Guadalcanal American Memorial and its Allies) that were lost during the operations are inscribed on marble plaques. The plaques give a brief description of the five battles fought – Bloody Ridge ("Edson’s Ridge"), Tassafaronga at Ironbottom Sound, New Georgia Island (which was the Solomon Island campaign), Cape Esparance and Mount Austen. The memorial inscription reads: "This memorial has been erected by the<br> United States of America<br> in humble tribute to its sons and its allies<br> who paid the ultimate sacrifice<br> for the liberation of the Solomon Islands<br> 1942–1943" Guadalcanal American Memorial The Guadalcanal American Memorial is a World War II monument on Guadalcanal
Battle of Savo Island events, and in 2014, the U.S. Navy's Naval History and Heritage Command acknowledged in a letter to the Hudson's radio operator, who had lobbied for decades to clear his crewmates' name, that Morison's criticisms were "unwarranted." Mikawa's floatplanes returned by 12:00 and reported two groups of Allied ships, one off Guadalcanal and the other off Tulagi. He reassembled his warships and began his run towards Guadalcanal, entering the Slot near Choiseul by 16:00 on August 8. Mikawa communicated the following battle plan to his warships: "On the rush-in we will go from S. (south) of Savo Island and torpedo the