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"Japanese plane shot down as it attempted to attack USS KITKUN BAY." Near Mariana Islands, June 1944. |
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"With a canvas tarpaulin for a church and packing cases for an altar, a Navy chaplain holds mass for Marines at Saipan. The service was held in memory of brave buddies who lost their lives in the initial landings. Sgt. Steele, June 1944." |
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"Army reinforcements disembarking from LST's form a graceful curve as they proceed across coral reef toward the beach. Laudansky, Saipan, ca. June/July 1944." |
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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 and a dog, took shelter from the fierce fighting in that area. Cpl. Angus Robertson, June 21, 1944." |
