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The Mosquito Bowl was a football game played December 24, 1944 between two regiments of Marines at Guadalcanal during World War II.^[1] Buzz Bissinger in 2022 wrote an account, The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II, which was widely reviewed.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Members of the 6th Marine Division, many of whom had played college football, were training on Guadalcanal during the final months of 1944.^[6] Many had been named to all-conference or all-American teams.^[6] Both of the division’s 4th and 29th regiments could field a team of such prominent players, and a game was organized for Christmas Eve with sixty-five players, including John McLaughry and Tony Butkovich.^[6]

The game ended with a scoreless tie.^[4]

References

^ Bissinger, Buzz (2022). The mosquito bowl : a game of life and death in World War II (1st ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-06-287992-9. OCLC 1267753036.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty". AP NEWS. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ "Buzz Bissinger On 'The Mosquito Bowl' : Fresh Air". NPR.org. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Daniel, Douglass K. "Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ Jennings, Jay (13 September 2022). "The Football Players Who Fought and Died in World War II". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Daniel, Douglass K. (19 September 2022). "1944 Marine 'Mosquito Bowl' defines football, courage, duty". Navy Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[1] Bissinger, Buzz (2022). The mosquito bowl : a game of life and death in World War II (1st ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-06-287992-9. OCLC 1267753036.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty". AP NEWS. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[3] "Buzz Bissinger On 'The Mosquito Bowl' : Fresh Air". NPR.org. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[:1-4] Daniel, Douglass K. "Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[5] Jennings, Jay (13 September 2022). "The Football Players Who Fought and Died in World War II". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

[:0-6] Daniel, Douglass K. (19 September 2022). "1944 Marine 'Mosquito Bowl' defines football, courage, duty". Navy Times. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

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 The '''Mosquito Bowl''' was a [[American football|football]] game played [[December 1944#December 24, 1944 (Sunday)|December 24, 1944]] between two regiments of [[United States Marines|Marines]] at [[Guadalcanal]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bissinger |first=Buzz |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1267753036 |title=The mosquito bowl : a game of life and death in World War II |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-06-287992-9 |edition=1st |location=New York |oclc=1267753036}}</ref> [[Buzz Bissinger]] in 2022 wrote an account, ''The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II'', which was widely reviewed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty |url=https://apnews.com/article/college-football-entertainment-sports-reviews-7da2c192b37d70f414bc792ed15afa34 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Buzz Bissinger On 'The Mosquito Bowl' : Fresh Air |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/09/12/1122412430/buzz-bissinger-on-the-mosquito-bowl |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Daniel |first=Douglass K. |title=Review: A war story, 'Mosquito Bowl' defines courage, duty |url=https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/review-war-story-mosquito-bowl-defines-courage-duty-20220919.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920215700/https://www.inquirer.com/wires/ap/review-war-story-mosquito-bowl-defines-courage-duty-20220919.html |archive-date=2022-09-20  |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jennings |first=Jay |date=13 September 2022 |title=The Football Players Who Fought and Died in World War II |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/books/review/buzz-bissinger-mosquito-bowl.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Daniel |first=Douglass K. |date=19 September 2022 |title=1944 Marine 'Mosquito Bowl' defines football, courage, duty |url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/2022/09/19/1944-marine-mosquito-bowl-defines-football-courage-duty/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Navy Times |language=en}}</ref>