Guadalcanal - The Battle of Alligator Creek, 1942 - Animated
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Published 2023-04-29
When the Empire of Japan takes the Pacific island of Guadalcanal, they begin construction of an airfield. This airfield would be a danger to nearby Allied shipping if completed, and so in August 1942 the US 1st Marine Division, "The Old Breed", is rushed to Guadalcanal, beginning a long and grueling campaign for the island. The Japanese have no intention of allowing the Americans to keep the airfield without a fight, and a strong Japanese force is landed up the coast. The two sides clash in a bloody battle at Alligator Creek.
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All Comments (21)
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I am always amazed at the history that the Japanese had a huge ice machine on Guadalcanal and the Americans captured it intact.
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How Vouza was able to stumble around seeing after losing so much blood, being stabbed……, and dragging around his huge brass clackers is amazing….
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Man what happened to Vouza is nightmarish. His ultimate survival while warning the Marines of what was coming is amazing. The Japanese troops sure got theirs at Alligator creek and elsewhere.
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I never grasped just how big Guadalcanal was in comparison to the area the marines controlled at the beginning of the campaign before seeing this
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Imma stop working, Operations Room just uploaded
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Jacob survived the worst case scenario, AND succeeded at delivering the message while living to tell the tale. I didn't think people could be that resilient in the face of such grim odds.
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Worth noting that Vouza received a Silver Star, the US' third highest decoration, and Legion of Merit for his service. He was made an honorary Sergeant Major of the USMC.
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Vouza was one tough son of a gun. He was stabbed and slashed and lost a lot of blood, but STILL made it back to US Marine lines and even lived to tell about it.
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Jacob C Vouza is an absolute beast
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Ichiki was so confident of victory that, before setting out, he wrote in his diary the evening before the attack: "23 August. Our troops are enjoying the fruits of victory"
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Col. Ichiki is such a strategic genius. I wonder if he got to his position by sheer competent and merits.
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Thank you for singling out Pte John Rivers. His story was tragically left out of HBO's the Pacific. A brave man that was held in very high esteem by his comrades. Bob Leckie spoke highly of him.
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Vouza is a certified badass. I can’t even begin to imagine the horror of what he went through. I hope he had long and prosperous life after this battle.
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I went to Kiska island in 1983 to place a 40 year invasion anniversary plaque with the Veterans. Three days on an abandoned island since 1943 tunnels, subpens barracks beached merchant ship. Best three days of my life so far.
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I love how Vandegrift turned a defensive action into an offense by aggressively moving on the enemy force and wiping them out. Ichiki picked a fight and got one, good and hard.
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Jacob Vouza was a remarkable man. By the time this event happened he had already rescued a downed American pilot and returned him to American lines. For the events depicted in this video he was awarded the Silver Star by the commanding General of 1st Marine Division. But that's just this event. The man went on to have an astounding life and holds numerous awards from multiple countries. He died aged 91-92 in 1984 and was buried in his Marine Corps tunic. That's how you do a life.
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No other YouTuber portrays military history better than this man. Keep up the good work. Your videos always help me with my personal studies of military history.
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My uncle was a Marine veteran of of WWII and was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Guadacanal survivor. When I was a kid, he never spoke much about his time in the Marines during the war. Later, when I came home as a Marine combat veteran of Vietnam, he opened up a little about his experiences. He was wounded on "bloody ridge" and was just down the line from John Basilone. As Vietnam Marines, it was unspoken, but we were NOT going to let down those WWII Marines that went before us. Semper Fi.
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I remember reading one of Robert Leckie’s books about Guadalcanal, and some of the lines would make me laugh until I had tears in my eyes, like: As they attacked, the Japanese howled threats they had been assured in their training would turn Americans’ hearts cold with fear! “Japanese boy drink US Marine’s blood tonight!” “Japanese boy’ll eat US Marine’s shit first, ya bastard!” A Marine firing a BAR yelled back!
