Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan

Released on by John C. Chapin
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  • Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan Book Detail

  • Author : John C. Chapin
  • Release Date : 2022-06-02
  • Publisher : DigiCat
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 145
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 75,75 MB
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Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by John C. Chapin PDF Summary

Book Description: "Breaching the Marianas" by John C. Chapin is a book about the WWII campaigns and Marine Corps history. The book gives a detailed account of what happened on the Mariana Islands of Saipan during the war. Excerpt: "Breaching the Marianas: The Battle for Saipan by Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret) It was a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days' preparatory fires involving all calibers of weapons. At 0542, Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ordered, "Land the landing force." Around 0700, the landing ships, tank (LSTs) moved to within approximately 1,250 yards behind the line of departure. Troops in the LSTs began debarking from them in landing vehicles, tracked (LVTs). Control vessels containing Navy and Marine personnel with their radio gear took their positions displaying flags indicating which beach approaches they controlled."

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Breaching the Marianas

Breaching the Marianas

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It was to be a brutal day. At first light on 15 June 1944, the Navy fire support ships of the task force lying off Saipan Island increased their previous days'