Rufus W. Oakley, the American chaplain performs religious service on the island of Peleliu

Rufus W. Oakley

 

Protestant priest Rufus W. Oakley conducts religious service among marines (1st Marine Division or 81st Infantry Division of the US Navy) during a break between fights several hundred meters from the Japanese positions.

 

 

Location: Peleliu Island, Palau Archipelago, Pacific Ocean
Date: September 1944

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