World War II Photograph Search [eliu]

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TBM-1C Avengers, F6F Hellcats, and SB2C Helldivers of Navy Carrier Air Group 18 from USS Intrepid at Peleliu, Nov 27, 1944.	USS Bailey departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 Dec 1944 following repairs due to a strafing attack off Peleliu. Photo 1 of 3.

USS Bailey departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 Dec 1944 following repairs due to a strafing attack off Peleliu. Photo 2 of 3.	USS Bailey departing Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 8 Dec 1944 following repairs due to a strafing attack off Peleliu. Photo 3 of 3.

A volley of rifle fire memorialized Americans fallen during the attack on Peleliu, Palau Islands, 27 Dec 1944	USMC LTs Don Wilson & Gene Youngs of VMF-122 run up their F4U-1D Corsairs prior to receiving an arriving dignitary on Peleliu, Western Caroline Islands, Pacific, Aug 1945.

Some of the 93 Indianapolis survivors delivered to Peleliu by the USS Cecil J Doyle, 4 Aug 1945	Aerial view of Peleliu in Oct 1946. Many facilities have been built and the jungle growth has returned to the coral island since the fierce fighting of 1944 stripped it bare. Even so, the contours of the Umurbrogol Mountains can easily be seen.

Peleliu artwork on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007