In preparation for the offensive in the Pacific in May 1942, U.S. Marine Major General Alexander Vandegrift was ordered to move his 1st Marine Division from the United States to New Zealand.
Som förberedelse för den kommande offensiven i Stilla havet i maj 1942, beordrades den amerikanske generalmajoren Alexander Vandegrift att flytta sin 1st Marine Division från USA till Nya Zeeland.