Peleliu’s Forgotten WWII Battlefields

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• Personal Author:
  Carrell, Toni L.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Ocean Exploration Program ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
• Description:
  The science team revisited or located 100 sites that represent both WWII specific remains and modern debris (Appendix 3.1). The terrestrial survey inshore of the invasion beaches identified 60 artifact scatters, miscellaneous debris, pieces of equipment, or Japanese defensive positions. The team revisited 14 archaeological sites previously recorded by Denfeld (1980) and/or by Knecht, Price, and Lindsay (2012) and identified 11 previously unrecorded sites.
• Keywords:
  • OER
  • NOFO
  • FY17
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/8mnk-4e35
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA17OAR0110214
• Place as Subject:
  Peleliu Island (Palau)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/44481/noaa_44481_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 24.32 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Ocean Exploration Program ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a9c79ac46bfe1afd4ed5d3a15a79c36cd172292e1c71e1e952df8b7195a104d0