On June 30, 1943, shortly after 7 a.m., when the US military landed on Rendova Island, the bodies of US soldiers killed by the Japanese military were placed on stretchers, their faces covered with helmets, and laid down.

   During the Pacific War, on June 30, 1943, shortly after U.S. forces landed on Lendba Island at around 7 a.m., the bodies of U.S. soldiers killed by Japanese forces were placed on stretchers, their faces covered with helmets, and left lying on the ground. Lendba Island is located in the western part of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea.

   Rendova Island was defended by 290 Japanese soldiers. On the early morning of June 30, 1943, U.S. forces landed on Rendova Island.The Japanese garrison, which had set up a defensive line 90 meters inland from the coast, was caught off guard and approximately one-quarter of its troops were killed by the U.S. forces. As the Japanese forces retreated from the coast, 50 to 69 soldiers were killed, four U.S. soldiers were killed, and five were wounded. As the U.S. forces advanced inland, vehicles became stuck in deep mud and were abandoned on a narrow beach.

    At 3:30 PM, a severe air raid by 49 Japanese fighter planes was detected. Ten of them broke through and attacked the American fleet. On July 2, Japanese fighter planes launched a surprise attack on American forces from the east coast of Lendba Island. The Japanese fighter planes killed 59 American soldiers gathered along the coast, wounded 77 others, and destroyed a field hospital.On July 4, the Japanese military deployed 100 fighter aircraft, but only 16 reached Rendezvous Island, with 12 shot down by American anti-aircraft fire. Rendezvous Island was completely occupied by American forces.