Photos Taken in British Western Pacific Territories


Track of the cruiser night action of 9 Aug 1942 off Savo Island, Solomon Islands where three United States cruisers and one Australian cruiser were lost. Track is taken from the USS Astoria damage report.	USMC Map 104 showing the northern coast of Guadalcanal in the Lunga area	Map depicting Japanese and US Naval movements during the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal the night of Nov 14, 1942.	1943 United States Army map of western Guadalcanal and the Russel Islands in the Solomon chain.

Map noting the Solomon Islands situation in 1943	US Pilot’s Strip Chart of “The Slot” in the Solomon chain with ranges indicated from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. US aircraft flying from Henderson Field were colloquially known as the “Cactus Air Force” after their radio call sign.	1944 United States Army map of Choiseul Island, the northernmost of the Solomon Islands.	1944 United States Army map of Malaita Island and the eastern end of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

1944 United States Army map of New Georgia and Rendova Islands with a portion of the Solomon Sea in the Solomon Islands.	1944 United States Army map of northern Bougainville and Buka Island in the Bismarck Archipelago.	1944 United States Army map of northern Santa Isabel Island in the Solomon Islands.	1944 United States Army map of San Cristobal and Rennell Islands with a portion of the Coral Sea in the Solomon Islands.

1944 United States Army map of southern Bougainville and the Treasury Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago.	Hand-drawn map of Guadalcanal, 6 Mar 1944