U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. Marines near a tank. They work on the tank. Men carry ammunition to be loaded in the tank.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A crew near a 37 mm gun. The gun is fired. Japanese women jump off cliffs (choosing suicide rather than what they believe will be tortuous capture by Americans). A side of the cliff shows cave entrances.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A group of Marines questions Japanese prisoners. A side of a cliff shows cave entrances. Shell hits at a cave entrance to rout the Japanese. Smoke rises from explosions.
U.S. Marines in Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. The Marines rout the Japanese out of caves. A flame thrower burns out a cave. Marines walk towards the entrance of a cave. Men throw grenades into the cave resulting in explosions.
Desron (Destroyer Squadron) 20 returns from Vietnam. Visitors and dependents at a shipyard in Newport, Rhode Island. The people around a refreshment table on pier no. 1. Some of the visitors and dependents sit on the steps below 'Welcome Home, Desron 20' sign. People look down over the pier from the deck of the USS Arcadia. A woman aboard the USS Arcadia. Part of the pier in the background. The refreshment table in the mid background. Dependents and children on the pier. They wait for the ships. Two women stand next to a large wooden reel of heavy rubberized wire. A brick building in the background. Three children well clothed for the cool weather. A mother and two young daughters on the pier. Dependents behind the roped off area waiting for the ships. USS Charles P Cecil (DD 835) approaches the pier. A quonset hut in the foreground. A mobile crane on the pier. Line handlers take a line from the men aboard the USS Cecil. Women wave. Varied signs held by many people. A young child holding a small balloon in her mother's arm. Some of the dependents applaud. Men on one of the DDs mans the rail, while the ship ties up. A large crowd of dependents on the pier behind roped off area. A man holds a sign reading: 'Welcome Home Johnny'. An officer walks down the pier. USS Brownson (DD-868) approaches in the mid background for tying up with a tug on the starboard side.
Desron (Destroyer Squadron) 20 returns from Vietnam. At a shipyard in Newport, Rhode Island a sign reads 'Desron 20, Families and Friends Welcome Aboard Arcadia'. A refreshment table with cakes and dough nuts. An eight years old boy in a sailer suit is offered some refreshments. Children around the refreshment table. The boy has some coffee and cake. A young mother with a small child in her arms. A navy band plays on the pier. Dependents look on in the background. Dependents on the pier. Many of the dependents behind a roped off area. A woman is being interviewed by one of the radio or TV stations. Another DD approaches in the mid back for tying up. A man holding a small child waves. A part of the USS Arcadia seen in the background. Bow view of the USS Charles P Cecil approaching the pier. Line handlers haul a hawser towards a bollard in the mid foreground. They put a bow line around the bollard. Dependents behind the roped off area. An officer in a blue uniform. Smiling faces of the women dependents as the ship is tied up.
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