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.

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

There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately ...

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 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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

On April 8, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit the island of Peleliu in the Republic of Palau, the scene of one of the most intense battles of World War II. The imperial visit nearly 71 ...