War in the Pacific

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From December 1941 to September 1945, war raged
on across Asia and the Pacific. The conflict,
which led to around 36 million casualties, was a
turning point in World War II. The unexpected
Japanese air strike on Pearl Harbor in December
1941 triggered the USAs involvement in the
Second World War.On December 8, America
declared war on Japan, along with the other
Allied nations.
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US soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division
attacking a Japanese blockhouse on
Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in 1944. The
troops began capturing the
islands by landing their forces on the beaches.
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U.S. Marines firing an M1919
Browning machine gun
during the fighting on the island of Peleliu.
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An Avenger aircraft, after engine failure and a
catapult mishap on board the aircraft carrier USS
Bataan CVE-29. March 13, 1944.
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U.S. Army soldiers on Bougainville, an
island in Papua New Guinea, taking
cover behind an M4 Sherman tank in February 1943.
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Men of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just
beyond White Beach, Peleliu in September 1944.
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US marines huddled on the beaches during
the Battle of Tarawa, 1943. There were
around 4,600 fatalities recorded following the
bloody battle.
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Deceased US soldiers are wrapped in their
national flag and carefully lowered down onto a
ship by comrades ready for burial..
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Wounded troops lying on stretchers in Munda
Point, New Georgia. There were more than 36
million casualties during the War in the Pacific.
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Soldiers make their way
across the landscape
in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 1944.
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While a patrol moves in from the rear, two United
States Marines cover a Japanese sniper hiding in
a church, below Shuri Castle on Okinawa, 1945.
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A wounded Japanese soldier surrounded by Marines
on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. During World War
II, it's estimated that between 19,500 and 50,000
members of the Imperial Japanese military
surrendered to the Allies.
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US 1st Cavalry Division crossing the Pasig
River in Manilla, Philippines in
February 1945. Around 41,500 US troops were
declared missing or
dead during the Pacific War.
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Survivors of USS Indianapolis en route to
hospital after being rescued in August 1945.
After the sailor's ship was sunk by Japanese
torpedoes, sharks swarmed the survivors in the
wreckage.
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A U.S. Marine shares his water bottle
with a stray kitten found
under a burned-out Japanese tank on Tarawa in
1943.
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Marines torch a Japanese defensive on Iwo Jimas
Mount Suribachi by using flamethrowers in 1945.
These military tools were an effective weapon for
burning out entrenched fighters who would have
otherwise continued to fight, costing more lives.
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This picture was taken during The
Battle of Saipan in 1944, where
tragically, 30,000 troops and Japanese
civilians were
declared dead following the conflict.
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Alligator landing vehicles heading toward
defenses on Peleliu in 1944.
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U.S. Marines wade
through the water near
Butaritari Beach, Makin Atoll in November 1943.
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US Marines under heavy fire from
enemy Japanese positions
during the beginning of the Battle of Peleliu in
1944.
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US Marines hit the beach while under heavy fire
from enemy Japanese positions during the
beginning of the Battle of Peleliu in 1944.
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Two Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 1st
Marine Regiment during fighting at
Wana Ridge during the Battle of Okinawa, May 1945.
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Marines firing mortar shells
in the Solomon Islands.
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US Marines on the beach of Namur
Islet, Kwajalein Atoll.
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A US marine takes aim while sitting on
Japanese ammunition boxes.
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Marines from the H Battery,
3rd Battalion set up artillery
in the Solomon Islands just off Blue Beach 2.
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Private First Class N. E. Carling
stands beside the American
M4 Sherman medium tank 'Killer' on Kwajalein
Atoll.
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Men of the US First Marines
Division at Cape Gloucester, New
Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, late December 1943.
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A US Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless on the
deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet
(CV-8) during the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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Troops and their tanks in New
Guinea in April 1944.
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US Marines in a shell hole on the Japanese
island of Saipan in June 1944.
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A US Marine helps
his wounded comrade.
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A Marine M4A3R3 Sherman tank -
nicknamed the 'Zippo' by troops
goes into action in Iwo Jima in March 1945.
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A marine advances towards a Japanese pillbox with
a flamethrower - one of the most dangerous
weapons of the war.
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A marine observes the explosions as
shells pound a Japanese position
on the island of Iwo Jima in February-March 1945.
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An American flag is planted on Iwo Jima.
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Spectators from all over the world pick vantage
positions on the deck of the USS Missouri, in
Tokyo Bay in September 1945, to watch the
Japanese surrender ceremony marking the end of
World War II.
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