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Portrait of Cen Zeliu, late 1930sFinnish General Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Colonel Väinö Palojärvi, and Colonel Lennart Hannelius at Kiestinki, Finland, 1940s
Portrait of Cen Zeliu, late 1930sFinnish General Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Colonel Väinö Palojärvi, and Colonel Lennart Hannelius at Kiestinki, Finland, 1940s
US Navy Lt Steve Corneliussen piloting an OS2U-3 Kingfisher of Cruiser Scouting Squadron 1 with his observer, Petty Officer Paul Proffer, as they are catapulted off the cruiser USS Detroit in the Aleutians, 1943-44Peleliu, Palau Islands under attack by US Navy carrier aircraft, 30 Mar 1944; note F6F Hellcat fighter in flight
US Navy Lt Steve Corneliussen piloting an OS2U-3 Kingfisher of Cruiser Scouting Squadron 1 with his observer, Petty Officer Paul Proffer, as they are catapulted off the cruiser USS Detroit in the Aleutians, 1943-44Peleliu, Palau Islands under attack by US Navy carrier aircraft, 30 Mar 1944; note F6F Hellcat fighter in flight
US Marines moving supplies ashore across the beachhead on Peleliu, Palau Islands, late Sep 1944. What appears to be water in the lower left is actually the wing of the photo plane.Rufus W. Oakley holding a Protestant Christian religious service for US Marines on Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
US Marines moving supplies ashore across the beachhead on Peleliu, Palau Islands, late Sep 1944. What appears to be water in the lower left is actually the wing of the photo plane.Rufus W. Oakley holding a Protestant Christian religious service for US Marines on Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
Oliver P. Smith walking through his Assistant Division Commander quarters on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944African-American US Marines resting during the campaign for Peleliu, Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944
Oliver P. Smith walking through his Assistant Division Commander quarters on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944African-American US Marines resting during the campaign for Peleliu, Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944
Amphibious tractor coming out of LST-225, delivering the first wave of landers on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944Assault craft approaching Peleliu
Amphibious tractor coming out of LST-225, delivering the first wave of landers on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944Assault craft approaching Peleliu's beaches, 15 Sep 1944
Cruiser USS Honolulu firing her guns in a pre-invasion shore bombardment of Peleliu in the Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944, D-Day on Peleliu.Flamethrower in action, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
Cruiser USS Honolulu firing her guns in a pre-invasion shore bombardment of Peleliu in the Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944, D-Day on Peleliu.Flamethrower in action, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944
Lieutenant Colonel R. G. Balance of US 1st Marine Division at the shore party command post, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944; note treated shrapnel wound on his left cheekMen of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2
Lieutenant Colonel R. G. Balance of US 1st Marine Division at the shore party command post, Peleliu, Palau Islands, Sep 1944; note treated shrapnel wound on his left cheekMen of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2
Men of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2Smoke rising from Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944
Men of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944, photo 2 of 2Smoke rising from Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944
Smoke rising from Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944The first wave of LVTs moved toward Peleliu invasion beaches, Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944; note the bombardment lines consisted of LCIs, cruisers, and battleships; photo taken USS Honolulu aircraft
Smoke rising from Peleliu, Palau Islands, 1944The first wave of LVTs moved toward Peleliu invasion beaches, Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944; note the bombardment lines consisted of LCIs, cruisers, and battleships; photo taken USS Honolulu aircraft
Two American Marines, Douglas Lightheart and Gerald Thursby, resting during Battle of Peleliu in the Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944United States Marines attacking Orange Beach on Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944
Two American Marines, Douglas Lightheart and Gerald Thursby, resting during Battle of Peleliu in the Palau Islands, 15 Sep 1944United States Marines attacking Orange Beach on Peleliu, 15 Sep 1944

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