2 set 1942

Ilhas Marianas
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Saipan, Mariana Islands to escort carrier Unyo to Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Saipan | CPC]
1 set 1943

Ilhas Marianas
  • Japanese 21st Air Flotilla at Saipan, Mariana Islands was disbanded. Its two air groups, Air Group 253 (fighters) and Air Group 751 (medium bombers) were reassigned to Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Saipan | CPC]
10 dez 1943

Ilhas Marianas
  • Irako arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Irako | Saipan | CPC]
22 fev 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched raids on enemy airfields and installations on Saipan, Mariana Islands. That same day, she cleared the area on her way back to Majuro, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Saipan | DS]
29 abr 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • Tanikaze began escorting a convoy from Saipan, Mariana Islands to Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | Saipan | CPC]
13 jun 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Alabama bombarded Japanese positions on Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Saipan | CPC]
15 jun 1944

Ilhas Marianas 15 jun 1944 Fotos
Landing craft moving toward Saipan landing beaches, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944Two 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 backgroundMen of the first wave of US Marines to land on Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jun 1944Map of the Battle of Saipan Jun 15 through July 9, 1944
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20 jun 1944

20 jun 1944 Fotos
US Marine Corps 37 mm Gun M3 and crew, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marines throwing grenades, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marine flamethrower tank in action, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944US Marine First Sergeant Neil Shober feeding bananas to a native goat, Saipan, Mariana Islands, Jun 1944
Ver todas as fotos de 20 jun 1944
24 jun 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Bailey spent most of the early morning providing star-shell illumination of southern Saipan’s Nafutan Point in support of the US Army's 105th Infantry Regiment before shifting to a pre-invasion bombardment of Tinian. In the evening, Bailey departed the Saipan area as an escort of the convoy bound for Eniwetok. ww2dbase [Bailey | Mariana Islands Campaign | Saipan | DS]
24 jun 1944 Fotos
US 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 altar
25 jun 1944

Ilhas Marianas
28 jun 1944

28 jun 1944 Fotos
Maj 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.
29 jun 1944

29 jun 1944 Fotos
Japanese searchlight position with a dummy operator, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 29 Jun 1944
3 jul 1944

3 jul 1944 Fotos
US Marines running through streets of Garapan while engaging in street fighting, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 3 Jul 1944
5 jul 1944

5 jul 1944 Fotos
Men of 2nd Regiment, 2nd Division, US Marine Corps coming off the front lines after 20 days of combat, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 5 Jul 1944
6 jul 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • Chuichi Nagumo committed suicide for his failure to hold Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | Saipan | CPC]
  • Yoshitsugu Saito announced that he would fight to the death alongside his troops on Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Yoshitsugu Saito | Saipan | CPC]
7 jul 1944

7 jul 1944 Fotos
An oil dump exploding at Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 7 Jul 1944
10 jul 1944

Ilhas Marianas 10 jul 1944 Fotos
Raymond Spruance and Holland Smith at Charan Kanoa, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 10 July 1944
13 jul 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • US Marines gave Japanese Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito a military burial near Tanapag, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Yoshitsugu Saito | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
13 jul 1944 Fotos
Funeral of Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito, near Tanapag, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 13 Jul 1944US Marine with a captured Japanese Type 99 machine gun, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 13 Jul 1944
15 jul 1944

15 jul 1944 Fotos
US Marine with a captured Japanese Type 99 machine gun, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 15 Jul 1944
19 jul 1944

19 jul 1944 Fotos
Armorers SSgt George Townsend and Sgt George Barker make ready the dorsal quad Browning .50 caliber machine guns of a P-61 Black Widow night fighter, Saipan, 19 Jul 1944.
22 jul 1944

Ilhas Marianas
27 jul 1944

27 jul 1944 Fotos
A US Marine having a moment of relaxation with a lion statue, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 27 Jul 1944
5 ago 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Parche arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Parche | Saipan | CPC]
14 ago 1944

14 ago 1944 Fotos
Lieutenant General Holland Smith and other officers paying respect to the fallen of US 4th Marine Division, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 14 Aug 1944
4 set 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Whale arrived at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Whale | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
4 set 1944 Fotos
Enterprise anchored off Saipan, 4 Sep 1944
5 set 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Whale departed Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Whale | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
11 set 1944

11 set 1944 Fotos
B-24J of the 38th Bomb Squadron “The Chambermaid” managed to return to Saipan in the Mariana Islands after being heavily damaged over Iwo Jima 11 Sep 1944. All crewmembers survived but all received the Purple Heart.
28 set 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Alabama arrived in Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Saipan | CPC]
29 set 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Miami arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Miami | Saipan | CPC]
9 nov 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Archerfish moored alongside the submarine tender Fulton at Saipan, Mariana Islands for minor repairs. ww2dbase [Archerfish | Saipan | CPC]
10 nov 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Sterlet departed Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Saipan | CPC]
11 nov 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • Submarine wolf pack Fennomonts departed Saipan, Mariana Islands (USS Archerfish, USS Pampanito, USS Seacat, USS Searaven, and USS Scabbardfish). ww2dbase [Archerfish | Saipan | CPC]
12 nov 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Gabilan arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Gabilan | Saipan | CPC]
15 dez 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
24 dez 1944

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Kete partiu de Saipan, Ilhas Marianas, retomando sua primeira patrulha de guerra. ww2dbase [Kete | Saipan | CPC]
5 jan 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Boarfish departed Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Boarfish | Saipan | CPC]
31 jan 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Sennet arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Sennet | Saipan | CPC]
7 fev 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Sennet departed Saipan, Mariana Islands for her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Sennet | Saipan | CPC]
7 mar 1945

7 mar 1945 Fotos
Colonel James Beckwith, commander of the 15th Fighter Group, in his P-51 Mustang “Squirt” leading P-51s of the 45th Fighter Squadron from their base on Saipan to their new base on Iwo Jima, 7 Mar 1945. Note the VLR tanks.
11 mar 1945

Ilhas Marianas
16 mar 1945

16 mar 1945 Fotos
A North American P-51D Mustang of the Vll Fighter Command taking off from Saipan, Mariana Islands for the newly-captured airfield on Iwo Jima, Mar 16, 1945. Note the twin oversized VLR drop tanks.
17 mar 1945

Ilhas Marianas
23 mar 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
26 mar 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Hoe arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands and ended her eighth and final war patrol. She came alongside of submarine tender USS Fulton. ww2dbase [Hoe | Saipan | CPC]
27 mar 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot departed Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
15 abr 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Ancon arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Ancon | Saipan | CPC]
4 mai 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
8 mai 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • The crew of USS Segundo held a celebratory dinner at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Segundo | Saipan | CPC]
2 jun 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot departed Saipan, Mariana Islands for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
16 jun 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Springer arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Springer | Saipan | CPC]
17 jun 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Springer departed Saipan, Mariana Islands for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Springer | Saipan | CPC]
21 jun 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Whale arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Whale | Saipan | CPC]
18 jul 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
19 jul 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Spot departed Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Spot | Saipan | CPC]
6 ago 1945

6 ago 1945 Fotos
B-29 Superfortress “Gravel Gertie” with the 882nd Bomb Squadron squats on the runway after suffering a main landing gear collapse, Isley Field, Saipan, Aug 6 1945
14 ago 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Whale arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Whale | Saipan | CPC]
17 ago 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Dragonet arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Dragonet | Saipan | CPC]
18 ago 1945

18 ago 1945 Fotos
Conning tower and periscope shears of Gato-class submarine USS Silversides as seen from submarine tender USS Fulton, Apra Harbor, Guam, 18 Aug 1945.
29 set 1945

Ilhas Marianas
  • USS Ancon departed Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Ancon | Saipan | CPC]



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