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The Mariana Islands (/ˌmæriˈɑːnə/ MARR-ee-AH-nə; Chamorro: Manislan Mariånas), also simply the Marianas, are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising...

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, United States, was created as a memorial honoring the sacrifices made during the Marianas Campaign of World War II....

in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign in late 1943 and early 1944, and the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign in mid-1944. There, she saw action...

verification] Northern Marianas Academy (Fina Sisu). Northern Marianas College is a two-year community college serving the Northern Mariana Islands. Eucon International...

invasion of several islands in the Marianas. The fleet sortied on 6 June to embark on the first stage of the campaign, the invasion of Saipan. Indiana,...

and was seriously burned when his aircraft was shot down during the Marianas Campaign. He made a full recovery from his injuries, and went on to serve in...

patrolling in the Pacific Ocean and taking part in the Marianas campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf before she was sunk in...

Japanese forces at Rabaul into military impotence. With victories in the Marianas campaign (on Saipan, on Guam, and on Tinian, during June and July 1944), American...

advocate for including the Marianas in a Central Pacific offensive. He suggested that the strategic importance of the Marianas could draw the main Japanese...

underway on 29 May with Task Force 52 (TF 52), headed for Eniwetok and the Marianas. On the morning of 15 June, Robinson opened fire in the battle of Saipan...

course—via Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands—for the invasion of Saipan in the Marianas. For that operation, Yarnall was assigned to Fire Support Group 1 under...

activated Operation A-Go for the defense of the Mariana Islands on 13 June 1944. The Marianas campaign began with the U.S. landings on Saipan on 15 June...

studies focused on the battle, as well as general works about the Marianas Campaign and the Pacific War that discuss the battle in depth. Astroth, Alexander...

United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the third southernmost of the Marianas Archipelago (the first being Cocos Island)...

The ship got underway again on 14 July to return to operations in the Marianas. By that time, Ainsworth's command had been re-numbered TG 53.5 though...

continued to gain momentum; and, in June, American forces struck at the Marianas. Waller, having sailed to the Hawaiian Islands for a rest period, departed...

Islands campaign, the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign (1944–1945), and the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign prior to...

Honor and the British Distinguished Service Order. He served in the Marianas campaign, and later became a high-level military logistics officer. Solidifying...

Japanese submarines, including Ro-41, to deploy east of the Marianas. The Marianas campaign began with the U.S. invasion of Saipan on 15 June 1944, and...