The impact of World War II is still being felt in the Pacific with thousands of shipwrecks remaining on the ocean floor and many still containing vast quantities of oil. They pose a threat to communities in Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the wider region. 📺 Watch The Pacific every Thursday on ABC Australia 🕗 🇵🇬 7pm / 🇸🇧 🇻🇺 8pm / 🇫🇯 9pm / 🇼🇸 10pm | ABC Pacific

For four years, American troops had to contend with countless hardships and fierce fighting in the Pacific theater of World War II. Spend some time on the front lines this Memorial Day with The Pacific War in Color: https://bit.ly/2HoH0Ii | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation