Smoke Rises from Peleliu as Gun Crew on LCI Breaks for Coffee
Smoke Rises from Peleliu as Gun Crew on LCI Breaks for Coffee
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Battle of Peleliu (15 September – 27 November 1944)
Battle of Peleliu The first wave of U.S. Marines in LVTs during the invasion of Peleliu on September 15, 1944 Date 15 September – 27 November 1944 (2 months, 1 week and 5 days) Location Peleliu , Palau Islands 7°00′N 134°15′E Coordinates : 7°00′N 134°15′E Result American victory Belligerents United States Japan Commanders and leaders William H. Rupertus Paul J. Mueller Roy S. Geiger Herman H. Hanneken Harold D. Harris Lewis B. Puller Kunio Nakagawa † Sadae Inoue Units involved III Amphibious Corps 1st Marine Division 81st Infantry Division Additional support units Peleliu garrison 14th Infantry Division 49th Mixed Brigade 45th Guard Force 46th Base Force Additional support units Strength 47,561 [1] :36 10,900 [1] :37 17 tanks [2] Casualties and losses 7,919 1,460 killed [3] :327 14,000 [3] :327 (including losses in the surrounding islands) 13,600 killed 400 captured Location within Palau The...
1st Division Marines Carry Wounded Comrades to Peleliu Beach (1944)
1st Division Marines Carry Wounded Comrades to Peleliu Beach (1944)
1st Marine Division radio team set up just off the beach at Peleliu (Battle of Peleliu)
1st Marine Division radio team set up just off the beach at Peleliu
1st Marine Division Combat Photographer with A6M5 September 1944 (Battle of Peleliu)
1st Marine Division Combat Photographer with A6M5 September 1944