PELELIU, Palau—Japan and Palau will undertake one of the largest recoveries of remains of Japanese soldiers killed during World War II.

A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and ...

A Violent Past for Peaceful Islands. As the scene of one of the fiercest and most destructive battles of World War II, it would be fair to assume that the people of Palau would harbor a degree of ...

Palau was the scene of fierce battles during World War II. About 1,800 Marines and soldiers were killed in the three-month Battle of Peleliu in fall 1944. Another 8,000 were wounded.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The president of Palau said the U.S. military is “reactivating” Palauan airstrips built by the Japanese during World War II, after being asked at a speaking event on Monday ...

KOROR, Palau — While researching an upcoming trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western edge, ... a WWII Japanese communications center.

After almost 80 years, a World War II sailor's remains, which were once declared "non-recoverable" were returned to his New Jersey home. ... Palau Islands, when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

Palau, a tiny island nation in Micronesia, is famous for its mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and spectacular diving. There are more than 50 World War II wrecks for divers to explore, and a wealth of ...

Marine Corps aircraft lands on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, and a possible basing option to counter China.