Family of Marines who fought in the Battle of Saipan, along with service members, during a wreath-laying ceremony in Susupe, Saipan, on June 15, 2024. (Lance Cpl. Ryan Little/Marine Corps) Nine days ...

PFC Maurice E. Prince, a New Bedford Marine killed in action during the Battle of Saipan in WWII, is honored by the 77th Lights for Peace flag.

Before he landed on Saipan Island in June 1944, Cpl. Daniel W. Smith had already seen his first dead enemy soldier. He was in the Marshall Islands when he found that soldier’s wallet and opened it up.

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Island--Current service members, World War II veterans, and community leaders honored the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Saipan by attending a parade and a wreath-laying ...

Caption from LIFE. "One living person among hundreds of corpses in one cave was this fly-covered baby who almost smothered before soldiers found him, rushed him to hospital." Caption from LIFE. "One ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Even after seven decades, Wilfred "Spike" Mailloux won't talk about surviving a bloody World War II battle unless longtime friend John Sidur is by his side. It was Sidur who ...

During three vicious weeks in the summer of 1944, more than 3,000 United States troops and 27,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in the Battle of Saipan. It was a pivotal World War II battle from June ...

"As a surgeon, we don't arm ourselves during battle." But of course he must defend himself! Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for a military action film titled Battle for Saipan, based on ...

Nine days after D-Day, on June 15, 1944, the Battle of Saipan erupted on the other side of the world. It was to be as pivotal for the Pacific Theater as D-Day was for the war in Europe. Eighty years ...