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Battle Above Saipan: Troops Press Forward Under Fire
On Mount Tapotchau observers watch four General Sherman tanks advance along a half mile road as Jap shells explode nearby. Marines push through cane fields and star shaped woods, with tanks and jeeps delivering supplies while front lines shift 200 yards and night falls.
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Alpan
Marianas Islands
Mount Tapotchau
Central Pacific
Tapotchau
U.S
Marpi Point
Saipan
27Th Division
B Company