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Lunga Point
Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. It was also the name of a nearby airfield, later named Henderson Field. USS ''Lunga Point'' (CVE-94) is also the name of a US Navy escort carrier that operated in World War II. 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.〔(Coastwatchers Guadalcanal )〕 ==References==
*(Site discussing this and other Guadalcanal battle sites )
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