Created by Tom Horn on 23 Oct 2009, Last Update on 23 Oct 2009

Carlson's Patrol - 6 Nov 1942

In a series of small unit engagements over 29 days, the 2nd Raiders killed almost 500 Japanese soldiers while suffering only 16 killed. The raiders also captured a Japanese artillery cannon that was delivering harassing gunfire on Henderson Field.

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Tags : Solomon Islands,United States,Japan,Land,Europe,Combat

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