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CG-4A and Horsa gliders littering Normandy fields amongst the hedgerows, France, Jun 1944	Crew of B-26C Marauder “Carefree Carolyn” of the 552nd Bomb Squadron in front of their airplane after making a wheels-up landing, RAF Great Dunmow, Essex, England, June 15 1944. This was the aircraft’s 100th mission. Photo 2 of 2	Cruiser Mogami passing through San Bernardino Strait, Philippine Islands, 15 Jun 1944; photo taken from cruiser Maya	Cruisers USS New Orleans and St. Louis bombard Saipan in the Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944. Photo taken from USS Wichita.

DUKW loaded with supplies for supplying the Normandy beachhead boarding LST-543, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944, photo 1 of 2	DUKW loaded with supplies for supplying the Normandy beachhead boarding LST-543, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944, photo 2 of 2	Ford-built CG-4A glider sitting in a pasture, Normandy, France, Jun 1944	Indianapolis and Birmingham bombarding Saipan amidst advancing LVTs, 15 Jun 1944

Landing craft moving toward Saipan landing beaches, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944	LCT-525 delivering a half-track onto a pontoon causeway pier at Utah Beach, Normandy, France, Jun 15 1944. Half track is an M16 Anti-Aircraft gun mount of A Co, 376th AAA Battalion.	LVTs off Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944	Map of the Battle of Saipan Jun 15 through July 9, 1944

Men of the first wave of US Marines to land on Saipan, Mariana Islands crawling forward cautiously, 15 Jun 1944	Men of the first wave of US Marines to land on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944	Naval bombardment on Guam, circa 15-20 Jun 1944	New Mexico's 5in guns prepared to bombard Saipan, 15 Jun 1944

SOC Seagull aircraft of US Navy Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven remained inactive during the Normandy campaign after recently being replaced by Spitfire aircraft, Jun 1944	TBM Avenger from carrier Langley raided Iwo Jima in support of the operations in the Marianas Islands, 15 Jun 1944	TBM-1C Avenger crash landed aboard USS Hornet (Essex-class) after the landing gear collapsed due to hydraulic failure from battle damage, 15 Jun 1944. Photo 1 of 2.	TBM-1C Avenger crash landed aboard USS Hornet (Essex-class) after the landing gear collapsed due to hydraulic failure from battle damage, 15 Jun 1944. Photo 2 of 2.