Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - 1942 hụrụ ndị agha nchekwa nchekwa Marine na-ewusi ike, na-emegharị ma na-eto. N'abalị anọ nke ọnwa Juun, ndị agha mmiri nke 6th Defense Battalion na Midway Island gbochiri mwakpo ụgbọelu ndị Japan, nke nyere aka na mmeri nke agha mmiri
ọtụtụ narị kilomita site n'ebe ahụ. N'abalị asaa n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ, ndị otu 3rd Defense Battalion gara Guadalcanal iji kwado ndị otu 1st Marine Division. Mgbe emechara Henderson Airfield, ndị battalion weere nchekwa gburugburu ma gbochie ọtụtụ ọgụ ndị iro.