10 Jul 1944
Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands
- Yoshitsugu Saito committed ritual suicide in a cave near Tanapag, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Yoshitsugu Saito | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
13 Jul 1944
Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands
- US Marines gave Japanese Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito a military burial near Tanapag, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Yoshitsugu Saito | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
4 Sep 1944
Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands
- USS Whale arrived at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Whale | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
5 Sep 1944
Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands
- USS Whale departed Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Whale | Tanapag, Saipan | CPC]
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