Category:Battle of Saipan

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Pages in category "Battle of Saipan"

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Media in category "Battle of Saipan"

The following 200 files are in this category, out of 251 total.

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  "After the Marines captured this mountain gun from the Japs at Saipan, they put it into use during the attack on Garapan - NARA - 532383.jpg 3,000 × 2,394; 1.1 MB
  
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  "Marine Sgt. F. Smit...and Cpl. S. Brown...open a coconut to get a cool drink on Saipan.", 06-1944 - NARA - 532391.jpg 3,000 × 2,466; 1.3 MB
  
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  "Negro assault troops await orders D-day to attack enemy shortly after they had come ashore at Saipan in the Marianas.", - NARA - 532528.jpg 3,000 × 2,381; 1.2 MB
  
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  "Negro Marines, attached to the Third Ammunition Company, take time out from supplying ammunition to the front line on S - NARA - 532531.jpg 3,000 × 2,424; 1.45 MB
  
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  127mm gun battery aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40) off Saipan on 15 June 1944.jpg 4,515 × 5,746; 12 MB
  
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  1900x landings Saipan.png 1,664 × 1,401; 3.99 MB
  
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  1st JASCO - USMC-M-Saipan-p255.jpg 640 × 446; 103 KB
  
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  2d Marine Division on Tanapag Plain after Gyokusai attack, Saipan July 1944.jpg 601 × 480; 108 KB
  
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  80-G-239297 U.S. Marines move across the wreckage of the Japanese airfield at Ushi Point.jpg 1,280 × 1,020; 346 KB
  
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  80-G-59449 Saipan Invasion, June 1944.jpg 1,169 × 941; 228 KB
  
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  80-G-K-1620 Destroyers ("FLETCHER" class).jpg 1,280 × 1,029; 208 KB
  
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  9th Tank Regiment Dedication Plaque.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 4.55 MB
  
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  A father and his wounded daughter after the battle between US and Japanese forces for the control of Saipan. (45898864895).png 936 × 926; 1.45 MB
  
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  A Marine light flame-throwing tank cuts loose on some Japanese holed up in a cave at the edge of a wood on Saipan. Leatherneck riflemen standby to account for any of the Japs who make a run for it. (49482465972).jpg 5,685 × 4,457; 3.35 MB
  
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  A member of a Marine patrol on Saipan found this family of Japs hiding in a hillside cave. The mother, four children an - NARA - 532380.jpg 3,000 × 2,465; 1.32 MB
  
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  Army Breakfast Nook - DPLA - 3f87df3a3e1af949b671043ce28b208d.jpg 4,578 × 3,323; 1.32 MB
  
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  Army reinforcements disembarking from LST's form a graceful curve as they proceed across coral reef toward the beach.... - NARA - 531194.tif 3,000 × 2,340; 6.7 MB
  
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  Army reinforcements to Saipan HD-SN-99-02827.JPEG 3,028 × 2,048; 1.1 MB
  
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  Assault troops clearing beaches of animals left by retreating Japs. Saipan. June, 1944. (52309432867).jpg 5,565 × 4,401; 2.98 MB
  
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  At a Japanese well on the island of Saipan, Coast Guardsmen and G.I. Joes gather for a "long cold one" out of their battle helmets. The helmets also serve as wash basins for the American invaders. (51522891291).jpg 4,783 × 5,627; 5.23 MB
  
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  Battle of Saipan - Japanese beach defense GAG01-modified (cropped).jpg 2,218 × 1,203; 455 KB
  
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  Battle of Saipan Map.svg 1,800 × 1,958; 4.66 MB
  
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  Bazooka Battle of Saipan.jpg 650 × 541; 120 KB
  
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  Beach scene on Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (53050097261).jpg 4,191 × 5,673; 1.47 MB
  
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  BG Merritt A. Edson, COL James P. Riseley and LTC Kenneth F. McLeod in June 1944 at Saipan.jpg 2,826 × 2,232; 998 KB
  
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  BG Samuel C. Cumming with COL Merton J. Batchelder on Saipan, June 1944.jpg 905 × 1,017; 396 KB
  
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  Bombing campaign. Southeast Asia & the Pacific - NARA - 292588.jpg 3,000 × 2,424; 1.73 MB
  
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  Burning Japanese barges and boats.jpg 640 × 480; 55 KB
  
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  Captured A6M5 on Saipan 1944.jpeg 904 × 700; 284 KB
  
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  Captured A6Ms on Saipan 1944.jpg 911 × 637; 233 KB
  
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  Central and Southern Mariana Islands -- Operation Forager.jpg 486 × 335; 27 KB
  
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  Charan Kanoa, Saipan 1944.jpg 1,000 × 625; 154 KB
  
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  Civilian with baby Saipan (cropped).jpg 696 × 562; 203 KB
  
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  Clump of weeds on grave of unknown Marine at Saipan, placed there by a comrade in arms. - NARA - 520802.jpg 2,700 × 2,700; 2.63 MB
  
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  D-Day, 15 June 1944 firing by USS Indianapolis (CA-35), flagship of Fifth Fleet commander Admiral Raymond A. Spruance - LVTs move toward Saipan, past bombarding cruisers, on 15 June 1944 (80-G-231838) (cropped).jpg 1,767 × 1,321; 866 KB
  
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  Destroyed Japanese gun (MAMAS E44-78-34), National Museum of Health and Medicine (3403073844).jpg 800 × 633; 101 KB
  
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  Destroyed Japanese Store, Garapan, Saipan, 2 July 1944 (48298966841).jpg 2,854 × 2,338; 679 KB
  
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  Destroyed Town, Saipan, 2 July 1944 (48298966896).jpg 2,827 × 2,236; 915 KB
  
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  Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of VB-16 in flight over Saipan on 15 June 1944 (NNAM.1996.253.678).jpg 2,071 × 1,629; 1.89 MB
  
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  Douglas SBDs of Bombing Squadron 16 in flight over Saipan on 15 June 1944.jpg 5,667 × 4,353; 7.06 MB
  
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  Douglas SBDs of VB-16 fly over the invasion fleet off Saipan on 15 June 1944.jpg 5,651 × 4,224; 5.72 MB
  
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  Draper (1944) An LVT Comes Ashore, Saipan.jpg 1,280 × 1,022; 444 KB
  
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  Driven back from the beaches of Saipan, Japanese soldiers left this gun behind. Coast Guardsmen with a beach party from a Coast Guard-manned assault transport give it the "once over"... (51203957985).jpg 5,641 × 4,765; 5.56 MB
  
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  Etsuzo Kurihara IJN wmplayer 2013-12-26.jpg 800 × 600; 205 KB
  
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  First taste of street fighting in the Pacific.jpg 640 × 480; 83 KB
  
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  Flame Throwing Tank, Saipan, circa June 1944 (7160583407).jpg 2,874 × 2,311; 449 KB
  
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  FLAMETHROWER-IN-ACTION-RG-208-AA-158-L-020.jpg 7,553 × 6,124; 21.16 MB
  
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  Forward gun turrets of USS Monssen (DD-798) c1945.jpg 2,248 × 3,042; 3.19 MB
  
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  Funeral of Yoshitsugu Saitō.jpg 2,855 × 2,150; 1.1 MB
  
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  Garapan afire.jpg 640 × 480; 29 KB
  
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  Garapan Fire, Saipan, 3 July 1944.jpg 2,876 × 2,320; 536 KB
  
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  Garapan in ruins 1944.jpg 3,200 × 2,345; 2.24 MB
  
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  General Motors TBM-1C Avenger of VT-2 enroute to Saipan, circa in June 1944 (80-G-428459).jpg 5,738 × 4,481; 7.39 MB
  
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  Handing out coffee (MAMAS E44-78-32), National Museum of Health and Medicine (3402265365).jpg 799 × 623; 94 KB
  
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  Holland M. Smith and Staff, Saipan, circa June 1944 (7160551091).jpg 2,832 × 2,279; 506 KB
  
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  Inferno by William F. Draper.jpg 1,280 × 947; 390 KB
  
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  Isley field end of war lg.jpg 800 × 572; 101 KB
  
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  It appears that one Marine is relieving another on the beach at Saipan but they are really crawling under enemy fire, to their assigned positions HD-SN-99-02833.jpg 2,996 × 2,048; 1.05 MB
  
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  It appears that one Marine is relieving another on the beach at Saipan but they are really crawling under enemy fire... - NARA - 532381.tif 3,000 × 2,361; 6.76 MB
  
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  Japanese 1st Mobile Fleet under attack in Battle of Philippine Sea, 20 June 1944.tiff 6,068 × 4,798; 27.77 MB
  
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  Japanese Scarecrow, Saipan, 29 June 1944 (7160467959).jpg 2,870 × 2,295; 565 KB
  
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  Japanese Soldier Surrendering.jpg 430 × 662; 93 KB
  
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  June 1944 Saipan - USMC ammunition carriers relax after battle - 103.jpg 1,436 × 1,071; 291 KB
  
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  Kagman Field 25 April 1945.jpg 2,049 × 1,320; 444 KB
  
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  Kobler Field 25 April 1945.jpg 1,946 × 1,217; 399 KB
  
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  Landing Beach.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.66 MB
  
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  Landing craft move towards Saipan.jpg 640 × 480; 66 KB
  
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  Last command post-Saipan.jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 5.3 MB
  
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  Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith (right) USMC takes jeep tour of Saipan airfield. - NARA - 520968.jpg 2,700 × 2,700; 1.38 MB
  
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  LVTs move toward Saipan, past bombarding cruisers, on 15 June 1944 (80-G-231838).jpg 5,684 × 4,248; 8.8 MB
  
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  Map of B-29 range from Saipan.svg 804 × 676; 8.58 MB
  
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  Marine Gunners, Saipan, circa June 1944 (7160527593).jpg 2,328 × 2,878; 588 KB
  
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  Marine infantrymen on Saipan.jpg 640 × 480; 77 KB
  
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  Marine Mugging at Lion, Saipan, 27 June 1944 (7345689578).jpg 2,881 × 2,304; 604 KB
  
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  Marine officers talk to scouts up ahead of them over walkie-talkie on Green Beach 2. Saipan. June, 1944. (52304305850).jpg 5,629 × 4,473; 1.92 MB
  
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  Marine tanks assist in the final phase of the battle on Marpi Point while observers atop the cliff look on, June, 1944. (49481759673).jpg 5,737 × 4,570; 2.74 MB
  
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  Marine with a flamethrower.jpg 640 × 480; 125 KB
  
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  Marine with ox hauls supplies. Saipan. 24 June, 1944. (52307019590).jpg 5,481 × 4,251; 2.26 MB
  
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  Marines advancing on beach. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52307939160).jpg 5,356 × 4,457; 1.46 MB
  
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  Marines and King Kong on Saipan.jpg 1,008 × 814; 303 KB
  
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  Marines at Red Beach 2. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52305144661).jpg 5,446 × 4,193; 1.63 MB
  
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  Marines attached to 23rd Marines rest at front after attacking Jap positions. Goats rummage among banana trees to the right. Saipan. June, 1944. (52308077245).jpg 5,455 × 4,403; 2.28 MB
  
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  Marines attempt to question a civilian found in a dugout on Saipan. (49480722692).jpg 5,736 × 4,608; 3.83 MB
  
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  Marines battle Japs across an open field on Saipan. The terrain offers little in way of natural protection or or camouflage, and the Marines' best bet is to drive the Japs back. (49479907618).jpg 5,757 × 4,545; 3.92 MB
  
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  Marines come ashore, wading through surf as LSTs and smaller landing boats are hung up on coral, in left background. Saipan. June, 1944. (52305604163).jpg 5,403 × 3,916; 2.42 MB
  
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  Marines crawling under fire on the beach at Saipan. (49480223491).jpg 5,733 × 4,445; 2.55 MB
  
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  Marines crouched along Green Beach 2, D-Day. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52304429187).jpg 4,743 × 4,384; 1.58 MB
  
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  Marines dig foxholes to prepare for their first night on Saipan. (49488542852).jpg 5,701 × 4,590; 2.22 MB
  
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  Marines dig in after hitting the beach.jpg 640 × 480; 107 KB
  
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  Marines dig in on Saipan.jpg 640 × 480; 102 KB
  
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  Marines enter the ruins of Garapan, principal city of Saipan, on the alert for Jap snipers hidden in the debris (49480352416).jpg 5,631 × 4,572; 2.93 MB
  
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  Marines equipped for days of fighting crouch low in a shell hole at Saipan with rifles ready for Jap snipers in the underbrush beyond. (49480269761).jpg 5,682 × 4,620; 3.33 MB
  
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  Marines give first aid treatment to a wounded comrade as a Coast Guard combat photographer moves in with the attackers to catch the action at Saipan in the Marianas (51252327952).jpg 5,606 × 4,749; 6.15 MB
  
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  Marines held up by sniper fire near the north end of Saipan, 9 July, 1944. (49481682678).jpg 5,801 × 4,587; 2.18 MB
  
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  Marines hug beach on first day. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52302969587).jpg 5,681 × 4,459; 1.54 MB
  
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  Marines in an ox-cart on Saipan are (52306962114).jpg 5,431 × 4,459; 2.44 MB
  
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  Marines in rough terrain, Saipan 1944.tif 5,808 × 4,536, 2 pages; 75.39 MB
  
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  Marines land on the Marianas.jpg 640 × 480; 68 KB
  
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  Marines leading Jap civilian women and children to the rear, Saipan, June 1, 1944. (49481631673).jpg 5,756 × 4,608; 3.71 MB
  
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  Marines march through Garapan.jpg 640 × 480; 76 KB
  
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  Marines securing storehouse of supplies in cave at Saipan, 1944 (5835997505).jpg 1,242 × 1,022; 200 KB
  
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  Marines squat behind Jap boat on beach. Saipan. June, 1944. (52303530051).jpg 5,530 × 4,495; 2.12 MB
  
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  Marines stand by to pick off Japanese soldiers flushed out of their positions with explosives on Saipan. (49479834903).jpg 5,746 × 4,456; 2.6 MB
  
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  Marines take cover behind medium tank.jpg 640 × 480; 139 KB
  
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  Marines taking Marpi Airfield, July 9, 1944.jpg 538 × 480; 102 KB
  
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  Marines use an ox cart to haul supplies on Saipan. (49487849583).jpg 5,721 × 4,569; 2.71 MB
  
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  Marines use native ox and cart to haul ammunition to artillery position. Saipan. June, 1944. (52306943593).jpg 5,401 × 4,271; 2.4 MB
  
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  Marines using tank as shield as they come ashore. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52304433232).jpg 5,423 × 4,180; 1.76 MB
  
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  Members of the 8th Marines who came in on the 5th wave, just after landing on the beach. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52307414716).jpg 5,656 × 4,336; 1.98 MB
  
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  Red Beach 2 at 1300 D-Day. Saipan. 15 June, 1944. (52303938796).jpg 5,562 × 4,446; 1.75 MB
  
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  Returning from the Front Lines, Saipan, 5 July 1944 (7345720802).jpg 2,873 × 2,315; 692 KB
  
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  Robert Sheeks using jeep-mounted speakers in the field, Saipan 1944.jpg 1,000 × 817; 131 KB
  
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  Robert Sheeks with small portable electric speaker on Saipan 1944 (cropped).jpg 186 × 414; 67 KB
  
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