U.S. base site in the Pacific Crossword Clue
7 letters · New York Times · Sunday, October 30, 2016 · 32-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, October 30, 2016.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 30, 2016 · 32-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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