American LCVP landing crafts approaching the island of Peleliu.

Assault on Peleliu

American servicemen of the 3rd Marine Division are loading into landing crafts from troop ships during the invasion at Empress Augusta Bay on the western side of the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea; November 1943.


Marines to land

Staff Sergeant John R. Cooper, USMC  1942-46.
Para-marines, 1st Division and latter JASCO Fleet Marines.
Gavutu, Guadacanal, Tawara, Eniwetok, USS Ranger & trained Marines for the invasion of Japan.  On Guam heading west when the A-bomb was dropped.