General Rupertus & the Guadalcanal Campaign 🎥 Pacific War Documentary

[@ThePacificWarChannel]

Hey what did you think of the documentary? Let us know in the comments down below!

[@comfycom8584]

You can tell a lot of research was done on this documentary. Taught me more in twenty minutes about the United States's battle with Japan than I learned in so many years of history taught at school. Keep the great work up!

[@ThePacificWarChannel]

Thank you so much! The narrator (Don Brown) really did a great job =)

[@MajGenRupertus]

Thanks for producing this series. Well done! Amy here (co-author and Gen. Rupertus's granddaughter). As always in writing, and live podcasts and videos, there are always some edits and clarifications to make. Here are a few from this episode. Midway: Japan lost four carriers, a cruiser and 292 aircraft and had 2500 casualties. US lost two ships, 145 aircraft and had 307 casualties. The 1stMarDiv split forces. Why is this not often reported? Now you know. On D-day August 7, 1942 - Our grandfather and his echelon (Yoke) went to Tulagi and the surrounding islands and Gen. Vandegrift and his echelon (X-Ray) went to Guadalcanal. They landed on both Tulagi and Guadalcanal on August 7. Those on Tulagi faced fierce resistance. Initially, the Marines on Guadalcanal faced little, as the Japanese had been surprised and retreated inland. Vandegrift was also in communication with Rupertus during the battle of Tulagi. Vandegrift discussed his journey across Sealark channel looking for Gen. Rupertus as the Battle of Savo Island erupts in his biographical book Once A Marine by Robert Asprey. It was also in the record of events and an oral history. Rupertus was on the beach at Tulagi and hopped in a small boat to meet Vandegrift on the USS Neville. On September 30, 1942, Admiral Nimitz arrived on Guadalcanal to present the awards to the 1stMarDiv. That is when that photo of Gen. Rupertus getting the Navy Cross was taken. In October (Battle of Henderson Field) and November (Koli Point action) -early January, Gen. Rupertus was on Guadalcanal. When Don is discussing Australia - that letter in the photo to Gen. Rupertus was actually written by Eleanor Roosevelt Rupertus was her Marine escort on her first day in Melbourne. He also received a thank you from Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger (USA) on behalf of Gen. MacArthur. Onward!

[@greeb666]

Six carriers were sunk at midway? What?

[@billwatkins8227]

Even if you include Coral Sea it’s still only 5

[@greeb666]

@@billwatkins8227 Well I mean if you are counting Lexington, you might as well count Yorktown. But he meant Japanese Carriers. And still got it wrong. But hey the original plan called for Shokaku and Zuikaku so maybe he took some acid and imagined they died there also.

[@greeb666]

OIC you maybe meant the light Japanese carrier at coral sea. Nah they just flubbed it.

[@ThePacificWarChannel]

@@greeb666 Yeah he made a flub, but do remember this video is literally a clip from a conversation. I have added videos/clips etc, but it was a podcast interview and he was talking about a lot of things and quite fast haha

[@greeb666]

@@ThePacificWarChannel I get it but that is a really big flub, that is like giving a lecture on the Nez Perce and calling Chief Jo Chief Barney or something.

[@briancooper2112]

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