Eleven thousand US Marines landed at Lunga Point on August 7, 1942 in order to capture the airfield being constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy before it could become operational, beginning the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Tyve tusinde amerikanske marineinfanterister gik i land ved Lunga Point den 7. august 1942 for at erobre den flyveplads, som var under etablering af den kejserlige japanske hær, inden den kunne tages i brug, og indledte herved slaget om Guadalcanal.