National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures

Marines of the 2nd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, sit on their vehicles aboard a utility landing craft (LCU) in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) during Fleet Ex 1-90

World War II – Saipan

"Julia," The Alligator Crawls Up on Saipan

Navy and Marine mess management specialists aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) make cookies in preparation for the arrival of evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia. THE SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia for OPERATION SHARP EDGE

7Th Bomber Command Personnel Land At Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Marianas Islands. 4 August 1944. (U.S. Air Force Number A63637AC)

Embarking for Tarawa Invasion

A surgeon takes a blood pressure reading on a crew member in an operating room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

[No caption entered] (U.S. Air Force Number B54389AC)

Photograph of American Marines Giving First Aid Treatment to a Wounded Comrade

B-29S Of The 497Th Bomb Group, 73Rd Bomb Wing, Based On Saipan Shower Another Load Of Incendiaries On Yokohama, Japan. (U.S. Air Force Number 59547AC)

Using an unexploded 16-inch naval shell for a resting place, Marine Private First Class Raymond Hubert, shakes a three-day accumulation of sand from his boondocker. Saipan, July 4, 1944.

A utility landing craft (LCU-1664) approaches the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) for the attachment of a ship-to-shore fuel line during Exercise Crisex '81. The amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) is also visible in the background