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Warnings Or Dangers: Old Ammunition
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  • Peleliu - Old Mortar with Fuzes
  • Old Mortar with Fuzes
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  • Since Peleliu was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific and lasting for such a long time, there is bound to be old, unused ammunition and stuff that did not go off. Adding to that that when Palau became an independant nation they stopped all digging with regards to WW2. Walking inside of the more visited caves you can see unused ammunitions just laying around. Don't touch the stuff. Some of the stuff may not have it's warheads, fuzes or the pin still might be in it, don't touch it. This stuff is over 60 years old and should not be handled. If you are not sure of stuff, don't touch it either. I saw some stuff that I didn't think about until I was told that they are improvised Japanese landmines.

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    Warnings Or Dangers: Bones
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  • Peleliu was the site of some horrific fighting. When people are entrenched in caves (which there are hundreds of caves in Peleliu) one of the best ways to fight them is with the use of a flame thrower. This must of been a horrible way to die being burned to death while the fire is consuming all the air in the cave. In many of the caves, the burn marks are still clearly visible in the entrances. In one cave close to the main road that we went into, there were still Japanese bones lying on the ground. If you have a hard time dealing with human remains, you may want to prepare yourself. When Palau became independant, they put a stop to all the excavations (you still can but there is a lot of red tape to go through) on Peleliu so the dead now rest where they died.

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    Comments for canuckmike about Peleliu
    SLLiew Sun May 20, 2007 08:33 UTC
     Thanks for a virtual tour of Peleliu. Have not heard of this name until today.
    celticladdie Tue Apr 17, 2007 21:58 UTC
     Today was both a sad and happy one for me. I was able to figure out that my cousin was killed on Peleliu on 18 Oct 1944. Also thanks to your tips I know I too will be able to visit the battlefield.
    Bwana_Brown Sat Nov 4, 2006 14:44 UTC
     A fascinating page on your explorations of this remote island! Amazing that so many relics are still lying around. Some 25 years ago I came across similar Japanese war relics in 'nearby' Rabaul and Wewak, while I was working in Papua New Guinea.

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