September 13th - September 19th
Peleliu Island...African Americans of one of the two segregated units supporting the 7th Marines - the 16th Marine Field Depot or the 17th Naval Construction Battalion Special.
By Staff | Stars and Stripes September 13, 2020
September 13th, 1942 – World War II: U.S. Marines successfully thwart attacks by the Japanese on the second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
September 15th, 1944 – World War II: Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States lands on White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from the Japanese.
Setptember 15th, 1947 – Typhoon Kathleen strikes the Kantō region of Japan, killing 1,077.
September 16th, 1945 – World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ends.
September 19th, 2006 – the Royal Thai Army stages a coup d'état against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.