Click here to see the most pivotal naval battles of all time. Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. 1. ... In June of 1944, the Americans sought to invade the island of Saipan in the Philippine Sea.

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 ...

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 ...

The skulls and bones of Japanese war dead from World War II's Battle of Saipan are being kept at UC Berkeley in apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims, The ...

The Battle of Saipan wasn’t Hillman’s last battle experience. After repairs were made to the ship’s doors, Hillman would go on to serve at Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles of ...

If the Battle of the Philippine Sea had played out differently, Japan’s navy might have been decimated by June 1944. Fighter plane contrails mark the sky over Task Force 58 during the “Great ...

Guy Gabaldon, who received the Navy's highest honor for capturing more than 1,000 Japanese civilians and soldiers on the island of Saipan during World War II, died Thursday at his home in Old Town ...

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 ...