My Dad, Everett Bowman, was a Marine PFC in the 1st Marine Division, I Company, and was wounded on Peleliu on 9/17/44. He was about 19 or 20 , fresh from a farm in KY. He was in hospital for 4-5 months afterward because he developed Malaria too. He told me many stories of Peleliu and described that as he was on the ship about to be taken in to the island, he said it looked like what his “vision of hell” would be. One of his Marine buddies traveled a few hundred miles to attend his funeral in 1996 and arranged flowers from I company. The WII Marines had an unmatched devotion to each other. He had a military funeral and was buried in his dress uniform and his Purple Heart. Interestingly he died on 9/17/96 exactly 52 years from the day he was wounded on Peleliu. He was very proud of his service to our country and loved the Marines he served with. I have a copy of the “Old Breed” and it is an excellent book to have. His Daughter, Pam Bowman Rich
Very well said, my grandfather was in the 81st wildcat division, he passed before I was born but I my dad told me that everytime my grandfather drank he would go on and on about pelelui
I was a Navy SeaBee deployed to the Palau’s in 1984. I got to go to Peleliu a few times and was there for the 40th Anniversary of those landings. There that day were 8 Veterans including the CO of the Second Battalion, First Marines. A day I’ll never forget.
I would've loved to visit a battlefield with a ww2 vet, or Korean vet my grandfather was there I don't know much about his time and his records were destroyed in the fire. . Sadly I'm too young where most are either dead or not well enough to travel a long distance.
My poor old daddy was there and went back in the late 80s to uncover the jungle from the monuments and see his old buddy's. 81st Inf. 323rd. W.A. Brown, Sr. U.S. Marshal, S.F., Ca Pictured on Victory At Sea .i have Identified him.
My wife's grandpa was also there with the 81st Inf..not sure of his regiment...321 or 323. Donald "Bud" Carleson. He became a commercial fisherman in the Pacific Northwest. Spent much of his time alone or with his first mate (wife Doris) off the coast of Neah Bay. Grandma Doris said he was with a squad of 5 other soldiers when a mortar round landed in the middle of them. He woke up a few hours later a piece of shrapnel wedged in the bandolier covering his chest. All the other guys were dead. He was asked by a pastor if he knew Jesus. He said, "I made my deal with Jesus a long time ago." He almost seemed offended by the question.
OnceANexile.... My Father is in episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare...twice...maybe 3 times...twice for sure...Buddies from his unit...32d 126th Combat Infantry Regiment got a hold of us and let us know....It's definitely him.... In the Invasion of the Phillipines they show a soldier sleeping on his bunk and they say...Dawn will bring the test of Combat the Ordeal of Fire....that's my Dad sleeping on his bunk...and later on you see him and his buddies on a Higgins Boat...Pop looks right at the Camera.... Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California
Thanks, I will check it out. Been listening the excellent 6-part podcast series "Supernova in the East" about the pacific war by Dan Carlin, part of his Hardcore History podcast series. Can recommended that as well. I always have the desire to get pictures and videos to bring his stories and scenes to life, so Google and UA-cam help a lot with that. I was at awe and sometimes shocked woth goose bumps about stuff he described and the battle for Pelelui was one of those scenes.
My dad celebrated his 38th birthday on Peleliu on October 10, 1944. His first night on the island was D+5. He stayed until the end of March, 1945. He was an officer with Navy Argus Unit 20 (radar/radio/fighter direction.)
@@davidlamotta1994 No. He returned home suffering from what we now call PTSD, which he treated by self-medicating with alcohol. Like so many of his generation he just put his nose to the grindstone and built a business and grew a family after the War. I was born 11 years after his return (the youngest of five.) He passed away in 1992 at age 85.
My Dad was the only Medic who survived this Battle. It's fascinating to see a glimpse of what kind of Hell a 19 year old Indian kid from Oklahoma went through. Great Video!
I am so sorry that your dad had to experience such a horror as Peleliu. As a medic he likely saw more death and carnage than the average combatant, not to mention knowing that he would have been a prime target for the Japanese. If he is still alive, hold him close. If he has passed, hold his memory close every day.
I was born in 1944. My dad and two of my uncles fought in the South Pacific. All came home. They didn't have much to say about it. Just that blank stare when you mentioned it and a change of subject.
My father in law was there.. he said there were men who scouted at night and slept during the day. He thought they were the bravest marines. When he talked to one in the evening as they were moving into the darkness. He found that the night scout thought the men pushing forward were insanely brave. I asked him what he thought. He said, “even cowards were brave on that island.”
My great uncle, Clerance White died on this island during ww 2. He recieved a silver star and purple heart for his actions on the invasion of this island.
The Greatest Generation ... Lived through the Great Depression and went off to fight a war, not knowing when or if they'd be coming home. I highly suggest Eugene Sledge's book "With the Old Breed." A gritty, true account of Sledge's time on this forsaken chuck of coral. Semper Fi, Brothers.
My father owned that book. I read it in 2 days and the 3rd day I walked into a marine recruiter and joined looking to find the war this was back in 2006...never did find the war instead I found a totally different action but still I love this book Semper fi
reading E B Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed." , was like watching a movie playing in my mind. i could see the faces and heard what they were saying but not reading the words. the whole day was spent reading that book. involved
Note to our brothers who left their broken bodies, minds and their youth in the pacific theater. I hope that those of us who have continued to maintain the honor and the fighting spirit you demonstrated for our beloved Marine Corps have in some way helped to honor your sacrifice. We still teach our young Marines about you and what you did for all of us. Your unselfish sacrifice is remembered and was not in vain. Thank you and Semper Fi.
My dad was a/ the 1st Marines, but signed up a little bit later. He had a "defense job" deferment but he felt a need to take his part in the war. He wound up heavily involved in Okinawa later on. He was easy going & fun loving, but there was always a hair trigger of overwheaming furry & anger that came out often & for no apparent reason. I could never understand that, until 25 years later w/ my own PTSD issues (I had been 2 1/2 years in Vietnam; like my dad I fully volunteered on several counts & for 3 consecutive assignments). With me, anger of unreasonable dimensions came out & for no damn good reason. It made sense at the time but not at all just mere minutes later. At some point I got it! And I knew what was pushing my father's fury too. I sought professional help & got past it, not at all cured but very very controlled, without drugs. I learned it was a fight or flight psychological mechanism. By reacting, w/ anger & fury, one could focus on any perceived threat coming from around you. It all made a vague kind of sense eventually - it became that much easier to manage at least for me. ..And who knew? I'm sure my dad didn't get it though, he just knew it was there & came out at the most silliest or inopportune of human moments. He wouldd ridicule my poor mother, beat my older brothers too, nearly maiming one. That's when he stopped - I'm saying for the greater part. His inate goodness took over. He never laid his hands on me again, but he still had severe anger issues we all needed to deal with far too often.. I wholly forgive my dad w/ better understanding & love & compassion, for all the mental turmoil, etc, etc. And I hope those I've hurt can forgive me as readily, & as knowingly as I did him. I'm truly sorry for my sins! How very unkind of me! ..We learn!
Thank you for your heartbreaking confession. I truly hope that some who read this will find inspiration and cure, rest assured that you have helped others.
@@repeatagain1789 I think I know that one having had to live thru it. It fits, just as.. in order to fix a problem you must 1st recognize that the problem exists -- or a journey of a thousand miles begins w/ the 1st step. Then, paraphrasing Jesus: 'don't judge another, lest you be judged by the same judgement' (it's "walking a mile in his sandles" & all that) all favorites. Then there's the granddaddy biggest quote of all time: " forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." All it really means.. To truly love another person you must 1st learn to love yourself. (key words: truly & learn, in my view)
Millions of American children grew up never knowing what their fathers would have been like without the varying levels of PTSD they were afflicted with. There are interesting remarks made about this in the short essay _Harvesting Dad_ which was published, ironically, on a day I was on my way home from burying a girlfriend's father who had just died of Alzheimer's. In his last days at home he had taken to crazy things like seeing his wife as a Japanese soldier, coming at her with a knife, or piling up the dining table chairs saying "I have to stack the bodies". www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Harvesting-Dad-2861832.php
@@hshs5756 thanks for sharing that...ya know it was so prevalent while I was growing up PTSD but it was a necessary way of life and more importantly I learned to accept that with empathy listening to my Father's war stories...I feel your post . Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California...I wasn't born till Dad was 44! Miss him 💔 we we're Pals! Really! Rare for sure to have the kind of relationship Me and my Father had. .. Just saying
@@hshs5756 one more thing I would like to share with you as early as kindergarten I could tell that all my friends Dad's hadn't been to War....the story you shared im guessing that Soldier held alot in and didn't talk about combat...Dad was the opposite....after about the 8th or 9th beer he would slam it down on the bar ...and his whole demeanor would change ...go into a thousand stare and would begin EVERYTIME....THOSE YELLOW BASTARDS..... and stories would just start coming out of him ...later when he sobered up...we would sit in the driveway and talk for hours as I would bring up the stories I'd heard all my life.....
It's very ironic my dad was with Chesty Pullers son in Vietnam when he was hit by a bouncing Betty trap and lost his legs and my dad heard the explosion. They were both in the 1st Marine division. Believe it was 67 or 68 and he also stated he flew out in same helicopter he was evacuated in. Peleliu was one hell of a battle. God bless all those who've served. My father now has Parkinson's from agent orange and is not doing well but he always told me about Chesty Puller and how he was the most famous Marine.
I had read that in Vietnam after the war , 3000 japanese soldiers remained in the North and they adviced the Vietminh how to build interlocked defenses in the jungle.If that's true, the Japanese were good teachers and the Vietminh , later NVA, learned very well.E.G.: Hamburger Hill, Dak To,Hill 881, etc.
When I was in boot camp, in Marine Corps History Class, they told us Peleliu was the bloodiest battle in the History of the Corps. They showed us movies and talked about it. Thanks for making the trip and doing the filming. Very interesting and very depressing.
Oh my gosh! I hadn’t seen this video until today (12/4/22) but my wife and I were on Peleliu on the day of this video. We were there to honor my Dad who was driving a Higgins boat from the USS Elmore. He landed on White Beach 2 and was transporting Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. I was given the honor of raising and lowering the flag over the Marine monument on Bloody Nose Ridge. It was incredibly humbling!
Thank you . Lest we forget . My Hero , My Dad , 25th Infantry Division Pacific Theater . Guadalcanal to Tokyo. Rest in peace Dad . I will see you again soon . I miss you . Please remember the Greatest Generation and ,,,,, "LIVE FREE OR DIE " . AMEN ,,,,,,
My Fad served with the 6th Army in the retaking of the Phillipines on 20, Oct.1944. Your Dad, my Dad, all the Dad's who made it home , lived with this horror every day for the rest of their lives. May your Father Rest in Eternal Peace and just maybe give a welcome to my Dad.
@@jackyandell2489 Jack, and Mike , My Daddy was in the 25th Infantry as well , Wa. St. National Guard. They also went to Belete Pass, ,another horror of a Battle. May all our Daddys rest in peace, Lord knows they earned it. Did your Dads ever mention Captain Baker? Or when General Dalton was killed? Just curious, I remember some other names from his ,memories. They called my Dad ,Kid. Thank you .Reading your words gave me chills. Cindy.
@@jackyandell2489 my father to. I was named after my father's old man Paul J. 81st Division. My father was named After. I've been a traveling man all my life. I have met more people than I can remember. My father greatest man I ever knew boy do I miss him my hero times ten.
My father and my uncles fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II my dad was in the Navy and my uncles were in the Marines. They never talked about it. In 1988 I bought a Toyota Camry I was so proud of my new car Uncle stepped outside to see it. That's a Japanese car . Gave me a go to hell look turn around and walk back inside. I didn't understand at the time but after watching some of these videos I do. R.I.P WARRIORS.
@@Psyminds I agree. My father was in the Pacific Theater too. 25th Infantry Division. 35th Regiment. Guadalcanal, Vella Lavella, Luzon. The first vehicle I purchased in 1973 was a Toyota Landcruiser. My father went with me to the dealership and did not say one word about it being made by the same Japanese he fought 30 years prior. We rode in it together on many deer hunting trips, and when I left it home when I went off to basic training, he drove it too. He later bought a little station wagon, as I recall it was a Mazda.
The assault on Peleliu was planned as an essential stepping stone in the early stages of the Pacific campaign. Due to changing circumstances such as the defeat of the Japanese carrier forces in the previous June, US commanders debated whether or not taking Peleliu was necessary to the island hopping campaign. Because it was supposed to be an easy campaign, and the the wheels of the complex amphibious invasion machine had already been set in motion, it was decided to proceed. To this day, due to the very high costs in human lives, that decision remans controversial. In spite of that, the courage displayed by the combatants under conditions most of us cannot imagine is still humbling.
This video was absolutely incredible. I’m in awe and have nothing but eternal respect and admiration for the (generally) teenage Marines, USN personnel, USA, and all others (eg. the US Coast Guard had vessels at Peleliu too - they deserve the same remembrance as all other US service members.) Never forget their sacrifice.
My dad was there from the beginning of the battle (sea bombarment) through to almost the end as a gunners mate on the James E. Craig DE. He was critically wounded when a betty bomber did a desperation suicide attack after being hit by his ships guns. The Destroyers would come in at point blank range to support troops during the inland fight.
Sobering to see so much battle debris still sitting where it was left many years ago. Thank you for this touching and un-partisan documentary that honours everyone who fought in that hellish battle.
Thank you for this excellent documentary. I learned so much. My father was in rifle Company B, first Battalion, first Regiment, Chesty Pullers outfit. He was wounded on D+4, shell concussion but survived the battle. Also he fought at Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. After Peleliu he never made it back for Okinawa. Neither did Puller. My father never talked to us kids about the war but all the Marine officers who knew him were very respectful and life long friends. My father went to Pullers funeral in Saluta VA. My father is buried at Quantico National Cemetery. Good night Dad, wherever you are. Thanks for teaching me all that you did.
Reading all the comments about people's fathers and grandfathers who partook in this battle really gets to me. They had to endure this absolute hell without knowing when it would end, and they still pressed on and kept fighting. Nothing less than heroes, and you share that blood with them. My utmost respect from Sweden to all who served.
Thank you sir he sits with all the other heroes on that beach. Without those wonderful men including my grandfather who served in the European theatre at the battle of the Remagen bridge we would all be eating Frankfurter sausages with chopsticks served with sauerkraut. Nobody in this day in age understands how their freedom was installed/protected by those wonderful men in that 4 year period. One of the last times in American history where people acted like 5 fingers on a hand working together to create a fist and now days we are 5 fingers on a hand independently trying to get shit done and wondering why we are stumbling and fumbling.
w.atwiki.jp/japanplus/pages/16.html 第二次世界大戦において、日本人は日本のためよりも、むしろ戦争によって利益を得た他の国々のために偉大な歴史を残した。 On world War II, （第二案）On World War II, Japan left a great history, not only for Japan, but also for the other countries that got benefits from war. (第３案）In World War II, Japan contributed a great history to the countries benefited by the war rather than its own country. 【確定】On World War II, Japan achieved a great deal in the history, not of its own, but rather of the other countries benefited by the war. それらの国々とは、日本の掲げた理想、大東亜共栄圏に含まれた国々である。 （第一案）They are the Asian countries that are included in Japan's ideal, "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". （第二案）These countries includes in the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere which Japan has raised its ideal. 【確定】Those countries were included in the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere that Japan idealized. アーノルド・J・トインビー Arnold Joseph Toynbee シンガポール陥落は、白人植民地主義の歴史に終焉をもたらした。 【確定】（第一案）The fall of Singapore brought an end to the history of white people's colonialism. （第二案）The fall of Singapore brought an end to the history of white race colonialism in Asia. シャルル・ドゴール （仏大統領） Charles de Gaulle (French President) 【確定】(Former French President) 日本軍により、欧米のアジア支配は粉砕された。 （第一案）By the Japanese army, the Asia's domination by Europe and the US was crushed. （第二案）By the Japanese military forces, the Asian domination by the white race has ended. 【確定】By the Japanese army, white domination of Asia was ended. これはアジアに自信を与えた。 【確定】（第一案）Japan's actions gave confidence to Asia. （第二案）This military actions gave confidence to all Asians. 大戦後 15年以内にアジアの植民地は全て解放された。 （第一案） All colonies of Asia were released within 15 years after the World War II. （第二案）Within 15 years, all the Asian colonies were liberated. 【確定】All colonies in Asia were liberated within 15 years after the World War II ゴー・チョクトン （シンガポール首相） （第一案）Goh Chok Tong (Singaporean Prime Minister) （第二案）(Prime Minister of Singapore) 【確定】(Former Prime Minister of Singapore) 我々を白人支配から救い出してくれたのは日本だった （第一案）The country which saved us from the rules of whites was Japan. （第二案）Japan liberated us from white rules. 【確定】Thanks to Japan, we were liberated from white rule. 我々は大戦終盤に日本を見限ったが、その恩は決して忘れない。 （第一案）Although we had abandoned Japan in the end of the World War II, we never forget the Japan's kindness. （第二案）Although we abandoned Japan at the end of the War, we never forget their kindness done to us. 【確定】Although we abandoned Japan in the end of the war, we will never forget the debt of gratitude we owe. 日本ほどアジアに貢献した国はない。 （第一案）There is no other country like Japan which has contributed to Asia. （第二案）Japan is the only country which contributed to Asia. 【確定】No other country has ever contributed so much to Asia as Japan. しかし、日本ほど誤解を受けている国もない。 （第一案）However, there is also no country like Japan that has been so misunderstood （第二案）However, there is no country as Japan that has been misunderstood. 【確定】However, no other country has been misunderstood as seriously as Japan. バ・モウ （ビルマ首相） （第一案）Ba Maw ( Burmese Prime Minister ) （第二案）(Prime Minister of Burma) 【確定】(Former Prime Minister of Burma)
Outstanding video.The scenes from the tv series 'The Pacific' showing the horrific battle for the airfield on Peleliu gives something of an idea of what those heroic men went through. Semper fi.
funkyalfonso what a series that was. Holy crap what they went through. The kids today need to be sat down and made to watch the whole damn thing and learn some respect.
As a kid, I remember getting to meet a gunner from the USS Ward. He was at Pearl and that ship fired the first shot sinking a IJN mini sub in the harbor mouth.... When the state of Minn was holding a remembrance for the 50 year mark. I was in awe what he told me as a first hand witness to that day... I cant even fathom the hell the troops on both sided must of faced in the island of Peleliu... RIP to all who lost there lives in the service of there country, and thank you for anyone who served then and now...... I hope everyone remember the saying “All gave some, Some gave all"
I was stationed on Iwo Jima in 1991-1992. The cave works are very similar to Iwo. There was over 700 bunkers, tunnels and machine gun nests on Iwo Jima. The tunnel complexes were incredible and artifacts everywhere. God bless our magnificent marines who fought those battles.
Amazing work! A lot of people don't even know much about the Pacific theatre...let alone Peleliu. Some of the more compelling stories come from this island. Thanks for putting this together. A vivid look into a sad but heroic time in our history.
It's quite regretful that the U.S. and Japan had to go to war with each other, and the battle at Peleliu is a very sad moment in time for both nations. It's great to know that the U.S. has become great friends and allies with Japan and the Japanese people after such miserable death and destruction.
@Playing-Rags You suffer like Trump from McDonald's Syndrome. Obviously, you have never been to Japan. Japan was on your side during WW 1 (They fought the Germans in their pacific colonies). But were made irrelevant during the peace negotiations. The reason you had to fight them over the same territories. The same mistake was made again by ignoring China after WW 2 who actually kept more Japanese busy than the US did. Foreign policy is clearly not your forte.
@@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl You are right on the money... If the US and Allies of WW1 would have done "the right thing" after WW1, who knows, maybe WW2 never takes place? Germany, yes they deserved the hell that came to them after WW1 but at some point you must let them get on with life (which would never happen under the Treaty of Versailles), Japan as you mentioned above took a ton of casualties and were treated as second rate citizens and they were pissed about it. Now, Playing-Rags, go read some history books before you make senseless comments like you have, you idiot. You think the USA treated their women and lower class citizens any differently than Japan? Wake up... You should remove your comment and thank you lucky ass that our young G.I.'s were able to win this battle and war! May God help us to never have to experience this type of warfare ever again...
This is incredible. I'd love to have a tour of Peleliu in person. Its impossible to imagine the horror those men went through. Just seeing that wall of foliage and imagining approaching that in a landing craft and knowing that you have to exit the craft and enter that jungle is terrifying.
I am a french dud am born in 1986 far a way of all this, my grandfather was incorporet by force by the german army ... i know it is totaly not the same story... but my point is i have total respect with a young eye to all those solders amercicans japanese germans russians ... who was like maybe 17/18/19/20 to fight for they dont really understand. Great video and you give respect to both size
@@gregc1462 Of course all of theme! british canadians autralians frenchs africans ... and so much more. i have respect for all young men for all country who fight and give there life.
The great folly of war when the best and bravest of a societies young men are lost due to the greed, corruption and psychosis of their leaders. Respect to these men on both sides who committed their young lives in the defense of their countries, and contempt for the leadership and system that put them in this situation. Without the great arsenal of democracy who knows what world we would be living in today.
Not if the Germans and Japanese had the collective good sense to recognize their leadership for what it was. That is the point. Society being manipulated by a few psycho's. That having been done and they are loading the landing craft,.... Bring on the B52's
Carn Ivore is it weren’t for the treaty of Versailles, there probably wouldn’t even have been a WWII. The ego of the allies treated their own allies (Japan) like shit. If you haven’t listened to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore history podcast, I’d recommend it.
sandvich48. Whilst I would respect the memory of all the young men who fought and died. Versailles had nothing to do with Japanese adventuresome in both Korea and China.
@@XSDX3R0 Without the rise of Fascism in Europe there would've likely been plenty of violent communist revolutions. Austria/Germany would've gone in an extreme direction way or the other, the Weimar govt in Germany was only a temporary solution with or without the conditions in the treaty of Versailles.
Want to know the down and dirty of this dust up, read 'With the Old Breed' by Eugene Sledge. He gives his views of the day to day of this battle and one other of a Marine infantry man. He was a mortarman. This book gives the true gut wrenching truth of combat in the Pacific. I know no comparable book about the European Theater. To this day there is debate about whether this battle was necessary, be that as it may be, it took a serious toll on American lives. Hats off to K/3/5
@@F-14_Jockey most of those islands weren't necessary to fight, our officers in the highest rank, argued like children to gain rank , so we went , fought, died . True to all wars and skirmishes that we had and did after this war. The lies of going to these wars just too make money and fame.
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We have no idea what these men went through. My dad fought with Australian troops from 1942 to 1945 in New Guinea and New Britain. He was captured at Buna in 1943 and sento a POW camp in Rabaul. He was tortured for six months and then escaped and went though 300 miles of jungle and paddled a canoe back to New Guinea with a mate who also escaped. A month later he was back with his unit. Two months later he was wounded and recovered to fight some more. In 1945 at the end of hostilities, because he was a lawyer in civilian life, he was appointed to the Rabaul War Crimes Tribunals and prosecuted over 300 Japanese war criminals of which 73 were hung. One of them was his torturer. He returned home for the first time in 1947, five years after he enlisted. His mother didn't recognise him and collapsed at the sight of him. She told me she sent away a 180lb tall, red head rugby forward and got back a 110lb stooped skeleton, bald and with white whisps of hair. On my 21st birthday in 1971, he told me his story. He was my hero. He won no special medals and never spoke of the war before then.We wept together for a long time. He had unburdened himself. He died in 1992.
Thank you for sharing such an intense and personal story It is beautiful that he felt he could share his experiences with you and take some of the weight off himself May he rest in peace
My uncle Norman Trice was there ... shot at the landing left for dead on the beach found and survived. Thank you for making this video. God Bless all of those men who were there ... to increase rockefeller's wealth and the emperor's prestige.
Amazing and astonishing. This must be the first detailed, on site documentary of Pelelieu and it is revealing. Now we understand why it took over 70 days to take Pelelieu, not the anticipated 3 to 4 days. Quite simply, Pelelieu was a prelude of things to come later on Okinawa. The Japanese Army had tunneled into the ground, rock surfaces, and caverns, transforming the terrain into a labyrinthe of covered and concealed weapons pits and fighting positions. The US Marines walked into a pre-planned, pre-registered maelstrom of fire, explosions and red hot steel. Given the Pelelieu experience, the US generals and admirals should have anticipated what awaited them on Okinawa seven months later.
@@robertb4563 A place that's barely mentioned is Biak.There , the Japanese were going to use the same tactics of yielding terrain to lure the enemy to prepaired terrain.Biak remains unknown because it was an Army operation.
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Excellent piece. Thank you. My dad was there, too. Marine Rifleman, K-3-7. Prior, he was on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. He died on Jan. 14, 1954. My service in Viet Nam ('68-'69) had some difficult moments, but I cannot imagine the endless horror of this place.
Yes it was, he`s about the only one that has emphasized how bad it was there. Many people thought it was just a war zone, I knew quite a few vets and as they said it was much worse than any horror. We owe those people so much I just hope we can keep things together to warrant their sacrifice.
My father gave me a copy of "The Old Breed" by George McMillan. He served on Peleliu before being wounded on Okinawa. He hardly ever mentioned either battle until very late in his life, just before he died. Thank you for taking the time to honor all those who fought so bravely there, and everywhere.
In contrast with these men my life is meaning less ,those who are not aware of our history are not deserving of it's greatest benefit to our country, Nathan Hale,said I regret I've but one life to give for my country. What happened to those patriots?
They are serving NOW!! It is unforgivable that you don't know this. 1,382,922 active duty personnel and 849,450 Reserve. How do you think you can even ask that question? And when they are called to the ultimate duty; you should not fear. They will perform their duty and then you will know their names.
My father in law was there. He never went out after dark. Always inside by sundown. He was a scout, they cut thru impenetrable jungle and hit them from behind.
@@captainpinky8307 no one new why. I looked onto it a little and I guess the jungle floor is pretty dark. They took three days to cut thru it. As a scout you would be in the front of the units. Some things you carry with you your whole life, I guess. He very seldom talked about it, they just wanted to forget. Only the soldiers know what they went through. We'll never know, he died at 58. We asked him to go camping with us once and he just chuckled.
WOW!!!! I really enjoyed that. I am so grateful to the GREATEST generation this country produced. To go into harms way, willingly for our freedom and way of life. Makes me proud to be an American!!! Semper Fi!!!!
My dad was 17 when he arrived on saipan as a Marine during monsoon rains. They slept on the ground in two person tents without floors. He was also on Tinian. Later served during Korean war. He passed in 2015 at 90 years old. He rarely ever mentioned the war except to talk about his friends who never came home. He carried a ton of guilt because he survived and so many didn't.
What a awesome video, Thanks for taking the time to make it. It is surreal to see all of that stuff still seating there. Its like going into a time machine except you have to feel the tragedy and lost that came from it. God bless all the men who paid the ultimate price for out freedom.
Stories like that are what drive to me to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every year. Plenty of tourists disrespect it though, I can understand that many people from foreign nations do not understand what the monument is there for but surely they should understand that it is a monument that shouldn't be disrespected right?
one of the very best documentaries of these pacific battlefields, long forgotten by most Americans. The Marine General who said Peleiu could be taken in 3 days, must have been drunk when he said that stupid remark. Wonder what he said weeks later when the slaughter was still going on.
As a retired Army Infantry Senior NCO I look at what my predecessors went through and the sacrifices every American made during the war and I wonder how they would respond if they saw our country today? I fought in two wars and it’s difficult to explain everything about the experiences I went through, preparing your soul to meet the Lord so many times makes you a humble person.
Appreciate the respect and envy the means and ability you can travel to these places of history. I wish I had the money and time to visit and respect these holy grounds.
Between 1914 and 1945, two world wars and a truly global pandemic hit these generations of people, not to mention the great depression. Today's young people think a hardship is not finding WiFi.
True that Freedom First. The young people today are so soft and lost. Now the Freedom of our Republic hangs in the balance. It is 2 weeks post election. The enemy is within the gates. God Bless America.
@@zachnunyabuisness4560 exactly, if it were the old guys the g.w.o.t. would have been over and done with in 2 years tops. They didn't believe in forever wars, they would have went in and destroyed all the terrorist countries, then went in and occupied them. End of story.
Thanks to all the young men who sacrificed everything for us! And all the young people who have no idea or care what they did so they can protest and bitch without thanking them in the least. So let me say thank you to the family's and those who did this for us all! God bless!
Thank you for posting this incredible video. Without a doubt, I believe every single high school student should visit these hollow grounds and hopefully begin to understand the concept of a mission to serve others. One must never forget the sacrifices made by both sides. Semper Fidelis.
I meet an Australian WWII Commando who they called "Scorpio" he told me he was given this name because one night when he was in a forward position he was stung by a scorpion and screamed like a girl
Thank you for this very interesting and informative video. I was very impressed by the respect and reverence that you and your party showed to all those that fought here.,particularly replacing everything in the same place after inspecting it.. Thank you sir for helping everyone to learn and hopefully remember just what went on in this place.. Brian. New Zealand.
First, to whoever put this video together, thank you!! I still can't believe what those young men went through. Second, I also recommend "With the Old Breed". Along with that, I recommend "China Marine". Other first-person books on Peleliu include "Islands of the Damned" and "Battleground Pacific". I have also found "Voices of the Pacific" and "Red Blood, Black Sand" to be excellent. Third, there is no "greatest" generation. Every American who serves with honor is the greatest and that includes those farmers in 1775, the Yankees and Rebels, the Doughboys, the G.I.s, and all of our young men and women of every generation, named here or not. Thank God there are young men and women who today are willing to step into the breach, offer their life, and continue to keep America strong and free. And lastly, I believe that Peleliu was one of the most difficult battles ever fought in our nation's history and Americans have fought some horrific battles. God Bless them all. Semper Fidelis
My father was a Forward observer mortar crew first Marine division he was 17 years old when my grandmother signed so he could enlisted he fought on Palu he helped take the block house then went up to bloody nose ridge and fought 900 Japanese, only him and five of his friends he originally ascended up that hill came off that hill.. my father took pictures , sad most all their heads he has circled with a date they were killed between September 15th and September 19th, but he has one picture holding a Japanese flag saying flag and safe hands with his buddies holding it.. proud men who saved our country from tyranny!! God help us now.
"With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" by Eugene Sledge is an account of one Marine's experience on Peleliu. Fits with what this video shows. No words can express all that through which the men in the fight lived and died.
Maybe it is true for The Marines* of WW2. But it isn't true when taking into account other services and nations. The battle of Stalingrad, for example, had 2 million casualties. Still, having read With The Old Breed, I think it's safe to say that Pelelui was the most brutal fight for The Marines of WW2.
@@HealthySkepticism1775 Yes, but do note that I wrote "per square mile," not overall casualties. In any case, all those deaths to sate the ambitions of one or a few cannot be measured .
@@SuperIliad I meant in reference to per square mile as well. The Marines lost 2336 Marines on a 5 sq mile island. The Japanese lost 10695 men. So that's about 2,600 combined KIA per sq mile. Stalingrad is about 331 sq miles with a reported 2 million casualties making it have over 6,000 casualties per square mile. Comparisons like this don't really mean much, though. The horror of either battle is incalculable.
Brave men. Seriously hope that the sacrifices that these people made will never be forgotten. It’s crazy to think how many good people lives are consumed by war. No one will ever care or remember these Marines who undertook this very scary task but I’m thankful someone payed homage. God bless America and the Marines.
I did not miss speak maybe you should join the armed forces and see what America is about. I don't think that they will have you with that attitude. Try antifa, they take all assholes Paul ice
@Paul ice I did not miss speak maybe you should join the armed services and see what America is all about , I think they will not have you with that attitude. Try antifa or BLM they take all assholes
This video was probably one of the best I've seen about Peleliu. One thing that stood out to me which blew me away was that they made a distinction between The Point north of White beach 1 and the coral outcropping further down the beach. Although it seems insignificant, I've never seen a proper photo of The Point until now and most historians confuse that location with the outcropping further down the beach. The battle for The Point in the first days of the invasion was one of the fiercest engagements during the battle.
I am nearly 60 years old as of 26/8/2020, my father was my age before he was able to even talk about his experiences in WWII. God Bless *The Greatest Generation* we ALL owe them a huge debt of gratitude. How would these great men feel about the cowardly and disrespectful NFL players who kneel when our sacred National Anthem is played and young wannabe communists and socialists who seek to destroy everything they fought to preserve?
This is a poor, ignorant take, considering many veterans themselves have come out in SUPPORT of the NFL players and their rights to protest. This comment reeks of ignorance.
@@inkjazz I bet the men who were there and fought would strongly disagree with the "kneelers", though there are precious few alive now. And VERY few servicemen and women support the spoiled momma's boy NFL players and their right to protest . You're obviously not a Veteran..
@@david9783 Veterans fight for that exact RIGHT to protest. Wake up, many have said those exact words. Too bad you're too dense to understand the concept.
@@inkjazz Your the dense one here pal....the issue isn't the "right" to kneel it's about having enough respect for the symbol of this great Nation as to not afford the least amount of disrespect towards it....political causes are political causes and yours is fine with me as long as it ends at the tip of my nose and doesn't disrespect or disregard the norms and traditions associated with our institutions....institutions paid for in the blood, sweat, and tears of our ancestors. NFL players would better serve their causes in a different way than creating petty, childish, and self serving distractions.
@@ar6985 You sounds like you're a Putin fan, probably are. You're ignorant of political history. The American Flag stands for the rights that we have as a FREE country. We have the right to criticize our government and leaders and not get jailed or killed for it, like in Russia. Your ignorance is astounding. Thankfully, great leaders and soldiers understand the concept, and support it.
My Dad , 23 y.o. Platoon sargent suffered thru 3 campaigns 1st mar div flamethrower...nary a scratch physically,but destroyed my father's soul...most gentle,fearsome man I ever knew, I am blessed to have been raised by such a humble hero RIP Dad, I am sure many soldiers are thankful for your bravery and leadership.
My Dad, Everett Bowman, was a Marine PFC in the 1st Marine Division, I Company, and was wounded on Peleliu on 9/17/44. He was about 19 or 20 , fresh from a farm in KY. He was in hospital for 4-5 months afterward because he developed Malaria too. He told me many stories of Peleliu and described that as he was on the ship about to be taken in to the island, he said it looked like what his “vision of hell” would be. One of his Marine buddies traveled a few hundred miles to attend his funeral in 1996 and arranged flowers from I company. The WII Marines had an unmatched devotion to each other. He had a military funeral and was buried in his dress uniform and his Purple Heart. Interestingly he died on 9/17/96 exactly 52 years from the day he was wounded on Peleliu. He was very proud of his service to our country and loved the Marines he served with. I have a copy of the “Old Breed” and it is an excellent book to have. His Daughter, Pam Bowman Rich
Love and hugs to you and to your dad.
That's awesome!
My Dad was Army Lieutenant and Purple Heart recipient.
Thank you for your Dad's service
Oorah
@Pam Rich ... Do you know if your Dad was in 3rd Bn 1st Marine Regiment (3/1), 3rd Bn 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), or 3rd Bn 7th Marine Regiment (3/7)?
Thank you for sharing!
Very well said, my grandfather was in the 81st wildcat division, he passed before I was born but I my dad told me that everytime my grandfather drank he would go on and on about pelelui
I was a Navy SeaBee deployed to the Palau’s in 1984. I got to go to Peleliu a few times and was there for the 40th Anniversary of those landings. There that day were 8 Veterans including the CO of the Second Battalion, First Marines. A day I’ll never forget.
I would've loved to visit a battlefield with a ww2 vet, or Korean vet my grandfather was there I don't know much about his time and his records were destroyed in the fire. . Sadly I'm too young where most are either dead or not well enough to travel a long distance.
I highly recommend the book called With The Old Breed, by E B Sledge. Great book. Semper Fi Marines
I read that book about 20 years ago.. excellent account of the battle here.
One of the best books i've ever read,highly recomend.
RIP to all those boys lost
I've never had the opportunity to serve, but that said, this war memoir is spot on.
Awesome book
Another excellent book is, "A Special Piece Of Hell", dealing specifically with Peleliu. Bill D. Ross, Author.
My poor old daddy was there and went back in the late 80s to uncover the jungle from the monuments and see his old buddy's.
81st Inf. 323rd.
W.A. Brown, Sr.
U.S. Marshal, S.F., Ca
Pictured on Victory At Sea .i have Identified him.
My wife's grandpa was also there with the 81st Inf..not sure of his regiment...321 or 323. Donald "Bud" Carleson. He became a commercial fisherman in the Pacific Northwest. Spent much of his time alone or with his first mate (wife Doris) off the coast of Neah Bay. Grandma Doris said he was with a squad of 5 other soldiers when a mortar round landed in the middle of them. He woke up a few hours later a piece of shrapnel wedged in the bandolier covering his chest. All the other guys were dead. He was asked by a pastor if he knew Jesus. He said, "I made my deal with Jesus a long time ago." He almost seemed offended by the question.
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OnceANexile.... My Father is in episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare...twice...maybe 3 times...twice for sure...Buddies from his unit...32d 126th Combat Infantry Regiment got a hold of us and let us know....It's definitely him.... In the Invasion of the Phillipines they show a soldier sleeping on his bunk and they say...Dawn will bring the test of Combat the Ordeal of Fire....that's my Dad sleeping on his bunk...and later on you see him and his buddies on a Higgins Boat...Pop looks right at the Camera.... Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California
old daddy alive?
@@liabilityinsurance5316 not mine since 1997... just saying....✌️
"The Old Breed" gives extremely vived descriptions of the sacrifices Marines made to free Peleliu. Most Highly Recommended!
Thanks, I will check it out. Been listening the excellent 6-part podcast series "Supernova in the East" about the pacific war by Dan Carlin, part of his Hardcore History podcast series. Can recommended that as well. I always have the desire to get pictures and videos to bring his stories and scenes to life, so Google and UA-cam help a lot with that.
I was at awe and sometimes shocked woth goose bumps about stuff he described and the battle for Pelelui was one of those scenes.
My dad celebrated his 38th birthday on Peleliu on October 10, 1944. His first night on the island was D+5. He stayed until the end of March, 1945. He was an officer with Navy Argus Unit 20 (radar/radio/fighter direction.)
Was he killed?
@@davidlamotta1994 No. He returned home suffering from what we now call PTSD, which he treated by self-medicating with alcohol. Like so many of his generation he just put his nose to the grindstone and built a business and grew a family after the War. I was born 11 years after his return (the youngest of five.) He passed away in 1992 at age 85.
One of my relatives, Bill Ibey, died there on Oct 8, 1944. He was 18 years old, fresh out of high school. He was from Enfield, NH.
My Dad was the only Medic who survived this Battle. It's fascinating to see a glimpse of what kind of Hell a 19 year old Indian kid from Oklahoma went through. Great Video!
I am so sorry that your dad had to experience such a horror as Peleliu. As a medic he likely saw more death and carnage than the average combatant, not to mention knowing that he would have been a prime target for the Japanese. If he is still alive, hold him close. If he has passed, hold his memory close every day.
My dad was there too. He also was from Oklahoma. He was a Wildcat. He then went to Okinawa after that. He passed away in 2000.
@@libertine5606 RIP.
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God has him in the palms of his hand...
My Uncle PhM2 Lewis Hilliard from around Stafford Okla. was attached to the 1st Marines in thePacific. Wounded in New Brittain.
I was born in 1944. My dad and two of my uncles fought in the South Pacific. All came home. They didn't have much to say about it. Just that blank stare when you mentioned it and a change of subject.
My father in law was there.. he said there were men who scouted at night and slept during the day.
He thought they were the bravest marines. When he talked to one in the evening as they were moving into the darkness. He found that the night scout thought the men pushing forward were insanely brave.
I asked him what he thought.
He said, “even cowards were brave on that island.”
That was the best video on Peleliu I have seen .Great work!!!!!
Me too. However I found myself wishing the guy would stop picking up and messing with stuff and just leave it where it lay
My great uncle, Clerance White died on this island during ww 2. He recieved a silver star and purple heart for his actions on the invasion of this island.
R.I.P
Hail Clerance…👍
Thank you Clarence White !
The Greatest Generation ... Lived through the Great Depression and went off to fight a war, not knowing when or if they'd be coming home. I highly suggest Eugene Sledge's book "With the Old Breed." A gritty, true account of Sledge's time on this forsaken chuck of coral. Semper Fi, Brothers.
Everyone should read "The Knights of Bushido" a short history of Japanese war crimes
My father owned that book. I read it in 2 days and the 3rd day I walked into a marine recruiter and joined looking to find the war this was back in 2006...never did find the war instead I found a totally different action but still I love this book Semper fi
@@bjustrealman7861 Back at Ya, Bro. Semper Fi.
No tours like these days either. Some fought all the way through, battle to battle.
reading E B Sledge's book, "With the Old Breed." , was like watching a movie playing in my mind. i could see the faces and heard what they were saying but not reading the words. the whole day was spent reading that book. involved
Note to our brothers who left their broken bodies, minds and their youth in the pacific theater. I hope that those of us who have continued to maintain the honor and the fighting spirit you demonstrated for our beloved Marine Corps have in some way helped to honor your sacrifice. We still teach our young Marines about you and what you did for all of us. Your unselfish sacrifice is remembered and was not in vain. Thank you and Semper Fi.
Semper Fi
May they ALL Rest in Eternal Peace and know that they ARE NOT FORGOTTEN...
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That should be engraved on a memorial. Great writing
Well Said Marine! Semper Fi!!!!
My dad was a/ the 1st Marines, but signed up a little bit later. He had a "defense job" deferment but he felt a need to take his part in the war. He wound up heavily involved in Okinawa later on. He was easy going & fun loving, but there was always a hair trigger of overwheaming furry & anger that came out often & for no apparent reason. I could never understand that, until 25 years later w/ my own PTSD issues (I had been 2 1/2 years in Vietnam; like my dad I fully volunteered on several counts & for 3 consecutive assignments).
With me, anger of unreasonable dimensions came out & for no damn good reason. It made sense at the time but not at all just mere minutes later. At some point I got it! And I knew what was pushing my father's fury too. I sought professional help & got past it, not at all cured but very very controlled, without drugs.
I learned it was a fight or flight psychological mechanism. By reacting, w/ anger & fury, one could focus on any perceived threat coming from around you. It all made a vague kind of sense eventually - it became that much easier to manage at least for me. ..And who knew?
I'm sure my dad didn't get it though, he just knew it was there & came out at the most silliest or inopportune of human moments. He wouldd ridicule my poor mother, beat my older brothers too, nearly maiming one. That's when he stopped - I'm saying for the greater part. His inate goodness took over. He never laid his hands on me again, but he still had severe anger issues we all needed to deal with far too often..
I wholly forgive my dad w/ better understanding & love & compassion, for all the mental turmoil, etc, etc. And I hope those I've hurt can forgive me as readily, & as knowingly as I did him.
I'm truly sorry for my sins! How very unkind of me! ..We learn!
Thank you for your heartbreaking confession. I truly hope that some who read this will find inspiration and cure, rest assured that you have helped others.
@@dpagain2167 Thank you, so very much, it holds meaning for me, it does.
To be forgiven 1 must truly forgive that,s under god,s law! Cencere
@@repeatagain1789 I think I know that one having had to live thru it.
It fits, just as.. in order to fix a problem you must 1st recognize that the problem exists -- or a journey of a thousand miles begins w/ the 1st step. Then, paraphrasing Jesus: 'don't judge another, lest you be judged by the same judgement' (it's "walking a mile in his sandles" & all that) all favorites.
Then there's the granddaddy biggest quote of all time: " forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."
All it really means.. To truly love another person you must 1st learn to love yourself. (key words: truly & learn, in my view)
God bless you. Thank you for your service.
I’m crying, my Dad took those pictures. How could a child know what PTSD was, I wish no child ever has to again. I’m crying for my Dad.
Amen..
Millions of American children grew up never knowing what their fathers would have been like without the varying levels of PTSD they were afflicted with. There are interesting remarks made about this in the short essay _Harvesting Dad_ which was published, ironically, on a day I was on my way home from burying a girlfriend's father who had just died of Alzheimer's. In his last days at home he had taken to crazy things like seeing his wife as a Japanese soldier, coming at her with a knife, or piling up the dining table chairs saying "I have to stack the bodies". www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Harvesting-Dad-2861832.php
@@hshs5756 thanks for sharing that...ya know it was so prevalent while I was growing up PTSD but it was a necessary way of life and more importantly I learned to accept that with empathy listening to my Father's war stories...I feel your post . Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California...I wasn't born till Dad was 44! Miss him 💔 we we're Pals! Really! Rare for sure to have the kind of relationship Me and my Father had. .. Just saying
@@hshs5756 one more thing I would like to share with you as early as kindergarten I could tell that all my friends Dad's hadn't been to War....the story you shared im guessing that Soldier held alot in and didn't talk about combat...Dad was the opposite....after about the 8th or 9th beer he would slam it down on the bar ...and his whole demeanor would change ...go into a thousand stare and would begin EVERYTIME....THOSE YELLOW BASTARDS..... and stories would just start coming out of him ...later when he sobered up...we would sit in the driveway and talk for hours as I would bring up the stories I'd heard all my life.....
Stop crying. Stop whimpering. Stop it
It's very ironic my dad was with Chesty Pullers son in Vietnam when he was hit by a bouncing Betty trap and lost his legs and my dad heard the explosion. They were both in the 1st Marine division. Believe it was 67 or 68 and he also stated he flew out in same helicopter he was evacuated in. Peleliu was one hell of a battle. God bless all those who've served. My father now has Parkinson's from agent orange and is not doing well but he always told me about Chesty Puller and how he was the most famous Marine.
I had read that in Vietnam after the war , 3000 japanese soldiers remained in the North and they adviced the Vietminh how to build interlocked defenses in the jungle.If that's true, the Japanese were good teachers and the Vietminh , later NVA, learned very well.E.G.: Hamburger Hill, Dak To,Hill 881, etc.
When I was in boot camp, in Marine Corps History Class, they told us Peleliu was the bloodiest battle in the History of the Corps. They showed us movies and talked about it. Thanks for making the trip and doing the filming. Very interesting and very depressing.
Oh my gosh! I hadn’t seen this video until today (12/4/22) but my wife and I were on Peleliu on the day of this video. We were there to honor my Dad who was driving a Higgins boat from the USS Elmore. He landed on White Beach 2 and was transporting Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. I was given the honor of raising and lowering the flag over the Marine monument on Bloody Nose Ridge. It was incredibly humbling!
Great video. It was very hot there when I was there. It was February 1984 while serving on U.S.S. Peleliu LHA-5.
Thank you for your service. Cheers.
Thank you . Lest we forget . My Hero , My Dad , 25th Infantry Division Pacific Theater . Guadalcanal to Tokyo.
Rest in peace Dad . I will see you again soon . I miss you . Please remember the Greatest Generation and ,,,,,
"LIVE FREE OR DIE " . AMEN ,,,,,,
My Fad served with the 6th Army in the retaking of the Phillipines on 20, Oct.1944. Your Dad, my Dad, all the Dad's who made it home , lived with this horror every day for the rest of their lives. May your Father Rest in Eternal Peace and just maybe give a welcome to my Dad.
@@jackyandell2489 Jack, and Mike , My Daddy was in the 25th Infantry as well , Wa. St. National Guard. They also went to Belete Pass, ,another horror of a Battle. May all our Daddys rest in peace, Lord knows they earned it. Did your Dads ever mention Captain Baker? Or when General Dalton was killed? Just curious, I remember some other names from his ,memories. They called my Dad ,Kid. Thank you .Reading your words gave me chills. Cindy.
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@@jackyandell2489 my father to. I was named after my father's old man Paul J. 81st Division. My father was named After. I've been a traveling man all my life. I have met more people than I can remember. My father greatest man I ever knew boy do I miss him my hero times ten.
@michael boultinghouse Geez man . I was just trying to honor my Dad . What brought this on . I am not a hater . Why are you . Just curious ?
My father and my uncles fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II my dad was in the Navy and my uncles were in the Marines. They never talked about it. In 1988 I bought a Toyota Camry I was so proud of my new car Uncle stepped outside to see it. That's a Japanese car . Gave me a go to hell look turn around and walk back inside. I didn't understand at the time but after watching some of these videos I do. R.I.P WARRIORS.
You must have noticed that the guys who were in the theatre never spoke a word.The non-combatants and media made it look heroic and positive.Sad.!
I remember there was a guy I used to see driving around town in a Toyota with a Pearl harbor survivor license plate. Never figured that one out.
@@Psyminds I agree. My father was in the Pacific Theater too. 25th Infantry Division. 35th Regiment. Guadalcanal, Vella Lavella, Luzon. The first vehicle I purchased in 1973 was a Toyota Landcruiser. My father went with me to the dealership and did not say one word about it being made by the same Japanese he fought 30 years prior.
We rode in it together on many deer hunting trips, and when I left it home when I went off to basic training, he drove it too. He later bought a little station wagon, as I recall it was a Mazda.
The assault on Peleliu was planned as an essential stepping stone in the early stages of the Pacific campaign. Due to changing circumstances such as the defeat of the Japanese carrier forces in the previous June, US commanders debated whether or not taking Peleliu was necessary to the island hopping campaign. Because it was supposed to be an easy campaign, and the the wheels of the complex amphibious invasion machine had already been set in motion, it was decided to proceed. To this day, due to the very high costs in human lives, that decision remans controversial. In spite of that, the courage displayed by the combatants under conditions most of us cannot imagine is still humbling.
'Nuff said!! Very well written. I agree 100%
PEEPER57 Halsey recommended against it but it was already underway so Nimitz didn’t recall it . One of his few screwups
This video was absolutely incredible. I’m in awe and have nothing but eternal respect and admiration for the (generally) teenage Marines, USN personnel, USA, and all others (eg. the US Coast Guard had vessels at Peleliu too - they deserve the same remembrance as all other US service members.) Never forget their sacrifice.
My dad was there from the beginning of the battle (sea bombarment) through to almost the end as a gunners mate on the James E. Craig DE. He was critically wounded when a betty bomber did a desperation suicide attack after being hit by his ships guns. The Destroyers would come in at point blank range to support troops during the inland fight.
Sobering to see so much battle debris still sitting where it was left many years ago. Thank you for this touching and un-partisan documentary that honours everyone who fought in that hellish battle.
Thank you for this excellent documentary. I learned so much. My father was in rifle Company B, first Battalion, first Regiment, Chesty Pullers outfit. He was wounded on D+4, shell concussion but survived the battle. Also he fought at Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. After Peleliu he never made it back for Okinawa. Neither did Puller. My father never talked to us kids about the war but all the Marine officers who knew him were very respectful and life long friends. My father went to Pullers funeral in Saluta VA. My father is buried at Quantico National Cemetery. Good night Dad, wherever you are. Thanks for teaching me all that you did.
Reading all the comments about people's fathers and grandfathers who partook in this battle really gets to me. They had to endure this absolute hell without knowing when it would end, and they still pressed on and kept fighting. Nothing less than heroes, and you share that blood with them. My utmost respect from Sweden to all who served.
My uncle survived Peleliu, but not Okinawa. Semper Fi
Mine too.
Heroes all of them
Thank you sir he sits with all the other heroes on that beach. Without those wonderful men including my grandfather who served in the European theatre at the battle of the Remagen bridge we would all be eating Frankfurter sausages with chopsticks served with sauerkraut. Nobody in this day in age understands how their freedom was installed/protected by those wonderful men in that 4 year period. One of the last times in American history where people acted like 5 fingers on a hand working together to create a fist and now days we are 5 fingers on a hand independently trying to get shit done and wondering why we are stumbling and fumbling.
Lol
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第二次世界大戦において、日本人は日本のためよりも、むしろ戦争によって利益を得た他の国々のために偉大な歴史を残した。
On world War II,
（第二案）On World War II, Japan left a great history, not only for Japan, but also for the other countries that got benefits from war.
(第３案）In World War II, Japan contributed a great history to the countries benefited by the war rather than its own country.
【確定】On World War II, Japan achieved a great deal in the history, not of its own, but rather of the other countries benefited by the war.
それらの国々とは、日本の掲げた理想、大東亜共栄圏に含まれた国々である。
（第一案）They are the Asian countries that are included in Japan's ideal, "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere".
（第二案）These countries includes in the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere which Japan has raised its ideal.
【確定】Those countries were included in the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere that Japan idealized.
アーノルド・J・トインビー
Arnold Joseph Toynbee
シンガポール陥落は、白人植民地主義の歴史に終焉をもたらした。
【確定】（第一案）The fall of Singapore brought an end to the history of white people's colonialism.
（第二案）The fall of Singapore brought an end to the history of white race colonialism in Asia.
シャルル・ドゴール
（仏大統領）
Charles de Gaulle
(French President)
【確定】(Former French President)
日本軍により、欧米のアジア支配は粉砕された。
（第一案）By the Japanese army, the Asia's domination by Europe and the US was crushed.
（第二案）By the Japanese military forces, the Asian domination by the white race has ended.
【確定】By the Japanese army, white domination of Asia was ended.
これはアジアに自信を与えた。
【確定】（第一案）Japan's actions gave confidence to Asia.
（第二案）This military actions gave confidence to all Asians.
大戦後 15年以内にアジアの植民地は全て解放された。
（第一案） All colonies of Asia were released within 15 years after the World War II.
（第二案）Within 15 years, all the Asian colonies were liberated.
【確定】All colonies in Asia were liberated within 15 years after the World War II
ゴー・チョクトン
（シンガポール首相）
（第一案）Goh Chok Tong
(Singaporean Prime Minister)
（第二案）(Prime Minister of Singapore)
【確定】(Former Prime Minister of Singapore)
我々を白人支配から救い出してくれたのは日本だった
（第一案）The country which saved us from the rules of whites was Japan.
（第二案）Japan liberated us from white rules.
【確定】Thanks to Japan, we were liberated from white rule.
我々は大戦終盤に日本を見限ったが、その恩は決して忘れない。
（第一案）Although we had abandoned Japan in the end of the World War II, we never forget the Japan's kindness.
（第二案）Although we abandoned Japan at the end of the War, we never forget their kindness done to us.
【確定】Although we abandoned Japan in the end of the war, we will never forget the debt of gratitude we owe.
日本ほどアジアに貢献した国はない。
（第一案）There is no other country like Japan which has contributed to Asia.
（第二案）Japan is the only country which contributed to Asia.
【確定】No other country has ever contributed so much to Asia as Japan.
しかし、日本ほど誤解を受けている国もない。
（第一案）However, there is also no country like Japan that has been so misunderstood
（第二案）However, there is no country as Japan that has been misunderstood.
【確定】However, no other country has been misunderstood as seriously as Japan.
バ・モウ
（ビルマ首相）
（第一案）Ba Maw
( Burmese Prime Minister )
（第二案）(Prime Minister of Burma)
【確定】(Former Prime Minister of Burma)
Outstanding video.The scenes from the tv series 'The Pacific' showing the horrific battle for the airfield on Peleliu gives something of an idea of what those heroic men went through. Semper fi.
funkyalfonso what a series that was. Holy crap what they went through. The kids today need to be sat down and made to watch the whole damn thing and learn some respect.
My father-in-law, W.G. Shipwash, was on Peleliu. He made seven invasions in the Pacific.
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As a kid, I remember getting to meet a gunner from the USS Ward. He was at Pearl and that ship fired the first shot sinking a IJN mini sub in the harbor mouth.... When the state of Minn was holding a remembrance for the 50 year mark. I was in awe what he told me as a first hand witness to that day... I cant even fathom the hell the troops on both sided must of faced in the island of Peleliu... RIP to all who lost there lives in the service of there country, and thank you for anyone who served then and now...... I hope everyone remember the saying “All gave some, Some gave all"
I love and appreciate all our military guys and gals.
I was stationed on Iwo Jima in 1991-1992. The cave works are very similar to Iwo. There was over 700 bunkers, tunnels and machine gun nests on Iwo Jima. The tunnel complexes were incredible and artifacts everywhere. God bless our magnificent marines who fought those battles.
Amazing work! A lot of people don't even know much about the Pacific theatre...let alone Peleliu. Some of the more compelling stories come from this island. Thanks for putting this together. A vivid look into a sad but heroic time in our history.
My grandpa was there, 33rd SeaBees. Tread easy folks. You are on Hallowed Ground
My grandfather fought in this battle in the 81st Infantry. Thank you for sharing this video!
Such a division was meant to fight at Okinawa but it never happened.
I'm Japanese and dedicate the highest worship to Japanese and American soldiers.
It's quite regretful that the U.S. and Japan had to go to war with each other, and the battle at Peleliu is a very sad moment in time for both nations. It's great to know that the U.S. has become great friends and allies with Japan and the Japanese people after such miserable death and destruction.
I have always wanted to go to Yakasuni shrine and pray a rosary for the dead.
@Playing-Rags You suffer like Trump from McDonald's Syndrome. Obviously, you have never been to Japan. Japan was on your side during WW 1 (They fought the Germans in their pacific colonies). But were made irrelevant during the peace negotiations. The reason you had to fight them over the same territories. The same mistake was made again by ignoring China after WW 2 who actually kept more Japanese busy than the US did. Foreign policy is clearly not your forte.
@@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl You are right on the money... If the US and Allies of WW1 would have done "the right thing" after WW1, who knows, maybe WW2 never takes place? Germany, yes they deserved the hell that came to them after WW1 but at some point you must let them get on with life (which would never happen under the Treaty of Versailles), Japan as you mentioned above took a ton of casualties and were treated as second rate citizens and they were pissed about it. Now, Playing-Rags, go read some history books before you make senseless comments like you have, you idiot. You think the USA treated their women and lower class citizens any differently than Japan? Wake up... You should remove your comment and thank you lucky ass that our young G.I.'s were able to win this battle and war! May God help us to never have to experience this type of warfare ever again...
@Playing-Rags You're an idiot... Troll somewhere and someone else. You bleed of ignorance...
This is incredible. I'd love to have a tour of Peleliu in person.
Its impossible to imagine the horror those men went through. Just seeing that wall of foliage and imagining approaching that in a landing craft and knowing that you have to exit the craft and enter that jungle is terrifying.
Wow. One of the best videos I've ever seen on The War. Thank you for all your hard work.
I am a french dud am born in 1986 far a way of all this, my grandfather was incorporet by force by the german army ... i know it is totaly not the same story... but my point is i have total respect with a young eye to all those solders amercicans japanese germans russians ... who was like maybe 17/18/19/20 to fight for they dont really understand. Great video and you give respect to both size
British, Canadians,Australians and Italians also fought and died as young men !
@@gregc1462 Of course all of theme! british canadians autralians frenchs africans ... and so much more. i have respect for all young men for all country who fight and give there life.
My dad fought in peleliu at age 19. Went in with the army. Brave and courageous man he was. Thanks for your video. God bless.
The great folly of war when the best and bravest of a societies young men are lost due to the greed, corruption and psychosis of their leaders. Respect to these men on both sides who committed their young lives in the defense of their countries, and contempt for the leadership and system that put them in this situation. Without the great arsenal of democracy who knows what world we would be living in today.
You'd be writing in either German or Japanese.
Not if the Germans and Japanese had the collective good sense to recognize their leadership for what it was. That is the point. Society being manipulated by a few psycho's. That having been done and they are loading the landing craft,.... Bring on the B52's
Carn Ivore is it weren’t for the treaty of Versailles, there probably wouldn’t even have been a WWII. The ego of the allies treated their own allies (Japan) like shit. If you haven’t listened to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore history podcast, I’d recommend it.
sandvich48. Whilst I would respect the memory of all the young men who fought and died. Versailles had nothing to do with Japanese adventuresome in both Korea and China.
@@XSDX3R0 Without the rise of Fascism in Europe there would've likely been plenty of violent communist revolutions. Austria/Germany would've gone in an extreme direction way or the other, the Weimar govt in Germany was only a temporary solution with or without the conditions in the treaty of Versailles.
The sacrifices these young men made....makes me sad when I see what's going on nowadays in the US.
Want to know the down and dirty of this dust up, read 'With the Old Breed' by Eugene Sledge. He gives his views of the day to day of this battle and one other of a Marine infantry man. He was a mortarman. This book gives the true gut wrenching truth of combat in the Pacific. I know no comparable book about the European Theater. To this day there is debate about whether this battle was necessary, be that as it may be, it took a serious toll on American lives. Hats off to K/3/5
It was not necessary - look at my post above.
@@F-14_Jockey most of those islands weren't necessary to fight, our officers in the highest rank, argued like children to gain rank , so we went , fought, died . True to all wars and skirmishes that we had and did after this war. The lies of going to these wars just too make money and fame.
Another excellent book is, "A Special Piece Of Hell", dealing specifically with Peleliu. Bill D. Ross, Author.
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Dark Leap
Chapter 9 MacArthur Parents and Children Invade the Philippines
Invasion of the Philippines by white Christians
José Rizal and the Philippine Independence Movement
US replaces Spain in Spanish-American War
MacArthur parent and child who annihilated the independent army
Filipinos rejoicing at Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War
Chapter 10 Differences between the Empire of Japan and the imperialism of the Western powers
The Empire of Japan was an empire for defense, not aggression
The threat of the white empire south of Russia
Invasion of white powers called Triple Intervention
Why was the Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed?
Why was Japan's proposal to eliminate racial discrimination swayed?
America's desire to abolish the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Washington Naval Treaty plot
Chapter 11 The Empire of Japan does not have "colonial rule"!
Japan was the last fort in Asia
Japanese colonial rule is not "colonial rule"
A Korean national textbook that writes crap about Japanese rule
"Japanization" education based on the idea of racial equality
Queen Yi Bangja, a Japanese royal family married to the Korean royal family
Hakko Ichiu is Japan's ideal that "the world is a family and all human beings are brothers."
There are eight million gods in Japan, the country of Yamato
Chapter 12 Japan does not invade China
"War of aggression" was defined by the United Nations in "December 1974"
Japan's advance into Manchuria is not an aggression
Japan acquired Manchuria's interests in the victory of the Russo-Japanese War
In China, hizoku were assigned to various places
Protection of Japanese residents in Manchuria
Manchukuo of the Five Races Under One Union
Japan's advance into the continent does not violate the "Paris Warless Treaty"!
The China Incident is not a war of aggression in Japan!
Chapter 13 "Co-conspiracy" of the first strike by the United States
We need to know more truth
The pilot of the Chinese aviation unit was an American camouflaged "veteran"
Was it the United States or Japan that started the war?
Engagement with the Japanese Air Force
Set up an aviation business in China
President Roosevelt responds to China Lobby
It was the United States that was conspiring!
Shenort's "Japan Bombing Plan"
President Roosevelt proposed the Lend-Lease Act to Congress
US economic blockade against Japan and attack on transport vessels
The book of the cause of the war between Japan and the United States
Chapter 14 The day the president deceived the American people
Betrayal by the president
Eight items to cause Japan to wage war against the United States
Haunting of cruisers for provocation purposes
Commanders-in-Chief of the United States Fleet rebels against Roosevelt
McCallum utilizing cryptanalysis
"Ambush in Pearl Harbor" was an American trap!
Empire spy being swam
The Pacific War is America's "war of aggression"
Chapter 15 It was Japan that destroyed the British Empire!
The delusion and truth of the Greater East Asia War
Lecture at the 70th anniversary of the Greater East Asia War
Japan stabbed by the British Empire
An Englishman who appreciated the Greater East Asia War
The Greater East Asia War was the Asian Liberation War
Great achievement of "Sky God Soldier"
Asians delighted and welcomed the Japanese army
Japan, tell the world the cause of the Greater East Asia War!
For the immortality of jyapanSpirits
We have no idea what these men went through.
My dad fought with Australian troops from 1942 to 1945 in New Guinea and New Britain. He was captured at Buna in 1943 and sento a POW camp in Rabaul. He was tortured for six months and then escaped and went though 300 miles of jungle and paddled a canoe back to New Guinea with a mate who also escaped. A month later he was back with his unit. Two months later he was wounded and recovered to fight some more. In 1945 at the end of hostilities, because he was a lawyer in civilian life, he was appointed to the Rabaul War Crimes Tribunals and prosecuted over 300 Japanese war criminals of which 73 were hung. One of them was his torturer.
He returned home for the first time in 1947, five years after he enlisted. His mother didn't recognise him and collapsed at the sight of him. She told me she sent away a 180lb tall, red head rugby forward and got back a 110lb stooped skeleton, bald and with white whisps of hair. On my 21st birthday in 1971, he told me his story. He was my hero. He won no special medals and never spoke of the war before then.We wept together for a long time. He had unburdened himself. He died in 1992.
Crazy story may he rest in peace
Thank you for sharing such an intense and personal story
It is beautiful that he felt he could share his experiences with you and take some of the weight off himself
May he rest in peace
My Uncle was MIA in this battle. RIP Unc.
My uncle Norman Trice was there ... shot at the landing left for dead on the beach found and survived. Thank you for making this video. God Bless all of those men who were there ... to increase rockefeller's wealth and the emperor's prestige.
Amazing and astonishing. This must be the first detailed, on site documentary of Pelelieu and it is revealing. Now we understand why it took over 70 days to take Pelelieu, not the anticipated 3 to 4 days. Quite simply, Pelelieu was a prelude of things to come later on Okinawa. The Japanese Army had tunneled into the ground, rock surfaces, and caverns, transforming the terrain into a labyrinthe of covered and concealed weapons pits and fighting positions. The US Marines walked into a pre-planned, pre-registered maelstrom of fire, explosions and red hot steel. Given the Pelelieu experience, the US generals and admirals should have anticipated what awaited them on Okinawa seven months later.
And Iwo Jima
@@robertb4563
A place that's barely mentioned is Biak.There , the Japanese were going to use the same tactics of yielding terrain to lure the enemy to prepaired terrain.Biak remains unknown because it was an Army operation.
Awsome to see documentaries like this, you can never really grasp what the terrain and battle field looked like in black and white photos
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Dark Leap
Chapter 9 MacArthur Parents and Children Invade the Philippines
Invasion of the Philippines by white Christians
José Rizal and the Philippine Independence Movement
US replaces Spain in Spanish-American War
MacArthur parent and child who annihilated the independent army
Filipinos rejoicing at Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War
Chapter 10 Differences between the Empire of Japan and the imperialism of the Western powers
The Empire of Japan was an empire for defense, not aggression
The threat of the white empire south of Russia
Invasion of white powers called Triple Intervention
Why was the Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed?
Why was Japan's proposal to eliminate racial discrimination swayed?
America's desire to abolish the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Washington Naval Treaty plot
Chapter 11 The Empire of Japan does not have "colonial rule"!
Japan was the last fort in Asia
Japanese colonial rule is not "colonial rule"
A Korean national textbook that writes crap about Japanese rule
"Japanization" education based on the idea of racial equality
Queen Yi Bangja, a Japanese royal family married to the Korean royal family
Hakko Ichiu is Japan's ideal that "the world is a family and all human beings are brothers."
There are eight million gods in Japan, the country of Yamato
Chapter 12 Japan does not invade China
"War of aggression" was defined by the United Nations in "December 1974"
Japan's advance into Manchuria is not an aggression
Japan acquired Manchuria's interests in the victory of the Russo-Japanese War
In China, hizoku were assigned to various places
Protection of Japanese residents in Manchuria
Manchukuo of the Five Races Under One Union
Japan's advance into the continent does not violate the "Paris Warless Treaty"!
The China Incident is not a war of aggression in Japan!
Chapter 13 "Co-conspiracy" of the first strike by the United States
We need to know more truth
The pilot of the Chinese aviation unit was an American camouflaged "veteran"
Was it the United States or Japan that started the war?
Engagement with the Japanese Air Force
Set up an aviation business in China
President Roosevelt responds to China Lobby
It was the United States that was conspiring!
Shenort's "Japan Bombing Plan"
President Roosevelt proposed the Lend-Lease Act to Congress
US economic blockade against Japan and attack on transport vessels
The book of the cause of the war between Japan and the United States
Chapter 14 The day the president deceived the American people
Betrayal by the president
Eight items to cause Japan to wage war against the United States
Haunting of cruisers for provocation purposes
Commanders-in-Chief of the United States Fleet rebels against Roosevelt
McCallum utilizing cryptanalysis
"Ambush in Pearl Harbor" was an American trap!
Empire spy being swam
The Pacific War is America's "war of aggression"
Chapter 15 It was Japan that destroyed the British Empire!
The delusion and truth of the Greater East Asia War
Lecture at the 70th anniversary of the Greater East Asia War
Japan stabbed by the British Empire
An Englishman who appreciated the Greater East Asia War
The Greater East Asia War was the Asian Liberation War
Great achievement of "Sky God Soldier"
Asians delighted and welcomed the Japanese army
Japan, tell the world the cause of the Greater East Asia War!
For the immortality of jyapanSpirits
Excellent piece. Thank you. My dad was there, too. Marine Rifleman, K-3-7. Prior, he was on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester. He died on Jan. 14, 1954. My service in Viet Nam ('68-'69) had some difficult moments, but I cannot imagine the endless horror of this place.
My father was at the same three battles...also a Marine Rifleman.
Yes it was, he`s about the only one that has emphasized how bad it was there. Many people thought it was just a war zone, I knew quite a few vets and as they said it was much worse than any horror. We owe those people so much I just hope we can keep things together to warrant their sacrifice.
I’m so very appreciative of this video. My Uncle was there and as well Okinawa. Silver Star...never talked about his WW2 experiences.
My father gave me a copy of "The Old Breed" by George McMillan. He served on Peleliu before being wounded on Okinawa. He hardly ever mentioned either battle until very late in his life, just before he died. Thank you for taking the time to honor all those who fought so bravely there, and everywhere.
In contrast with these men my life is meaning less ,those who are not aware of our history are not deserving of it's greatest benefit to our country, Nathan Hale,said I regret I've but one life to give for my country. What happened to those patriots?
Mark you are so wrong. Those men died so that you may have lived in peace and prosperity. They gave your life meaning!
They chose not to enlist and serve their country.
They are serving NOW!! It is unforgivable that you don't know this. 1,382,922 active duty personnel and 849,450 Reserve. How do you think you can even ask that question? And when they are called to the ultimate duty; you should not fear. They will perform their duty and then you will know their names.
great posting
My father in law was there. He never went out after dark. Always inside by sundown. He was a scout, they cut thru impenetrable jungle and hit them from behind.
He was afraid of the Dark???
@@captainpinky8307 no one new why. I looked onto it a little and I guess the jungle floor is pretty dark. They took three days to cut thru it. As a scout you would be in the front of the units. Some things you carry with you your whole life, I guess. He very seldom talked about it, they just wanted to forget. Only the soldiers know what they went through. We'll never know, he died at 58. We asked him to go camping with us once and he just chuckled.
Thank you for filming this. These battle sites are being reclaimed by nature, so your work is now an important historical record.
WOW!!!! I really enjoyed that. I am so grateful to the GREATEST generation this country produced. To go into harms way, willingly for our freedom and way of life. Makes me proud to be an American!!! Semper Fi!!!!
To all who give their best there.... Thank you for your service....semper fi..!!!.god bless..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇬🇧
Wow!!! Never thought this would still b here after all these yrs!!!
English in not your primary language, is it kid?
It's still here but none the better, who said old soldiers never die just pass away,? I've little memory but you get my drift, God bless America.
Especially when people can't even spell a word as simple as "be" and "years".
My dad was 17 when he arrived on saipan as a Marine during monsoon rains. They slept on the ground in two person tents without floors. He was also on Tinian. Later served during Korean war. He passed in 2015 at 90 years old. He rarely ever mentioned the war except to talk about his friends who never came home. He carried a ton of guilt because he survived and so many didn't.
I have all of his pictures from the war. Many have names on the back.
What a awesome video, Thanks for taking the time to make it. It is surreal to see all of that stuff still seating there. Its like going into a time machine except you have to feel the tragedy and lost that came from it. God bless all the men who paid the ultimate price for out freedom.
Hearing about the forgotten 17 y.o US soldier made me tear up. Thank you for your service all Our Servicemen and Women
Stories like that are what drive to me to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier every year. Plenty of tourists disrespect it though, I can understand that many people from foreign nations do not understand what the monument is there for but surely they should understand that it is a monument that shouldn't be disrespected right?
@@jerrell1169 yes, totally agree man ☝️
one of the very best documentaries of these pacific battlefields, long forgotten by most Americans. The Marine General who said
Peleiu could be taken in 3 days, must have been drunk when he said that stupid remark. Wonder what he said weeks later
when the slaughter was still going on.
Thank you for this virtual tour. Honoring the sacrifices on both sides. War is hell...
As a retired Army Infantry Senior NCO I look at what my predecessors went through and the sacrifices every American made during the war and I wonder how they would respond if they saw our country today? I fought in two wars and it’s difficult to explain everything about the experiences I went through, preparing your soul to meet the Lord so many times makes you a humble person.
Appreciate the respect and envy the means and ability you can travel to these places of history. I wish I had the money and time to visit and respect these holy grounds.
7:12 a tree that grew through a tank... that’s a beautiful and very deep sight.
Haunting, yet a beautiful and respectful video. Thank you.
Between 1914 and 1945, two world wars and a truly global pandemic hit these generations of people, not to mention the great depression. Today's young people think a hardship is not finding WiFi.
cool story bro
Or asking to wear a mask, but that's our "leadership" for you. Many in this culture have a distorted view of freedom, it isn't free.
@Freedom First Sounds like you forgot which generations have been fighting the GWOT for the last 19 years
True that Freedom First. The young people today are so soft and lost. Now the Freedom of our Republic hangs in the balance. It is 2 weeks post election. The enemy is within the gates. God Bless America.
@@zachnunyabuisness4560 exactly, if it were the old guys the g.w.o.t. would have been over and done with in 2 years tops. They didn't believe in forever wars, they would have went in and destroyed all the terrorist countries, then went in and occupied them. End of story.
Thanks to all the young men who sacrificed everything for us! And all the young people who have no idea or care what they did so they can protest and bitch without thanking them in the least. So let me say thank you to the family's and those who did this for us all! God bless!
Read Ian Toll's Pacific War trilogy. Wow.
"With the Old Breed" is fantastic as stated here. Also Helmut for my Pillow by Robert Leckie.
Thank you for posting this incredible video. Without a doubt, I believe every single high school student should visit these hollow grounds and hopefully begin to understand the concept of a mission to serve others. One must never forget the sacrifices made by both sides. Semper Fidelis.
Thank you for posting this. It is a marvelous tribute to what these brave young men have sacrificed so far from home.
woooh at 22:15 seems like the exact bunker that was encountered by E. Sledge in the " The Pacific"
It is the exact bunker. I saw it in another video and they explained the details and location of sledge hammer and snafu.
@@Tld0026 Do you have a link to that video?
@@stephenm4138 ua-cam.com/video/IhVkMDvjwRE/v-deo.html its on this guys channel also (the bunker)
I actually found that bunker with Gene Sledge's son in 1999. That's Ngesebus Island, not Peleliu. The movie got location wrong.
When I was in the 1,000 man cave, I saw my first scorpion whip and ran out of there like a little schoolgirl
I meet an Australian WWII Commando who they called "Scorpio" he told me he was given this name because one night when he was in a forward position he was stung by a scorpion and screamed like a girl
It's only now as an adult do I realize just how young they were..they were just kids....and to witness such horror...just heartbreaking.
Thank you for this very interesting and informative video. I was very impressed by the respect and reverence that you and your party showed to all those that fought here.,particularly replacing everything in the same place after inspecting it.. Thank you sir for helping everyone to learn and hopefully remember just what went on in this place.. Brian. New Zealand.
Thanks fellas from a uk veteran
Respect from your allies in the UK.
Very good. I met Andy Giles back on Saipan. Super knowledgeable historian emeritus. Hope to see him again some day.
The portrait of the marine with the scary stare is called "The 2000 yd Stare" by artist Tom Lea.
@Pee Tee no, the 2000 yard stare. 1000 yard stare is a bastardisation of the title of the work.
@Pee Tee en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand-yard_stare
First, to whoever put this video together, thank you!! I still can't believe what those young men went through.
Second, I also recommend "With the Old Breed". Along with that, I recommend "China Marine". Other first-person books on Peleliu include "Islands of the Damned" and "Battleground Pacific". I have also found "Voices of the Pacific" and "Red Blood, Black Sand" to be excellent.
Third, there is no "greatest" generation. Every American who serves with honor is the greatest and that includes those farmers in 1775, the Yankees and Rebels, the Doughboys, the G.I.s, and all of our young men and women of every generation, named here or not. Thank God there are young men and women who today are willing to step into the breach, offer their life, and continue to keep America strong and free.
And lastly, I believe that Peleliu was one of the most difficult battles ever fought in our nation's history and Americans have fought some horrific battles. God Bless them all. Semper Fidelis
Another excellent book is, "A Special Piece Of Hell", dealing specifically with Peleliu. Bill D. Ross, Author.
God Bless the 1st.Marine Division. Chesty. Where ever you are, I send you my respect and admiration.
My father was a Forward observer mortar crew first Marine division he was 17 years old when my grandmother signed so he could enlisted he fought on Palu he helped take the block house then went up to bloody nose ridge and fought 900 Japanese, only him and five of his friends he originally ascended up that hill came off that hill.. my father took pictures , sad most all their heads he has circled with a date they were killed between September 15th and September 19th, but he has one picture holding a Japanese flag saying flag and safe hands with his buddies holding it.. proud men who saved our country from tyranny!! God help us now.
Excellent documentary. Thank you for posting.🇺🇸✌🏻
Always makes me think of Eugene sledge RIP
When someone says he wants to die on a beautiful pacific island that’s probably not what comes to mind.
Probably not so beautiful once the US navy aircraft and marine/Japanese arty gets done with it. That and all the rain.
Such a good insight. The best I’ve seen. Amazing.
"With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" by Eugene Sledge is an account of one Marine's experience on Peleliu. Fits with what this video shows. No words can express all that through which the men in the fight lived and died.
The Battle of Peleiu was hell on earth.... watch The Pacific ...
My memory tells me that at Peleliu, more men died per square mile of action than in any other theater of operation.
I believe that's correct. If memory serves me, the only place the Corps lost more was Okinawa.
Maybe it is true for The Marines* of WW2. But it isn't true when taking into account other services and nations. The battle of Stalingrad, for example, had 2 million casualties.
Still, having read With The Old Breed, I think it's safe to say that Pelelui was the most brutal fight for The Marines of WW2.
@@HealthySkepticism1775 Yes, but do note that I wrote "per square mile," not overall casualties. In any case, all those deaths to sate the ambitions of one or a few cannot be measured .
@@SuperIliad
I meant in reference to per square mile as well.
The Marines lost 2336 Marines on a 5 sq mile island. The Japanese lost 10695 men.
So that's about 2,600 combined KIA per sq mile.
Stalingrad is about 331 sq miles with a reported 2 million casualties making it have over 6,000 casualties per square mile.
Comparisons like this don't really mean much, though. The horror of either battle is incalculable.
@@HealthySkepticism1775 I've been hunting for these numbers and you found them for me. Thanks.
Brave men. Seriously hope that the sacrifices that these people made will never be forgotten. It’s crazy to think how many good people lives are consumed by war. No one will ever care or remember these Marines who undertook this very scary task but I’m thankful someone payed homage. God bless America and the Marines.
Great grandpa was here. Thank you for this video.
Americans are awesome!
I did not miss speak maybe you should join the armed forces and see what America is about. I don't think that they will have you with that attitude. Try antifa, they take all assholes Paul ice
@Paul ice I did not miss speak maybe you should join the armed services and see what America is all about , I think they will not have you with that attitude. Try antifa or BLM they take all assholes
Some are, some aren't. Just like any nation there are plenty of great people and plenty of not great people.
SEMPERFI BROTHER'S...be blessed
Finally. An excellent documentary on the events which occured here during WW2. Thank you.
This video was probably one of the best I've seen about Peleliu. One thing that stood out to me which blew me away was that they made a distinction between The Point north of White beach 1 and the coral outcropping further down the beach. Although it seems insignificant, I've never seen a proper photo of The Point until now and most historians confuse that location with the outcropping further down the beach. The battle for The Point in the first days of the invasion was one of the fiercest engagements during the battle.
My Brother Peter, use to drink with the US SEABEES during this time at their Mess/bar.
I am nearly 60 years old as of 26/8/2020, my father was my age before he was able to even talk about his experiences in WWII. God Bless *The Greatest Generation* we ALL owe them a huge debt of gratitude. How would these great men feel about the cowardly and disrespectful NFL players who kneel when our sacred National Anthem is played and young wannabe communists and socialists who seek to destroy everything they fought to preserve?
This is a poor, ignorant take, considering many veterans themselves have come out in SUPPORT of the NFL players and their rights to protest. This comment reeks of ignorance.
@@inkjazz I bet the men who were there and fought would strongly disagree with the "kneelers", though there are precious few alive now. And VERY few servicemen and women support the spoiled momma's boy NFL players and their right to protest . You're obviously not a Veteran..
@@david9783 Veterans fight for that exact RIGHT to protest. Wake up, many have said those exact words. Too bad you're too dense to understand the concept.
@@inkjazz Your the dense one here pal....the issue isn't the "right" to kneel it's about having enough respect for the symbol of this great Nation as to not afford the least amount of disrespect towards it....political causes are political causes and yours is fine with me as long as it ends at the tip of my nose and doesn't disrespect or disregard the norms and traditions associated with our institutions....institutions paid for in the blood, sweat, and tears of our ancestors.
NFL players would better serve their causes in a different way than creating petty, childish, and self serving distractions.
@@ar6985 You sounds like you're a Putin fan, probably are. You're ignorant of political history. The American Flag stands for the rights that we have as a FREE country. We have the right to criticize our government and leaders and not get jailed or killed for it, like in Russia. Your ignorance is astounding. Thankfully, great leaders and soldiers understand the concept, and support it.
My Dad , 23 y.o. Platoon sargent suffered thru 3 campaigns 1st mar div flamethrower...nary a scratch physically,but destroyed my father's soul...most gentle,fearsome man I ever knew, I am blessed to have been raised by such a humble hero RIP Dad, I am sure many soldiers are thankful for your bravery and leadership.
amazing footage, brilliant work to all involved