderson field with the Royal New Zealand Airforce 30 squadron,about mid 1943.

[@banburyjammer]

It always strikes me that these islands now seem almost completely devoid of the tall coconut palms that were so prevalent at the time of these conflicts. Can anyone explain that?

[@rpb-sq5ci]

Im on the island and took a tour today. The east side of the river, by the sandbar, is now a collection of gravel mounds and unrecognizable from your video. Seems sacrilegious to those from either side who lost their lives here.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I heard that the area was bought shortly after i visited and yes what a shame that the area has now been changed so much. I hope to get back next year to tour around again. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@ExplorewithHAROLD]

This is very educational. Thank you

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@ExplorewithHAROLD]

@@SFRProductions I have been better been binge watching your contact this weekend. I'm so glad to learn about those historical events that local authorities in my country didn't do much to educate us on.

[@LLPcan]

I wonder if the locals see and hear the ghosts of the slain soldiers from both sides.?

[@normvw4053]

And the sounds of the battle...

[@Annie-tv8od]

Great story!

[@mr19471985]

My uncle was trained by Dimond when he returned to Paris Island, My uncle would comment on how tough Diamond was in boot camp.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Great narration and good detail, I done a walk along the beach and along the mouth of Alligator Creek in 1985, I see they have replaced the timber pole monument "Ichiki Party" with a more fitting granite one. Did you get across to Tulagi and Savo Island? Thanks for posting, superb effort.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I was able to spend one day on Tulagi, I made a video on that also. No Savo Island but did head up to Gizo and Munda. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@eltonjohnson1724]

In my opinion, Al Schmid should have received the Medal of Honor. Instead, they just gave him a Navy Cross. Traditionally, the Marines have always been stingy with the awarding of medals. I saw this in Iraq. We had two Marines in our joint command and when their tours were over our Commanding Officer put them in for the Bronze Star Medal. Their Marine command went ballistic! They did not get them.

[@xisotopex]

they probably would feel differently if they had been downrange with those Marines in Iraq.... SMH

[@artemis4661]

Truth

[@B61Mod12]

That was fantastic. Thank you Sad to see so much trash around

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and making a comment. The area is now under development and I guess you could say strip mining for gravel all around that area of Guadalcanal. I will be on Guadalcanal this November to tour around a bit more and explore the area. Again thanks for watching and I hope you had a chance to watch some of our other videos.

[@Historian1942]

Very good !

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Thanks again for watching a few of my videos.

[@Legendary_UA]

It sure has changed in the 20 years since I was there.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. There is more changes coming, I heard some type of large building is to be built very near the shoreline, lets hope that doesn't happen. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series

[@jharris0341]

Semper Fi, Mac!

[@jimgaul67]

This was enacted in the series “Pacific “. They did not mention the 37mm AA gun. We’ll done video!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@CVshorey]

Well done. You really need to get a drone.

[@501Mobius]

You know the average rifleman only had the '03 rifle at the time. My uncle was on Guadalcanal and he said they didn't get the M-1 until they left and stayed at another island.

[@jebsails2837]

A WWII era film "Pride of the Marines" tells the story of Medal of Honor winner Al Schmidt. Let me know if your get to Saipan. My late father transferred from the UTAH, just before her sinking at Pearl. Two weeks after the D-Day invasion in Europe he was with the 2nd MarDiv on Red Beach. He survived the first nights bonzi charge, thankfully missing the other two. Promoted to Warrant Officer he helped administer Camp Susupe and the military Govt. Narragansett Bay.

[@SFRProductions]

Hoping to get to Saipan next year. Heading to Tarawa in November for the 80th Anniversary. Made a video about the USS UTAH and the Memorial. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@wrblackbill]

My first CO, Colonel Vest, fought on Guadalcanal. I wish I had the details.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching and making a comment. Yes it would be great to have the details of his time on Guadalcanal. I will be on Guadalcanal this November to tour around a bit more and explore the area. Again thanks for watching and I hope you had a chance to watch some of our other videos.

[@MrKen-wy5dk]

Great video! But, please, learn a few basics about video lighting such as do not use auto exposure if your background is very bright. You will become a dark silhouette. Many KZbin videos will freely teach you these sort of basics.

[@jwheaty3]

Great video. Read "Midnight in the Pacific" by Joseph Wheelan if you want to understand more about the battle.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@dougwotton1046]

A book called "Guadalcanal" by Richard Frank will tell you all that you need to know about what happened there. A movie was made about Al Schmid called "Pride of the Marines" in 1942 starring John Garfield. I hope this helps some.

[@jmcgarvey1234]

Movie," Here come the marines " tells story of Al Smed's heroics and home coming. Staring John Garfield

[@roncindyerickson1609]

That beach could use a police call.

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Yes it could, the area is so built up with so many people. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@FranklinBurns42]

Fantastic job on this video!

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@Beemer917]

Think about that! At some point during this battle some of the Japanese officers must have thought oh shit, these American Marines aren't cowards and they do want to fight. I wish we could find that man and interview him.I wondered what it was like to realize that the green machine was a blunt instrument they weren't going anywhere.

[@watchmovies7713]

did you see any giants there ? the natives on the island have many stories about huge giants as do Japanese soldiers

[@ktd9]

You can always count on the Marines “To Bring It”🔫🔫🔫

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@KoatzBoxexU]

My grandfather fought in that war he got shot he didn’t make it 😢 RIP❤❤❤

[@smurra3]

Wow, the area is more barren then i imagined with all the books i read.. Now i see why the Japanese, were cut up so bad. Not a very good spot to have an attack. The Marines had all the advantages in their defensive positions

[@johnmckenna3082]

Those yank Marines were something else

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. Lots of support from our Allies also!! I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@gulfmarine8857]

Basilone is every Marines hero. Such a waste of humanity.

[@normvw4053]

"I want to know who the men in the shadows are, I want to hear someone asking them why. Their the ones who tell who our enemies are but their never the ones to fight or to die." Jackson Brown, "Lives in the Balance".

[@--Dani]

Great content, unfortunately some of these islands are going to become known to nonhistoric minded people due to the growing tensions in that same area. 👍

[@ADULFGETULER]

i wonder if there are ghosts in the area

[@Tiger74147]

Wonder what the hell Ichiki was thinking. Why not wait for the main relief force once he realised his cover was blown?

[@SFRProductions]

Thanks for watching the video and making a comment. I bet he didn't think the Marines were going to be a quality fighting force and was going to wipe them off the map. I hope that you have had the chance to watch some of the other videos in the History Adventures series.

[@Momusinterra]

Why do you drop the first letter L in the word Guadalcanal? I never heard that it was a silent letter.

[@lukegordon9436]

I went here today sadly development on both sides has scarred the land, no longer looks like it does here. A Chinese aggregate company is bulldozing on the right, while housing is being built on the left. Still found some old rifle clips and part of a Japanese plane. It’s a shame it can’t be maintained as it was, yet somethings belong to the books of history.

[@antonleimbach648]

Listening to salt water crocodiles feasting on dead Japanese soldiers during the night must have been horrible.

[@fizkallnyeilsem]

What happened to the coconuts? I wish they didnt cut it, itdbe sick if it remained