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World War II – Saipan

U.S. Navy Quartermaster Second Class Jason Lentz checks the distance between his ship, the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), and the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser Class Oiler USNS LEROY GRUMMAN (T-AO 195) in preparation for an underway replenishment operation in the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 9, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Third Class Gary L. Johnson III) (Released)

[Mess hall at military camp, Saipan]

Two LCM 6 mechanized landing craft approach the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2)

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07__DI10557.JPG]

Letter from Bobby Johnston to Warren [Letter 386]

Starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) TARAWA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) underway off the coast of Virginia Beach

Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 64]

Letter from Warren Johnston to Bobby [Letter 437]

154 unidentified photographs and postcards

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands [48-DPA-SOI_K_Saipan_6-5-07__DI11014.JPG]

Using every available means of transporting supplies to the front lines on Saipan, these Marines loaded this ox cart but had to use a lot of persuasion and a little teamwork to get the ox under way.