File:Marines using rifle grenades, throwing hand grenades and "Molotov Cocktails" battle the Japs well entrenched in caves on "Suicide Ridge" on Peleliu Island. (49479997587).jpg

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Notice the torch in the center foreground, used for lighting the "cocktails" and the flaming missile in the hand of the Marine tossing it. These men fought for nine days before relief arrived and they could go to a rear base for a much needed rest.

Photographer: Private Robert Bailey. USMC Photo.

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Source Marines using rifle grenades, throwing hand grenades and "Molotov Cocktails" battle the Japs well entrenched in caves on "Suicide Ridge" on Peleliu Island.
Author Signal Corps Archive from Ireland and United States

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Signal Corps Archive at https://flickr.com/photos/186360156@N02/49479997587. It was reviewed on 8 December 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

8 December 2021

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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.

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