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Bookmark or Share- Bodies of Japanese WWII Soldiers Found in Island CavesOne of the costliest battles of World War II began on September 15, 1944, when U.S. Marines landed on Peleliu, a volcanic island in the western Pacific ocean measuring only 6 miles long and 2...
- Operation Stalemate II: The Battle of Peleliu - NHHCCrews of a U.S. battleship's 20-mm and 40-mm antiaircraft guns take a breather during the landings on Peleliu, 15 September 1944 (80-G-K-2056). Overview. By the summer of 1944, General Douglas...
- Peleliu 1944: Horror In The Pacific | Full Documentary - YouTubeKings of Docs presents: Peleliu 1944: Horror In The Pacific (1991) 5 Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment describe the ferocious battle for Peleliu, an "island on fire."...
- Peleliu - WikipediaPeleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau. Peleliu, along with two small islands to its northeast, forms one of the sixteen states of Palau. The island is notable as the location of the Battle of Peleliu in World War II.
- Battle of Peleliu - HISTORYOn September 15, 1944, U.S. Marines fighting in World War II (1939-45) landed on Peleliu, one of the Palau Islands of the western Pacific. Over the next several weeks, ferocious Japanese...
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