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Peleliu
One of the Pacific War's bloodiest islands.
- Population
- 484 (2015)
- Battle begins
- September 1944
Then
- 1944
The Battle of Peleliu kills more than 2,000 Americans and 10,000 Japanese.
- 2024
US Marines reopen the wartime airfield.
Now
Most people live in Kloulklubed, the state capital.