 Pamwe chete nechitsuwa chiri pedyo cheGavutu, chakaita basa rinokosha mukurwisa Guadalcanal muHondo Yenyika II. Muna 1942 vaJapan vakaedza kugadza nzvimbo yokurenda nendege dzomugungwa pachitsuwa chacho. Musi wa 7 kusvika 9 Nyamavhuvhu 1942, muhondo yeTulagi neGavutu Tanambogo, zvikamu zveU.S. 2nd Marine Regiment zvakarwisa ndokutora chitsuwa chacho. 