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Welcome
Peleliu was a bloody battle fought during World War II. Today, the battle is forgotten by many people. To us, the battle is significant because our uncle, Michael A. Lazaro, died on Peleliu. This site began as a tribute to Michael. However, as we learned about the other veterans and they shared their stories with us, the site evolved into a tribute to all the veterans of Peleliu. |
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March 2009 Update: One of our readers, Paul Travers, will be hiking the Appalachian Trail (2,175 miles from Georgia to Maine) starting in April, 2009. Please support his efforts to raise money for
Herm’s Hike To Benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Giving the boot to Alzheimer’s! In April 2009, I will thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (2,175 miles from Georgia to Maine) for Alzheimer’s victims around the country. Many of these victims are WW vets who now need your call to action. I am hoping to raise $10,000.00 to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, but I need your help. Who’s Herm? My Dad, WWII vet (Pearl Harbor to Peleliu), and an Alzheimer’s victim who dreamed of one day hiking the mountains and beaches that he knew as a young solder in Hawaii. But late in life, Alzheimer’s shattered his dream. Today that dream lives as the inspiration for “Herm’s Hike.” Please join the hike by making a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association. Together we can move to a cure, one dollar and one step at a time. For more information or to make a donation, visit me at www.paultravers.com. Thank you for your support!
October 2008 Update:
On September 15th, 2008, Marine veterans and their families, Seabees, and the Peleliu State Rangers conducted a small ceremnony on Bloody Nose Ridge to honor the thousands of young men who fought so desperately for over two months to control the rocky isle.
 Peleliu, Republic of Palau (September 15, 2008) - Members of Civic Action Team (CAT) 133-24 gather with two WWII veterans of the Battle of Peleliu at the former American military cemetery on Orange Beach. Orange Beach is one of the original landing sites of US forces on the island of Peleliu on September 15th, 1944. CAT 133-24 is a detachment from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, homeported in Gulfport, MS. Photographer unknown. October 2008 Update:
Edward Andrusko's excellent memoir entitled "Love and War Beneath the Southern Cross, A World War II Memoir from the South Pacific Islands and Australia" was out of print, but is now available from the author for $24.95, including shipping. To order a copy, please email eddyleeandrusko@gmail.com or call 303-939-8313. March 2007 Update: In January 2007, the Peleliu War Historical Society completed the installation of air conditioning at the Peleliu War Museum on Peleliu. The air conditioning units contribute to climate control withint the museum and the life of the artifacts and other memorabilia. For more details about the project, please visit our "Latest News" page.
We received notification today from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program concurring in the selection of Cultural Resource Management Services to complete a preservation plan for the Peleliu Battlefield. The Project Manager is Nancy Farrell who has extensive experience with Pacific WWII battlefield sites who will be teaming up, with among others Dr. Stephen Murray, who has lived in Palau and recently completed his PhD dissertation on Peleliu and the memories of the war.For more information on the Peleliu War Historical Society, please contact Steve Cypra at scypra@hotmail.com.
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