Captain Martin Clemens, Australian Coastwatcher on Guadalcanal, rendered services to Allied forces during the battle for the island (August, 1942-February, 1943). These natives were all members of the Solomon Islands police force.

The Coastwatchers were a group of Australian naval officers, native islanders and escaped prisoners of war whose task was to observe enemy movements and rescue stranded Allied servicemen in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A group of approximately 400, they were led by Lieutenant Commander Eric Feldt. Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... The group of countries known as the Allies of World War II consisted of those nations opposed to the Axis Powers during the Second World War. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ...

All naval personnel who took part in Coastwatcher operations behind enemy lines were commissioned officers of the RANVR, to protect them in case of capture, although this was not always recognized by the Japanese military, which captured and executed several. The Coastwatchers' numbers were also augmented by escaped Allied personnel and even civilians. In one strange case, three German missionaries assisted the Coastwatchers after escaping Japanese captivity (Germany was an ally of Imperial Japan). RANVR is an acronym for Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve, a group created at the outbreak of World War 2 from Australian volunteers. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ...

Bougainville

In 1942, two Coastwatchers on Bougainville, Read and Mason, radioed early warning of Japanese warship and air movement (citing the numbers, type and speed of enemy units) to the United States Navy. Coastwatcher reports allowed U.S. forces to launch aircraft in time to engage the attackers. Admiral William Halsey, Jr. was later to say that the two men had saved Guadalcanal. 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Location of North Solomons (Bougainville) Province in Papua New Guinea This article is about the island; Bougainville is also the name of a commune in the Somme département of France. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... William F. Halsey, Jr. ... Guadalcanal, position (inset) and main towns Guadalcanal is a 2,510 square mile (6 500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands. ...

John F. Kennedy

In August 1943, Lieutenant John F. Kennedy of the USNR and twelve of his crew were shipwrecked after the sinking of their boat, the PT 109. The sailors were found by a native, who took a coconut to Sub-Lieutenant Reg Evans on which Kennedy had scratched a message with his plight and position. The future U.S. President was rescued shortly after, and 20 years later welcomed Evans to the White House. 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... The United States Navy Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Navy. ... Lt. ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... A Lieutenant, Junior Grade, is a division officer in the United States Navy. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...

In Film

In the 1964 film Father Goose, actor Cary Grant plays a coastwatcher. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A male companion to Mother Goose, Father Goose was a recurring character in the works of L. Frank Baum. ... Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was an English film actor. ...

Reference

• Feuer, A. B. (1992). Coastwatching in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series). Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3329-7.
• Macdougal, A. Australians at War A Pictorial History, The Five Mile Press, 2002. ISBN 186503865-2

External links

• Henry I., Jr., Shaw (1992). First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.