WWII Friday Five
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On this day in 1944, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Peleliu, one of the islands of the nation of Palau in the Western Pacific. They were there to capture an airstrip, and like most of the fighting in the South Pacific, the battle, which lasted into November, was bloody. By the end of the engagement 2,336 Americans were killed and 8,450 wounded with 10,695 Japanese soldier killed and only 202 captured.
- Wikipedia entry on the Battle of Peleliu
- Official website of the Republic of Palau
- Results of a flickr search for “Peleliu”
- Official website of the USS Peleliu
- A Tribute to Michael A. Lazaro and All Other Peleliu Veterans
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