After capturing the airfield, they rapidly advanced to the eastern end of Peleliu, leaving the island's southern defenders to be wiped out by the 7th Marines.

The Corsairs began dive-bombing missions across Peleliu, and also brought two more useful weapons to the fight against Japanese fortifications.

Corsairs fired rockets, to blow open cave entrances for the infantrymen, and also delivered napalm attacks—only the second time the weapon had been used in the Pacific.

Today the vegetation on the island, which was largely burnt out by the battle, has regrown and has replaced the scars of war.

As it had been heavily defended by the Japanese, there are still tanks, Amtracs, an A6M Zero, canteens, helmets, etc., scattered in the jungle from the war.

The airfield still exists but was only usable by light aircraft until the U.S. Marine Corps rehabilitated the runway in 2024, when a KC-130 tanker made its first landing there on June 22.