The Guadalcanal American Memorial is a World War II monument on Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands. Dedicated on August 7, 1992,[1] it was established as a tribute to the Americans and their allies who lost their lives during the Guadalcanal Campaign from 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943. The capital city of Honiara is to its north.[2] To mark the 50th anniversary of the Red Beach landings, the U.S. War Memorial was dedicated on 7 August 1992. An account of this is also inscribed on red marble tablets inside the monument compound.[3] The memorial was a joint effort of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and the Guadalcanal-Solomon Islands Memorial Commission,[2] and was at the initiative of Robert F Reynolds, Chief of Valors Tours Ltd.[4] The memorial is maintained by the ABMC. Every year on 7 August, a commemorative ceremony is held to mark the first day of the battle.[5] Another monument, erected by the Japanese on Mount Austen, is a tribute to the Japanese who lost their lives.[6]
^United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs 1994, p. 56.
^ ab"Guadalcanal American Memorial". American Battle Monuments Commission. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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^Stanley 2004, p. 98.
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