WWII THIS MONTH… OCTOBER 1942
BATTLE OF THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
ought off the Santa Cruz Islands, this engagement was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific War. To assist a new Japanese offensive on Guadalcanal, the Imperial Japanese Navy had moved carriers and large warships near to the southern Solomon Islands. During 25-27 October 1942, outnumbered US Navy forces fought the Japanese in a battle that resulted in
