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Today, the ABMC honors those Americans who fought and fell in the Battle of Peleliu during World War II. Their legacy is worthy of our remembrance. Their story is our mission. In September 1944, American forces assaulted Peleliu, a small island in the Palau chain. The goal was to neutralize Japanese forces whose airfields threatened U.S. plans to retake the Philippines. On September 15, the 1st Marine Division stormed ashore after three days of intense naval bombardment. Days later, the 81st Inf