| Caption | Two US Marines crawling into position on a Saipan, Mariana Islands beach after their landing craft was hit by Japanese mortar, 15 Jun 1944; note LVT(A)-4 Water Buffalo in background ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | James Burns | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 127-GR-113-83260 | ||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 15 Jun 1944 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Saipan, Mariana Islands | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Added Date | 19 Sep 2007 | ||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Nick Tasy says:
7 Jan 2015 02:25:16 PM
Also, the LVT in the background is an LVT(A)-4, not an LVT(A)-2. You can determine this because of the gun. The LVT(A)-4 had a 75mm Howitzer whereas the LVT(A)-2 did not
7 Jan 2015 02:25:16 PM
Also, the LVT in the background is an LVT(A)-4, not an LVT(A)-2. You can determine this because of the gun. The LVT(A)-4 had a 75mm Howitzer whereas the LVT(A)-2 did not
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C. Peter Chen says:
7 Jan 2015 06:22:54 PM
Thank you, the date on the photo has been corrected.
C. Peter Chen says:7 Jan 2015 06:22:54 PM
Thank you, the date on the photo has been corrected.
4. Kathy Murray Olson says:
21 May 2016 04:23:43 PM
My father is the Marine on the left in this photo. His name was Donald J. Murray, and he was 19 years old when the Marines landed on Saipan in June 1944. My father passed away in 2001.
21 May 2016 04:23:43 PM
My father is the Marine on the left in this photo. His name was Donald J. Murray, and he was 19 years old when the Marines landed on Saipan in June 1944. My father passed away in 2001.
5. Dave Stallcup says:
20 Jul 2016 03:59:12 PM
I believe the marine crawling to the left and in the center of the photo to be my grandfather, PFC Clement William Krauss Jr. He would've been 20 years old at the time of this photo. He passed away in 1999.
20 Jul 2016 03:59:12 PM
I believe the marine crawling to the left and in the center of the photo to be my grandfather, PFC Clement William Krauss Jr. He would've been 20 years old at the time of this photo. He passed away in 1999.
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7 Jan 2015 02:22:42 PM
The Battle of Saipan, or Invasion of Saipan, whichever you'd like to call it, did not start until June 15, 1944, not the 13th.