6 Sep 1944

6 Sep 1944 Photos
Rufus W. Oakley holding a Protestant Christian religious service for US Marines on Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
10 Sep 1944

10 Sep 1944 Photos
Oliver P. Smith walking through his Assistant Division Commander quarters on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944
12 Sep 1944

Caroline Islands
15 Sep 1944

Caroline Islands
  • The US Marines invaded Peleliu in the Palau islands believing that the island was only lightly defended. In fact, there were some 12,000 Japanese concealed on the island waiting to reveal their hand. In a week the Marines would suffer terrible casualties. The 1st Marines ended up at half their combat strength and, in the 5th and 7th Marines more than four out of every ten men sent ashore were either killed or wounded. For the record Peleliu measured just six miles long and two miles wide and was of questionable strategic value. ww2dbase [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Peleliu, Palau | AC]
  • USS Marcus Island launched aircraft to provide cover for the Peleliu, Palau Islands invasion. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Peleliu, Palau | CPC]
15 Sep 1944 Photos
Two American Marines, Douglas Lightheart and Gerald Thursby, resting during Battle of Peleliu in the Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944Flamethrower in action, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944United States Marines attacking Orange Beach on Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944Men of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2
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16 Sep 1944

16 Sep 1944 Photos
USMC war dog handler reading a message that his dog had just delivered, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944US Marines receiving mail, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944USMC 75-mm pack howitzer and crew, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944USMC 75-mm pack howitzer and crew, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
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18 Sep 1944

18 Sep 1944 Photos
Marine Col Chesty Puller greets a Navy Admiral at the 1st Marines command post on Peleliu, Sep 18 1944.US Marines in a chow line, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
20 Sep 1944

20 Sep 1944 Photos
Knocked-out Type 94 Te-Ke tankette, Peleliu, Palau Islands, late Sep 1944US Marines fighting on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944US Marines fighting on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944US Marine M1919 Browning machine gun crew, Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944
25 Sep 1944

25 Sep 1944 Photos
US Marines wading through water, Peleliu, Palau, Sep 1944
27 Sep 1944

27 Sep 1944 Photos
The first formal raising the American flag over Peleliu, Palau Islands, 27 Sep 1944; note Japanese observation tower
29 Sep 1944

Caroline Islands
30 Sep 1944

30 Sep 1944 Photos
US Marines on Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
1 Oct 1944

Caroline Islands
27 Nov 1944

27 Nov 1944 Photos
TBM-1C Avengers, F6F Hellcats, and SB2C Helldivers of Navy Carrier Air Group 18 from USS Intrepid at Peleliu, Nov 27, 1944.



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