Pacific battle site Crossword Clue
7 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, February 13, 2002 · 3-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, February 13, 2002.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · February 13, 2002 · 3-Down · 7 letters
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a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
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