The Battle of:
Savo Island
9 August 1942
Navy Department
Office of Naval Intelligence
Combat Narrative
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The Battle of the Eastern Solomons oil, by John Hamilton. If the American naval forces and in particular the carriers could be destroyed, then Guadalcanal would fall. At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Japanese aircraft tried to sink USS Enterprise, seen here with her escort of cruisers and destroyers.
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