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10 Things You Don't Know About Guadalcanal

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  1. texson66

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    Kai-Petri Kenraali

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    Some interesting details. Exactly what people love to hear. Thanx!
     
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    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Nice. Thanks for posting!
     
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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    An interesting bit of knowledge. Thanks for posting.
     
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    4. As a result of the many Japanese ships sunk trying to resupply their troops, the waters off Guadalcanal are among the most popular scuba diving sites in the world. Many of these scuba tourists are Japanese.

    Not true. Most ships that were sunk were in deep water, far beyond the reach of scuba divers.
     
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    Only three ships. Which isn't much as compared to Truk.
     
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    Picky...picky! :D
     
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    Whatever the number, the OP was something to think about (obviously, someone did).
     
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    rkline56 USS Oklahoma City CG5

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    Thanks for posting, Texson. Counterfeit meatball flags - that's rich.

    I knew about the dock incident. It would be interesting to see the words of wisdom the USMC left on the docks. Kilroy was here, it wasn't.
     
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    formerjughead The Cooler King

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    #11 There is no "canal"
     
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    MacArthur had the same issue in Australia when the first US infantry divisions arrived. But he wasnt so diplomatic about it.
     
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    Now that one I knew. :D
     
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