Created by Tom Horn on 25 Apr 2011, Last Update on 25 Apr 2011

Angaur - 17 Sep 1944

322nd battalion repeatedly attacked the last 750 Japanese defenders who drove them back. Eventually, hunger, thirst, and American shellfire and bombing took their toll and US troops penetrated Japanese defences.

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Tags : Japan,United States,Land,Naval,Aerial,Pacific,Combat

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