Marine Experiences in the
Pacific in WWII
Major Marine Battles in the Pacific
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Cape Gloucester
Battles of Peleliu
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQKJY43-LmE
1st Marine Division,
774 killed, 1,962
wounded.
2nd Marine Division,
268 killed, 932
wounded.
Battle of Guadalcanal Statistics/ History
Landed August 7th, 1942.
If Japan controlled the island, it would cut sea trades from American to Australia.
American amphibious force was considered the most powerful force assembled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRKLyC5-FyI
Battle of Cape Gloucester
Battle of Cape Gloucester Statistics
324 Marines K.I.A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4JI6MyoIXk
Battles of Peleliu
6,526 casualties, 1,252 K.I.A, missing , died from
wounds.
Battles of Peleliu Statistics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x57gi6GXj1k
Iwo Jima
3,255 American soldiers killed or wounded, the majority of them
being Marines
20,530 to 21,060 Japanese soldiers killed, the total amount of
causalities was more then 46,000 soldiers in a matter of 36 days
Iwo Jima Statistics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXvtDi9a1Oc
Okinawa
More then 8,000 marines killed
38,000 American troops wounded
107,000 Japanese and Okinawan conscripts killed,
the bulk of 100,000 Okinawan civilians
Okinawa Statistics