Jacob C. Vouza (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sir Jacob Charles Vouza GM, MBE was a native police officer of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, who served heroically with the United States Marine Corps in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II. Vouza was born in Tasimboko, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, and educated at the South Seas Evangelical Mission School there. In 1916 he joined the Solomon Islands Protectorate Armed Constabulary. He retired in 1941, after 25 years of service, at the rank of Sergeant Major. In mid-1942, Japanese forces invaded Guadalcanal. Vouza returned to active duty with the British forces, and volunteered to work with the Coastwatchers. Vouza's ability as a scout had already been established when the US 1st Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942