The six-month-long campaign to re-take Guadalcanal which began 80 years ago this month would prove to be a pivotal victory in the battle to turn back the Empire of Japan during World War II. So, which firearms were used and who carried them?
Buffalo native Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is considered among the most famous U.S. Marines in history, and now the U.S. Navy has named a second ship in his honor