Description: THIS AUCTION IS FOR AN USED VINTAGE REAL PHOTOGRAPH TITLED "THESE MEN SAW PLENTY OF ACTION AT PELELIU, NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE SOLDIERS ON THE REVERSE SIDE, OFFICIAL U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO BY WASDEN, PRESUMABLY FROM 1944"APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES BY 10.5 INCHES IN SIZE.Words on the reverse side fading, otherwise a clean original item.From internet:The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the US military, was fought between the United States and Japan during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign of World War II, from 15 September to 27 November 1944, on the island of Peleliu.US Marines of the 1st Marine Division and then soldiers of the US Army's 81st Infantry Division fought to capture an airfield on the small coral island of Peleliu. The battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager, which ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater.Major General William Rupertus, the commander of the 1st Marine Division, predicted that the island would be secured within four days. However, after repeated Imperial Japanese Army defeats in previous island campaigns, Japan had developed new island-defense tactics and well-crafted fortifications, which allowed them to offer stiff resistance and extended the battle to more than two months. The heavily outnumbered Japanese defenders put up such staunch resistance, often fighting to the death in the name of the Japanese Emperor, that the island became known in Japanese as the "Emperor's Island."In the US, the battle was controversial because of the island's negligible strategic value and the high casualty rate incurred by American troops during the fighting, which exceeded that of all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War. The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines". Please do see the sample pics.Sorry for the flash-light reflections. ebay collects Sales Tax. Shipping and handling costs will be $4.99 by USPS GROUND ADVANTAGE (FIRST CLASS) MAIL in the US. WILL BE SHIPPED FOLDED AS ISSUED. . International rates are much higher. Thanks for browsing our listings. strLMN01
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