World War II
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World War II
Virtual Museum
The Invasion And Battle For Tinian
The Island of Tinian, only 3 miles away from Saipan across
an ocean channel, was invaded by the U.S. Marine Corps on July 24, 1944,
three days after U.S. Forces invaded Guam (150 miles to the south of Saipan).
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Tanks landing at the invasion beach, Tinian. The invasion force
feinted an invasion at the beach in San Jose Village, in the center
of Tinian. But as the landing craft approached Tinian from the north,
those craft at the rear of the landing force split off and made
a surprise real landing at this beach on the northwest side
of Tinian island.
Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, Graflex. "Tanks
Ashore, Tinian". Donated by Joseph Garofalo, 121st Seabees, 4th
Marine Division 1944.
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Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion-10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division; on
Tinian, August 1944.
Source: Stone, J.
Click here for
legend accompanying this photograph.
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Original G.I. Cartoon, pencil on ruled notepad. Cartoonist "Lease-44"
(1944, Tinian).
Source: Giuliani, Lawrence.
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