Thule Air Base Renamed Pituffik Space Base

Pleiku, VietNam

Sept. 15, 1944: The Battle of Peleliu begins. Although one of the least publicized battles of the Pacific Campaign, Peleliu saw some of the most intense combat in Marine Corps history. The six miles long and two miles wide island was manned by a garrison of more than 10,000 Japanese troops ready to fight to the last man. The fighting went on for 73 days, and the battle resulted in 1,336 Marines and 208 Soldiers KIA, while the Japanese suffered 10,695 KIA and 301 captured. Interviews from the doc