Battle of Angaur - Aftermath

Aftermath

Airfields were being constructed as the battle was still being fought, but the delay in the start of the Palaus operation meant that the airfields were not ready in time for the start of the Philippines operations in October 1944. Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. had argued before the invasion of the Palaus that the operation was unnecessary, and military historians have agreed with him, suggesting that the main benefit was the combat experience gained by the 81st Infantry Division.

During the fighting, Seabees worked of creating an airstrip that would later house 4 bombing wings that did frequent bombings of the Japanese mainland. Also, the mop-up operation would be continued by the 322nd due to the 321st and 323rd were on Peleliu. The end of the mop-up and total control of the island was on October 22nd with a total of 36 days of fighting.

The 81st Division moved on directly to the battle on Peleliu Island to aid the 1st Marine Division, which had encountered extremely stiff resistance in the central highland of that island. They would remain on Peleliu for another month taking the island and mopping-up.