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Peleliu Airfield 1944
Cpl.Smith
1st Marine Division
We have been waiting here for days, just waiting for the Japs counter attack, and all we can do is wait, and there's nothing we can do about it.
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Took these photos a while back when I built this MOC and never got around to sharing them. Let me know what you think!
There are plenty of battle relics in Peleliu. This abandoned tank belonged to Japanese army. Peleliu was strategically important due to its airstrip.
The Battle of Peleliu was a battle fought on the small coral island of Peleliu (which was part of the Palau island chain) between the United States Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Marines landed on the island with the goal of taking the airfield within 4 days, however they were wrong. The Japanese had very tough defenses and fought against the marines on the island for two months. As a result the Japanese were defeated with the entire 10,000 strong army destroyed with the exception of Korean and Okinawan laborers. The Marines had 10,000 casualties total but only 2,000 killed.
The battle became controversial for the United Sates due to the high casualty rate but the Allies were one step closer to the Japanese home islands. The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".
Some details included here are the Japanese Pillbox and The Japanese tree sniper just to clarify on that one
Hey guys I'm back after not posting for almost two months. I've been busy with finishing my college semester and doing other things in my life. Will I post more since I've been on break for the past month? Possibly.
Interestingly, the Marines first amphibious operations were in the Pacific theater of WWII. Although some of the beach landings were met with limited if any resistance many times this was not the case. Despite bombings from carrier based bombers designed to soften the resistance, Marines often were met with strong, determined resistance. My Marines are shown charging ashore in the face of heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Casualties were high but the Marines, in the end won the day.
Overview.
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Marines of the 1st Division attempt to reach the sea wall under heavy enemy fire following an amphibious landing on the Island of Peleliu.
Orange Beach was one of the fiercest battlegrounds of WW II. The following footage details what happened here in 1944.
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 3, 2014) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to land on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is on its final regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region before decommissioning early next year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 22, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) transits the South China Sea. Peleliu is the lead ship in the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, commanded by Capt. Heidi Agle, and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond/Released)
A lone Japanese soldier attacks a Marine in the Jungles of Peleliu in the Pacific. Many Marines were attacked while clearing out Japanese positions. The Japanese soldier fights to the death.
Set for my next 2 animations. Based heavily on The Pacific miniseries. It is based on the assault on peleliu airfield
USS Peleliu (LHA-5) is a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, named for the Battle of Peleliu of World War II. Entering service in 1980, she has been deployed to the Persian Gulf on several occasions, performed an evacuation of U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, operated with the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce, participated in Pacific Partnership deployments, and provided assistance following the massive floods in Pakistan in 2010. She was decommissioned in San Diego, California on March 31, 2015.
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The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau. First Division Marines and later Army soldiers of the 81st Infantry Division, fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island.
Major General William Rupertus—commander of 1st Marine Division—predicted the island would be secured within four days. However, due to Japan's well-crafted fortifications and stiff resistance,[1] the battle lasted over two months. In the United States, it was a controversial battle because of the island's questionable strategic value and the high casualty rate, which was the highest for U.S. soldiers of any battle in the Pacific War. The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".
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Inspired by PA.
Decals by Milan.
Helmets and guns painted by me.
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Storm is brewing in the Pacific. We later had to ride out this storm in our small boat. I was feeling rather insecure and small while being battered by the wind, rain and splashing waves.
A Japanese soldier lies down, a bottle of sake lying empty, his katana lain on the floor. He waits patiently. The end is near.
(Peleliu, 1944)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2014) Sailors participate in a swim call aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Alex Van'tLeven)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) transits the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR). Peleliu is underway conducting a scheduled Western Pacific deployment after successfully completing Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_moorhen
The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) (also known as the swamp chicken[2]) is a bird species in the family Rallidae. It is distributed across many parts of the Old World.[3]
The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated marshes, ponds, canals and other wetlands. The species is not found in the polar regions or many tropical rainforests. Elsewhere it is likely the most common rail species, except for the Eurasian coot in some regions.
The closely related common gallinule of the New World has been recognized as a separate species by most authorities,[3] starting with the American Ornithologists' Union and the International Ornithological Committee in 2011.
Name
The name mor-hen has been recorded in English since the 13th century.[5] The word moor here is an old sense meaning marsh;[5] the species is not usually found in moorland. An older name, common waterhen, is more descriptive of the bird's habitat.
A "watercock" is not a male "waterhen" but the rail species Gallicrex cinerea, not closely related to the common moorhen. "Water rail" usually refers to Rallus aquaticus, again not closely related.
The scientific name Gallinula chloropus comes from the Latin Gallinula (a small hen or chicken) and the Greek chloropus (khloros χλωρός green or yellow, pous πούς foot).
Description and ecology
The moorhen is a distinctive species, with dark plumage apart from the white undertail, yellow legs and a red frontal shield. The young are browner and lack the red shield. The frontal shield of the adult has a rounded top and fairly parallel sides; the tailward margin of the red unfeathered area is a smooth waving line. In the related common gallinule of the Americas, the frontal shield has a fairly straight top and is less wide towards the bill, giving a marked indentation to the back margin of the red area.
The common moorhen gives a wide range of gargling calls and will emit loud hisses when threatened.[7] A midsized to large rail, it can range from 30 to 38 cm (12 to 15 in) in length and span 50 to 62 cm (20 to 24 in) across the wings. The body mass of this species can range from 192 to 500 g (6.8 to 17.6 oz).[8][9]
This is a common breeding bird in marsh environments and well-vegetated lakes. Populations in areas where the waters freeze, such as eastern Europe, will migrate to more temperate climes. This species will consume a wide variety of vegetable material and small aquatic creatures. They forage beside or in the water, sometimes walking on lilypads or upending in the water to feed. They are often secretive, but can become tame in some areas. Despite loss of habitat in parts of its range, the common moorhen remains plentiful and widespread.
The birds are territorial during breeding season. The nest is a basket built on the ground in dense vegetation. Laying starts in spring, between mid-March and mid-May in Northern hemisphere temperate regions. About 8 eggs are usually laid per female early in the season; a brood later in the year usually has only 5–8 or fewer eggs. Nests may be re-used by different females. Incubation lasts about three weeks. Both parents incubate and feed the young. These fledge after 40–50 days, become independent usually a few weeks thereafter, and may raise their first brood the next spring. When threatened, the young may cling to the parents' body, after which the adult birds fly away to safety, carrying their offspring with them.[7][10]
On a global scale – all subspecies taken together – the common moorhen is as abundant as its vernacular name implies. It is therefore considered a species of Least Concern by the IUCN.[1] However, small populations may be prone to extinction. The population of Palau, belonging to the widespread subspecies G. c. orientalis and locally known as debar (a generic term also used for ducks and meaning roughly "waterfowl"), is very rare, and apparently the birds are hunted by locals. Most of the population on the archipelago occurs on Angaur and Peleliu, while the species is probably already gone from Koror. In the Lake Ngardok wetlands of Babeldaob, a few dozen still occur, but the total number of common moorhens on Palau is about in the same region as the Guam population: fewer than 100 adult birds (usually fewer than 50) have been encountered in any survey.[11]
The common moorhen is one of the birds (the other is the Eurasian coot, Fulica atra) from which the cyclocoelid flatworm parasite Cyclocoelum mutabile was first described.[12] The bird is also parasitised by the moorhen flea, Dasypsyllus gallinulae.[13]
Subspecies
Five subspecies are today considered valid; several more have been described that are now considered junior synonyms. Most are not very readily recognizable, as differences are rather subtle and often clinal. Usually, the location of a sighting is the most reliable indication as to subspecies identification, but the migratory tendencies of this species make identifications based on location not completely reliable. In addition to the extant subspecies listed below, an undescribed form from the Early Pleistocene is recorded from Dursunlu in Turkey.
Angaur island is located southwest of Peleliu island. It produced phosphate from 1909 to 1954. Angaur became a battleground between Japan and US in 1944.
Set for my next 2 animations. Based heavily on The Pacific miniseries. It is based on the assault on peleliu airfield
the first US invasion forces to land on Peleliu came onshore to this beach on Sept 15th,1944. The Japanese hit the oncoming American soldiers from their concrete pillboxes.
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 3, 2014) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to land on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is on its final regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region before decommissioning early next year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight/Released)
Battle of Peleliu
November 4 1944
Pvt. Stone
There is nothing worse than seeing these boys, no older than 21 in the heat of war. I was in crater on the island of Peleliu with another private who's name escapes me. All of a sudden, a Type-99 opens fire on our position. I get up to run and the kid next to me doesn't move. He just stood there, petrified...