The first wave of Marines crouched along the Saipan beach where 700 Amtracs landed 8,000 men in the first 20 minutes. Life's Picture History Of World War II, Time Incorporated, New York, c.1950, Page 330 Beachhead combat at Saipan. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, Graflex. Print donated by Joseph Garofalo, 121st Seabees, 4th Marine Division 1944. This remarkable photograph, made by a Coast Guard cameraman, shows these members of an assault battalion at instant of their falling.
Marines dig in on the beachhead at Saipan.
Marines In World War II Commemorative Series. Published by History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C. as part of the U.S. Department of Defense observance of the 50th anniversary of victory in that war. Marine squad history , including David Leslie Dougherty. The amtrac hung up on the bordering coral reef when a mortar landed directly by, and in an instant changed this squad's 2 year fellowship forever. A Japanese bunker secluded at water's edge.