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Marines Engage a Japanese Strongpoint on Peleliu — 1944

U.S. Marines return fire against a Japanese strongpoint during the Battle of Peleliu. One Marine carries an M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) while another fires an M1919A4 Browning machine gun.

Peleliu — September 21, 1944