 During the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 15 November 1942, "Enterprise" launched a strike force against the damaged battleship "Hiei" and Flatley's group of Wildcats provided escort.After returning to "Enterprise", Flatley led a second strike force against IJN transports with reinforcement and supplies headed for Guadalcanal.His group then landed on Guadalcanal and performed another CAP before turning over their aircraft to Marines at Henderson Field.