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2. Peleliu - Wikipedia

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   Peleliu and Angaur were the only islands in the Palau archipelago to be occupied by the Americans during the war. The capital of Koror remained in Japanese hands to the end of the war. Peleliu was formally placed under the control of the United States under United Nations auspices in 1947 as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ...

3. US military rebuilds runway on site of ‘nightmare’ World War ...

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   A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and ...

4. Tinian Channel - Wikipedia

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   Aguiguan is separated from Tinian by Tinian Channel (1988 map) The Tinian Channel is an eight kilometre-wide channel in the Northern Mariana Islands. It lies to the south of the island of Tinian(15°00'N., 145°38'E.) is northeast of Aguijan Island, separating it from the island of Aguijan. Together, the two islands form the Tinian Municipality ...

5. Fury in the Pacific - Wikipedia

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   Fury in the Pacific is a 1945 American documentary short film about a pair of World War II battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur.It was co-produced by the United States Army, United States Navy, and the United States Marines, and directed by a series of combat cameraman — of whom nine became casualties of the battles they were filming. [1]

6. Mariana and Palau Islands campaign - Wikipedia

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   After heavy fighting, Saipan was secured in July and Guam and Tinian in August 1944. The U.S. then constructed airfields on Saipan and Tinian where B-29s were based to conduct strategic bombing missions against the Japanese home islands until the end of World War II, including the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

7. Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands - Wikipedia

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   Tinian Municipality is one of the four constituent municipalities of the Northern Mariana Islands. It consists of Tinian and Aguiguan islands and their offshore islets. The municipality is the second southernmost in the Northern Marianas and has a land area of 108.1 km 2 (41.7 sq mi).

8. Landing Vehicle Tracked - Wikipedia

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   The Tinian assault was a success. The defenders were quickly overwhelmed compromising the remainder of the defenses. [6] The Seabees named their LVTs "doodlebugs". [6] From the Peleliu campaign on, a number of LVTs were fitted with a flamethrower for use against fortifications. The LVT was usually flanked by a pair of gun tanks for protection.

9. Battle of Saipan order of battle - Wikipedia

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   Northern Troops and Landing Force (Task Group 56.1 – Tinian and Saipan) Consisting of V Amphibious Corps Southern Troops and Landing Force (Task Group 56.2 – Guam) Consisting of III Amphibious Corps. V Amphibious Corps Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith [c] Chief of Staff: Brig. Gen. Graves B. Erskine XXIV Corps Artillery (Brig. Gen ...