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Lt. General Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith at 2nd Marine Division Cemetery on Saipan. Official caption:'"Lt....

4th Marine Division cemetery on Saipan. Official caption:'"4th Marine Division cemetery on Saipan. Marine Corps Photo...

George Joseph Sullivan was on a ship gun crew. When he would be sitting off the beach, he would ask to go ashore. Once...

Ira Schilling and his outfit of assault engineers landed in the third wave during the invasion of Saipan. They landed...

[Annotator's Note: Person offscreen interjects throughout the interview]. Harold G. Cowart and his unit headed to Maui...

When Ira Schilling and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division...

[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout interview.] There were big rainstorms while there [...

During and after the Battle of Saipan, Ira Schilling and his fellow Marines willingly accepted enemy troops who...

Vaughn Whitworth boarded a troop train to Norfolk, Virginia where he loaded onto the USS James O'Hara (APA-90) and...

Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences. The...

Returning to the United States, Vaughn Whitworth was offered a promotion to reenlist. He had had enough and went home....

Forrest Villarrubia volunteered for the Marines the day after his high school graduation. His mother would not sign for...

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