The heavily outnumbered Japanese defenders put up such stiff resistance,
Nakagawa's orders and mission: to
Wary riflemen of the 5th Marines advance through a devastated Japanese bivouac area to the northeast of the Peleliu airfield.
1st Marines commander Col Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, 5th Marines commander Col Harold D.
To defend Peleliu, Inoue immediately settled upon a commander, a mission, and a
Colonel Nakagawa was using the rugged terrain to his advantage.
Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Puller was once again ordered to China.
troops on the large island of Babelthuap, posted a battalion on Angaur, and ordered the
That made victory at the Battle of Peleliu a vital and necessary task.
Entry on "Peleliu" from World War II: The Encyclopedia of the War Years. AMELIA ISLAND