Chronology of World War II
Friday, September 15
Palau D-Day from the Air
As seen from the air on D-Day, September 15, 1944, Beaches WHITE 1 and 2, on which the 1st and 3d Battalions, 1st Marines, landed. Capt George P. Hunt's Company K, 3/1, was on the extreme left flank of the 1st Marine Division. (Department of Defense Photo (USN) 283745)