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John C. Chapin. Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan
Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan
Table of Contents
Breaching the. Marianas: The Battle. For Saipan
Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan
The 2d Marine Division
The 2d Marine Division Patch
The 4th Marine Division
The 4th Marine Division Patch
The Army 27th Infantry Division
D+1–D+2, 16–17 June
Divisional Reorganization
D+3, 18 June
Ground Command List
D+4–D+7, 19–22 June
Marine Artillery Regiments
D+8–D+15, 23–30 June
D+16–D+19, 1–4 July
D+20–D+23, 5–8 July
Medal of Honor Recipients
Navy Chaplains
D+24, 9 July
Saipan’s Legacy
Sources
About the Author
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John C. Chapin
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Department of Defense Photo (USMC) 81917
All the assault regiments were taking casualties from the constant shelling that was zeroed in by spotters on the high ground inland. Supplies and reinforcing units piled up in confusion on the landing beaches. Snipers were everywhere. Supporting waves experienced the same deadly enemy fire on their way to the beach. Some LVTs lost their direction, some received direct hits, and others were flipped on their sides by waves or enemy fire spilling their equipment and personnel onto the reef. Casualties in both divisions mounted rapidly. Evacuating them to the ships was extremely dangerous and difficult. Medical aid stations set up ashore were under sporadic enemy fire.
