1940S Pacific Battle Site Informally Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
	30%	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
	29%	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

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New York Times19 Apr 1996	Down 21
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