US War Memorial Honiara

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US War Memorial Honiara is a World War II memorial in Honiara, Solomon Islands, commemorating American and Allied forces who fought in the Guadalcanal campaign.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II memorial
war memorial
associatedWith Solomon Islands government
United States government
category military memorial
tourist attraction in Honiara
commemorates Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign
American forces in the Guadalcanal campaign
World War II Pacific theater casualties
conflictCommemorated Guadalcanal campaign
World War II
country Solomon Islands
dedicatedTo Allied military personnel
United States armed forces personnel
hasFeature central monument
granite memorial walls
inscribed names of the missing
inscriptions describing the Guadalcanal campaign
landscaped terraces
hasViewOf Guadalcanal battlefields
honors Allied forces from other nations
US Army
US Coast Guard
US Marines
US Navy
languageOfInscriptions English
locatedIn Guadalcanal Province
Honiara
locatedOn Guadalcanal
maintainedBy American Battle Monuments Commission
memorialType outdoor memorial
near Honiara city center
overlooks Honiara
Ironbottom Sound
purpose commemoration of those who fought in the Guadalcanal campaign
remembrance of the fallen and missing in action
region Pacific Islands
subjectOf World War II battlefield tourism
theme history of the Guadalcanal campaign
sacrifice and remembrance

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Honiara
hasLandmark

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