On September 15th, 1944, the U.S. 1st Marine Division landed on the island of Peleliu, expecting a short, brutal assault to ...

Just days after the 70th anniversary of U.S. forces landing on the Pacific Ocean island of Peleliu, two local residents marked the occasion by visiting the island. The U.S. Marines, including Pfc.

This remote South Pacific island was home to one of the least necessary battles of World War II. But these days, Peleliu in the country of Palau is bringing in a new kind of tourist thanks to its role ...

On Sept. 15, 1944, the Navy had just completed a 10-day aerial bombing of the island of Peleliu in the Central Pacific. The island was inhabited by 11,000 Japanese soldiers ready for battle. Gen.

Peleliu, a small island in the Republic of Palau, sits some 3,000 kilometers south of Japan, in the middle of the Pacific. More than seven decades ago, some 10,000 Japanese soldiers were almost ...

The Battle of Peleliu shows that Marines never give up. Success on this battleground was measured in yards and bodies. Hell on Earth. Overwhelming odds. Mountains of razor-sharp coral. And a nearly ...

The Pentagon is proposing a new U.S. military site on a Micronesian island where a bloody battle raged during World War II. Department of Defense representatives met Republic of Palau leaders and ...

SAN DIEGO — Bill Geary, 88, a cattle rancher from Montana, paused Saturday to look at pictures and maps detailing the carnage of the World War II battle on the island of Peleliu. Geary, who fought ...