Naval History – Jan. 29

From the Navy News Service

1914 – U.S. Marines land in Haiti to protect the U.S. consulate.
1943 – Beginning of two-day battle of Rennell Island in the South Pacific, after which U.S. transports reached Guadalcanal.

For more news from the Naval Historical Center, visit their Navy Newsstand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/navhist.

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