a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
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He had a Silver Star from Guadalcanal and a Navy Cross from Tarawa where he commanded a battalion as a major. 他在瓜达康纳尔岛得到过一枚银星勋章,在塔拉瓦岛任少校营长时得到过一枚海军十字勋章。