Answer: guadalcanal

AnswerCrossword Clue
GUADALCANALIsland, scene of American offensive.
GUADALCANALLa Cruz is its chief town.
GUADALCANALLocale of Henderson Field.
GUADALCANALStepping stone to Tokyo.
GUADALCANALStepping-stone to Tokyo.
GUADALCANALWhere Lunga Bay is.
GUADALCANALAug. 12, 1942.
GUADALCANALHistoric island.
GUADALCANAL"...Diary" (1943 movie)
GUADALCANALU.S. conquest of 1943
GUADALCANALSite of W.W. II's first amphibious landing
GUADALCANAL1942-43 battle site