The battle for Peleliu (PEY lay loo) is one of the most known from WWII, but remnants of the war can be found throughout Palau. I stumbled across this structure during my very first days on the island of Babeldoab, blocks from my apartment in Airai. I was told it was a US hospital, but given the size of the structure, the location and the long history of the Japanese military in the area I believe it may have been misclassified by the other foreign transplant who was giving me the back story. These guns were likely relocated to the location, but there is an enormous anti-aircraft gun at the front of the building (the length of three full grown men) that was clearly a permanent part of the building's defense. Bullet holes are still clear across the facade.
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