Yep, FDR almost cost us the war in the Pacific because of his BS about the war in Europe. Guadalcanal almost fell back to the Japanese because of his crap. If it wasn’t for captured food and supplies the Marines would have all starved to death simply because the navy refused to stay there and unload and FDR didn’t do anything about it and wouldn’t send planes or other needed equipment to the Marines. We were on the Canal months longer than we had to be because of his blind spot about the war in Europe VS the war in the Pacific.
My friend Will who fought at Guadalcanal does not see
it as a one or the other war. He always speaks of the necessity of both theaters.
Guadalcanal veterans will always stand as some of our country’s greatest heroes. Thank you so much for your service. My Dad fought in the Philippines.
I agree with you about FDR. But I am not so sure about this part about the Navy...
“Marines would have all starved to death simply because the navy refused to stay there and unload”
It has been awhile since I read about this, but if memory serves me right the Navy, namely Admiral Fletcher, didn’t purposely do this to the Marines.
Due to lack of air cover to protect his supply ships at Guadalcanal, having lost the carrier Lexington in the battle of the Coral Sea, he thought it best to temporarily pull his vulnerable supply ships out of there. “Temporarily,” of course, turned out to be much longer than he anticipated. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the story went something like this.