Aerial photograph and map overlay of Point Cruz on Guadalcanal
The overlay represents the U.S. Marine actions on September 27, 1942 Companies A, B and D, 1st
Battalion, 7th Marines withdrawal from Hill 84 to the beach west of Point
Cruz under artillery and Naval gunfire support from USS Monssen (DD-436). The cross hatched areas are Japanese positions. Credit: USMC Date: September 27, 1942
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