SAIPAN
THE BATTLE FOR THE ISLAND OF SAIPAN BEGAN ON JUNE 15, 1944, DURING THIS FIGHTING 3,100 U.S. MARINES WERE KILLED AS WELL AS 29,500 JAPANESE. MANY NATIVES LIVING ON THE ISLAND JUMPED TO THEIR DEATHS FROM HIGH CLIFFS INTO THE OCEAN BELOW BECAUSE THE JAPANESE HAD TOLD THE CIVILIANS THAT AMERICANS WOULD TORTURE AND RAPE CAPTIVES.SAIPAN IS PART OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS AND IS NOW UNDER AMERICAN PROTECTION.

LARRY VISITED SAIPAN IN MARCH 2006 ON A TOUR WITH STEPHEN AMBROSE HISTORICAL TOURS.
JAPANESE POWER PLANT
RUSTING JAPANESE TANK
ASLITO AIRFIELD
JAPANESE TANK
SAIPAN AIRPORT TODAY
JAPANESE TANK
JAPANESE TORPEDO
JAPANESE ANTIAIRCRAFT GUN
JAPANESE GUN EMPLACEMENT
JAPANESE CONCRETE BUNKER
JAPANESE BUNKER
JAPANESE BUNKER
JAPANESE BOMB STORAGE TUNNEL
JAPANESE PROPAGANDA PLAQUE
JAPANESE GUN EMPACEMENT
LARRY (LEFT) WITH ARTHUR ABRAMSON, WHO FLEW A NAVY HELLCAT DURING BATTLE OF SAIPAN
ARLINGTON GRAVE OF LEE MARVIN WHO WAS WOUNDED DURING BATTLE OF SAIPAN.
JAPANESE MEMORIAL ON SAIPAN
JAPANESE MEMORIAL
SUICIDE CLIFF
JAPANESE POEM
JAPANESE MONUMENT
SUICIDE CLIFFS
SUICIDE CLIFFS
JAPANESE MONUMENTS
BANZAI CLIFF MARKER
WAR MONUMENTS
JAPANESE MEMORIALS
JAPANESE WAR MONUMENT
AMERICAN WAR MONUMENT