Vella Lavella

[Walt's Daughter]

Just reading it scares the hell out of me. Sounds like Anzio with the the constant shelling, bombing, strafing. Difficult to live, let alone try and work under those circumstances. Once again it amazes me that more men weren't killed outright.

 

I am grateful that you are sharing these with us. Most people aren't very well versed on Pacific battles and campaigns, especially the "little" ones. Well they weren't so little to the guys that were there. Virtually everyone knows about Guadacanal, but few know about Vella and places like Tinnian.