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Reunion of Battle of
Peleliu, Palau islands
February 1984
Attended by:
Sammy M. Ray (Peleliu Veteran)
Wife – Charlotte and
Son – Charles
Koror air terminal and frame of new
structure
Charles and Charlotte at new Koror
hotel where we stayed
Rock Islands, Palau – Feb. 1984
Rock Islands, Palau – Feb. 1984
Stranded tank between Peleliu and
Ngesebus Island – Feb. 1984
Peleliu from air – Feb. 1984
Village on Peleliu 600 – 800
inhabitants – Feb. 1984
Monument to 81st Army Division
Feb. 1984
Site of memorial to 1st Marine
Division at base Bloody Nose
Ridge – Feb. 1984
Surf off of Peleliu – Feb. 1984
Umurbrogol mountain, Peleliu
Island – Feb. 1984
Sammy Kneeling on beach near
where he landed in 1944 – Feb.
1984
Charles on Peleliu beach – The
“point” is to the rear – Feb. 1984
Sammy standing in tank trap just
off the beach where he set up aid
station on September 15, 1944.
Feb. 1984
Sammy by 8 in. Jap gun in mouth
of cave on Bloody Nose Ridge –
Feb. 1984
Sammy at mouth of cave on Bloody
Nose Ridge – Feb. 1984
Japanese Structure on Peleliu
overgrown by vegetation – Feb.
1984
Japanese structure overgrown with
vegetation – Feb. 1984
Sammy standing by Japanese
structure overgrown by vegetation
Feb. 1984
Charles on burned out amtrac,
Peleliu – Feb. 1984
Sammy showing how he left the
amtrac that had stuck rear ramp
Feb. 1984
Burned out amtrac with 75 mm gun
Peleliu – Feb. 1984
Rusted ordinance, Peleliu
Feb. 1984
Sammy standing in memorial to
81st Wildcat Division, Peleliu Island
Feb. 1984.
Sammy standing in memorial to
Japanese soldiers – Feb. 1984
Sammy waiting for plane at Peleliu
air terminal – Feb. 1984
Sammy waiting on piper cub at
Peleliu air strip for return to Koror
Feb. 1984
Sammy, Charlotte and Charles on
helicopter being transported from
Koror to the U.S.S. Peleliu
Feb. 1984
U.S.S. Peleliu – Feb. 1984
Sammy and 4 Peleliu veterans,
Shultz, Brown, Bittner, Becker
marching to dedication ceremony
Feb. 1984
Dedication ceremony, Peleliu
Feb. 1984
Dedication ceremony led by
Admiral Crowe (chief of joint staff),
Charlotte and Mrs. Crowe visible
Feb. 1984
Sammy at the dedication ceremony
to 1st Marine Division monument
Feb. 1984
Honor Guard – Bloody Nose Ridge
at memorial dedication – Feb. 1984
Memorial Plaque to 1st Marine
Division at Bloody Nose Ridge
base – Feb. 1984
Sammy with 3 marine Peleliu
veterans, Bill Becker, Frank Bittner
and Everett Shultz – Feb.1984
Sammy and Charlotte visiting with
two Peleliu veterans at the
reception – Feb. 1984
Charlotte and Sammy at reception
on U.S.S. Peleliu – Feb. 1984
A native with fruit bat in Koror
Feb. 1984