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title: Japanese War Dead, Guadalcanal
author: US Marine Corps
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22029/japanese-war-dead-guadalcanal/
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updated: 2026-10-08
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# Japanese War Dead, Guadalcanal

_Authored by US Marine Corps_

## Image File

[![Japanese War Dead, Guadalcanal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22029.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22029.jpg)

## Image Caption

Japanese [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) dead after the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Tenaru in August 1942, in the [Guadalcanal Campaign](https://www.worldhistory.org/Guadalcanal_Campaign/) (August 1942 to February 1943) in the [Solomon](https://www.worldhistory.org/solomon/) Islands during the [Pacific War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pacific_War/) of the Second World War (1939-45).

US Marine Corps.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Corps, U. M. (2026, August 12). Japanese War Dead, Guadalcanal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22029/japanese-war-dead-guadalcanal/>
### Chicago
Corps, US Marine. "Japanese War Dead, Guadalcanal." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 12, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22029/japanese-war-dead-guadalcanal/>.
### MLA
Corps, US Marine. "Japanese War Dead, Guadalcanal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22029/japanese-war-dead-guadalcanal/>.

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