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DURING THE PERIOD OF 15 JUNE TO 14 OCTOBER 1944, WHILEON THE STAFF OF THE TASK FORCE HE HEADED THE GROUP WHICH PLANNED THE PALAU AND ALLIED OPERATIONS. HE DISPLAYED GREAT PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, TIRELESS ENERGY AND METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN CREATING THE OPERATIONAL PLANS, INCLUDING THE LOADING PLANS FOR MARINE CORPS UNITS AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED ARMY UNITS AND RENDERED EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE IN SUPERVISING TRAINING PLANS AND REHEARSALS FOR THE OPERATION. HIS PROFESSIONAL SKILL, EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE, AND ABLE EXECUTION OF HIS DUTIES CONTRIBUTED MATERIALLY TO THE SUCCESS OF OPERATIONS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE SUCESS OF OUR CONTINUING OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE ENEMY IN THIS THEATER.
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HE HELD MANY POSITIONS IN THE 33 YEAR CAREER INTHE MARINES
HE LAST SERVED AS DEPUTY COMMANDANT, US MARINE CORPS SCHOOLS, QUANTICO,VA
HE WAS 75 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED
Western Pacific Campaign (1944-45)/Battle of Peleliu
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
October / 1944
Description The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau. U.S. Marines of the First Marine Division and later soldiers of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division, fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island. This battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager which ran from June–November 1944 in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Major General William Rupertus, USMC—commander of 1st Marine Division—predicted the island would be secured within four days. However, due to Japan's well-crafted fortifications and stiff resistance, the battle lasted over two months. In the United States, it was a controversial battle because of the island's questionable strategic value and the high casualty rate, which exceeded all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War. The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".
