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noun • the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands • a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans | ||||
| 29% | 11 | Site of a major World War II battle in the Pacific | ||
noun • a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth • a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces | ||||
| 28% | 6 | Pacific battle site of 1943 | ||
noun • national capital of Kiribati • battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting | ||||
Pacific Battle Site
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