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Early production Willys Jeep heavily field modified into a litter Jeep carrying wounded soldiers and medics on Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944.Landing craft moving toward Saipan landing beaches, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944LVTs off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944Men of the first wave of US Marines to land on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944
Early production Willys Jeep heavily field modified into a litter Jeep carrying wounded soldiers and medics on Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944.Landing craft moving toward Saipan landing beaches, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944LVTs off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944Men of the first wave of US Marines to land on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944
Two US Marines crawling into position on a Saipan, Mariana Islands beach after their landing craft was hit by Japanese mortar, 15 Jun 1944; note LVT(A)-4 Water Buffalo in backgroundUS Marines landing on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944US Marines on a beach on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944Lieutenant General Holland Smith, Brigadier General Graves Erskine, and other US Marine officers, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944
Two US Marines crawling into position on a Saipan, Mariana Islands beach after their landing craft was hit by Japanese mortar, 15 Jun 1944; note LVT(A)-4 Water Buffalo in backgroundUS Marines landing on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944US Marines on a beach on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944Lieutenant General Holland Smith, Brigadier General Graves Erskine, and other US Marine officers, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944
TBF aircraft from USS Coral Sea flying over Aslito Airfield, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 20 Jun 1944US Marine Corps 37 mm Gun M3 and crew, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marine First Sergeant Neil Shober feeding bananas to a native goat, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marine flamethrower tank in action, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944
TBF aircraft from USS Coral Sea flying over Aslito Airfield, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 20 Jun 1944US Marine Corps 37 mm Gun M3 and crew, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marine First Sergeant Neil Shober feeding bananas to a native goat, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marine flamethrower tank in action, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944
US Marines throwing grenades, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Navy Chaplain O. David Herrmann preparing to hold religious service for US Marines on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1944; note wrecked Type 95 Ha-Go light tank used as altarMaj General Willis H Hale (front seat) and Vice Admiral John H Hoover tour Aslito Field, Saipan, Marianas (later Isley Field), Jun 28, 1944, ten days after the area was captured from the Japanese. Note P-47 Thunderbolt.Japanese searchlight position with a dummy operator, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 29 Jun 1944
US Marines throwing grenades, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Navy Chaplain O. David Herrmann preparing to hold religious service for US Marines on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1944; note wrecked Type 95 Ha-Go light tank used as altarMaj General Willis H Hale (front seat) and Vice Admiral John H Hoover tour Aslito Field, Saipan, Marianas (later Isley Field), Jun 28, 1944, ten days after the area was captured from the Japanese. Note P-47 Thunderbolt.Japanese searchlight position with a dummy operator, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 29 Jun 1944
African-American US Marines Staff Sergeant Timerlate Kirven and Corporal Samuel J. Love, Sr. having just been awarded Purple Heart medals, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944Cliffs, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944Destroyed factory, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944Destroyed Japanese flying boat, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944
African-American US Marines Staff Sergeant Timerlate Kirven and Corporal Samuel J. Love, Sr. having just been awarded Purple Heart medals, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 1944Cliffs, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944Destroyed factory, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944Destroyed Japanese flying boat, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun-Jul 1944

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