U. S. Marines of the First Marine Division and later soldiers of the U. S. Army's 81st Infantry Division, fought to capture an airstrip on the small coral island.

* 1944 – Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps ' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.

* Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859.

Camp Beale also held training facilities for the 81st and 96th Infantry Division, and a 1, 000-bed hospital.

On September 23, 1944, an army regiment of the 81st Division landed unopposed, followed a few days later by a battalion of Seabees.

*** 81st Division ( 241st, 242d, 243d Regts )

In January 1944, when the Second Arakan Offensive was met by a Japanese counter-offensive, the Indian 7th Infantry Division was quickly surrounded along with parts of the Indian 5th Infantry Division and the 81st ( West Africa ) Division.

During World War II, after July 1941, he was the commander of the long range bomber division, named the 81st Special Purpose Air Division.

* 81st ( West Africa ) Infantry Division

The 81st Bomber Air Division of Soviet Long-Range Bomber Aviation strikes staging bases for Luftwaffe raids on Moscow.

Fort Gillem will maintain a contiguous enclave for the Georgia Army National Guard, the remainder of the 81st RRC units, the Criminal Investigation Division Forensics Laboratory and the Navy ’ s Reserve Intelligence Area 14, which will relocate from Naval Air Station Atlanta.

A scratch force of 106th Division personnel, in particular the division's 81st Engineer Combat Battalion, was organized and led by the 81st's 28-year-old commanding officer, Lt. Col. Thomas Riggs, in a five-day holding action ( 17 – 21 December ) on a thin ridge line a mile outside St. Vith, against German forces vastly superior in numbers and armament ( only a few hundred combat-green Americans against many thousands of veteran Germans ).

* 81st ( West Africa ) Division

**** 77th Infantry Division, 81st Infantry Division, 98th Infantry Division ;

The Queen's Lancashire Regiment ( 30th, 40th, 47th, 59th, 81st and 82nd Regiments of Foot ) ( QLR ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division.

Six days later on 17 September, the U. S. 81st Infantry Division — commanded by Major General Paul J. Mueller — landed on the northeast and southeast coasts.

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.

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.

USAFE then selected the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron as the command's first " Wild Weasel " surface-to-air missile suppression unit.

Simcoe was commissioned Colonel of the 81st Foot in 1798, but exchanged the position for the 22nd Foot less than six months later.

One of them, Stanley Praimnath, was on the 81st floor and his office suffered a direct hit.

On 26 January 1844, his 81st birthday, Charles John was found unconscious in his chambers having suffered a stroke.

Bridgewater's following album, Live at Yoshi's, was recorded live on April 25, 1998, what would have been Fitzgerald's 81st birthday.

Streets going north and south were ( from west to east ) Almond ( present-day 85th Avenue ), Peach ( present-day 84th Avenue ), Orange ( present-day 83rd Avenue ), Vine ( present-day 82nd Avenue ), Walnut ( present-day 81st Avenue ), the plot was roughly from present-day Peoria and 85th avenues to Monroe Street and 85th Avenue to Monroe Street and 81st Avenue to 81st Avenue and south of the Desert Cove alignment.

In 2009, Latifah was a presenter at the 81st Academy Awards, presenting the segment honoring film professionals who had died during 2008 and singing " I'll Be Seeing You " during the montage.

In the 81st Academy Awards ( 2008, presented in February 2009 ), Catmull was awarded with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, which honors " an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.

Emperor Antoku ( 安徳天皇 Antoku-tennō ) ( December 22, 1178 – April 25, 1185 ) was the 81st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

He died from pneumonia, following a stroke, on the eve of his 81st birthday in St. Paul and was buried in Faribault.

He was chairman of the Select Committee on Small Business ( 81st, 82nd, and 84th through 90th Congresses ), co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Inaugural Arrangements ( 86th Congress ), chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency ( 90th and 91st Congresses ), co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Defense Production ( 91st and 93rd Congresses ), Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ( 92nd and 93rd Congresses ), and a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations ( 94th and 95th Congress ).

Due to his great age ( upon entering office, he was just a few days short of his 81st birthday ), Dupont de l ' Eure effectively delegated part of his duties to Minister of Foreign Affairs Alphonse de Lamartine.

Overall, the school was ranked 81st out of 700 nationally in combined rankings of both research universities and liberal arts schools.

José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo ( born 23 January 1946 ) was the 81st President of Nicaragua from 10 January 1997 to 10 January 2002.

On April 18, 2005 ( his 81st birthday ), Hyde announced on his website that he would retire at the expiration of his term ( in January 2007 ) A few days earlier, it had been reported that Illinois Republicans were expecting this announcement, and it was further reported that Illinois State Senator Peter Roskam had emerged as a leading contender for the Republican Party's nominee to succeed Hyde.

Biggert began her legislative career in 1992, when she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives to serve the redrawn 81st District.

With the 81st Rifle Corps, it was withdrawn to the Eastern Ural Military District immediately after the war, and disbanded soon afterwards.

The first tactical unit to come to England under Third Air Force was the 81st Fighter Bomber Wing based at RAF Bentwaters on 6 September 1951.

The Senate Committee on Small Business was first established as the Select Committee on Small Business on February 20, 1950, with approval of Senate Resolution 58 during the 81st Congress.

There had been some speculation that the Padres would be the first team in history to win a division and finish below. 500, but their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 30 gave them their 81st victory.

At that time, it built its first New York City color TV studio, Studio 72, at 2248 Broadway ( 81st Street ).

He was named the 81st greatest first baseman in Major League history by historian Bill James in his book " The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ".

After finishing the first round in a tie for 81st place, he surged through the field over the next three days to win the tournament.

He scored the second goal in the 81st minute at Hillsborough to ensure a win after Lloyd Owusu had opened the scoring with his very first touch of the ball on his debut.

The 81st Infantry Division " Wildcat " insignia ; the first approved SSI.

The 81st Infantry Division " Wildcat " is generally agreed to have been first U. S. Army unit authorized an SSI.

The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England ( twenty years after the tour first visited ), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth.

On 14 November 2009, he received his first cap for the senior side in the 1 – 0 loss in a friendly match against Brazil, after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.

On 18 June 2007, with Real Madrid needing to win against Real Mallorca to win the league title for the first time since 2003, Diarra scored an 81st minute header to give Madrid a 2 – 1 lead.