(01 of15)
Open Image Modal揚陸艦からた水陸両用戦車でペリリュー島の海岸に向かうアメリカ海兵隊
(02 of15)
Open Image Modalペリリュー沖から米軍の艦砲射撃が行われている様子
(03 of15)
Open Image Modal上陸直後、水陸両用戦車に避難する海兵隊
(04 of15)
Open Image Modal負傷したアメリカ海兵隊
(05 of15)
Open Image ModalF4U コルセアが日本軍の陣地にナパーム弾を投下している
US Marines(06 of15)
Open Image Modal3rd October 1944: Using rifle grenades, hand grenades and \'Molotov cocktails\', members of the US Marine Corps attack a Japanese jungle position in Peleliu on the central Pacific Palau Islands. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
A Lull On Peleliu Island(07 of15)
Open Image ModalView of two American Marines during a break in the fighting on Peleliu Island, September 14, 1944. One sits with his 30 caliber machine gun while smoking a cigarette, the other holds a rifle in his lap. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Interim Archives via Getty Images)
Battle Of Peliliu(08 of15)
Open Image ModalAmerican soldiers from the 81st Infantry Division climb up a steep slope during the Battle of Peleliu, Peleliu Island, Palau, 1944. (Photo by Photoquest/Getty Images) (credit:PhotoQuest via Getty Images)
Moving Along The Beach(09 of15)
Open Image ModalMarines moving along the beach cautiously while an amphibious tank covers them, Peleliu, Palau, September 1944. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (credit:PhotoQuest via Getty Images)
Under Fire(10 of15)
Open Image ModalSeptember 1944: American troops pinned down on Peleliu in the Palau islands by heavy Japanese bombardment. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images) (credit:MPI via Getty Images)
World War Two(11 of15)
Open Image ModalUS ships and landing craft heading towards Peleliu Island during the Pacific Campaign of World War Two, Palau, September 5th 1944. (Photo by US Navy/Getty Images) (credit:FPG via Getty Images)
Peleliu(12 of15)
Open Image ModalCrews of a US battleship\'s 20mm and 40mm guns take a breather, during the landings, Peleliu, Palau, September 15, 1944. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (credit:PhotoQuest via Getty Images)
World War Two(13 of15)
Open Image ModalA wounded US Marine lifted aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport, during the Pacific Campaign of World War Two, Peleliu, Palau, 1944. (Photo by US Coast Guard/Getty Images) (credit:FPG via Getty Images)
US Marines In Palau(14 of15)
Open Image ModalUS Marines advancing through Peleliu during the Pacific Campaign of World War Two, Palau, circa 1941-1945. (Photo by US Marine Corps/Getty Images) (credit:FPG via Getty Images)
Navajos At Peleliu(15 of15)
Open Image ModalA Marine Corp unit comprised of Navajo Indians sits on the grass in uniform, Peleliu, November 1944. Front L to R: Billy Cleveland, Nelson A. Brown, Alfred Tah, San Tsosie, Alex Williams. Rear L to R: Dennis Cattlechaser, Thomas Claw, Joe Kellwood., Carl Crawford, Wallace Peshlakai, Layne Paddock. In the foreground is marine Lieutenant Colonel James C. Smith. (Photo by U.S. Department of Defense/CNP/Getty Images) (credit:CNP via Getty Images)