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Pacific Islands, Peleliu

Peleliu

Orange Beach invasion shore

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Wreck timberWreck timber

Also reported: pillboxes, cave defenses, rusting armor.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

The 1st Marine Division landed over White and Orange beaches on 15 September 1944 into one of the Pacific war's most brutal battles; the island battlefield is a US National Historic Landmark

Battle, landing beaches and surviving relics are documented; Peleliu Battlefield entered the National Register in 1985

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

unexploded ordnance still present off the tracksDense jungle heat
go with a licensed guide

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