PACIFIC OCEAN Peleliu Islands -- 14 Sep 1944 -- US Marine Pfc. Douglas Lightheart (right) cradles his .30 calibre machine gun in his lap, while he and his buddy Pfc. Gerald Churchby take time out for a cigarette, while mopping up the enemy on the Peleliu Islands -- Picture by H H Clements / Lightroom Photos / US Army
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