Battle of Saipan/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• World War II, Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Hideki Tojo [r]: General of the Imperial Japanese Army and Prime Minister of Japan 1941-1944; Chief of Staff (Imperial Japanese Army), (21 Feb 1944 - 18 Jul 1944); executed for war crimes in 1948 by order of the International Military Tribunal (Tokyo) ^[e]

Japanese forces

• Chuichi Nagumo [r]: {1887-1944) Vice Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; commanded the attack on Pearl Harbor force primarily through seniority but was not considered innovative or aggressive; early successes fell to failures from mid-1942 such as losing four carriers at the Battle of Midway; committed suicide while part of the defense in the Battle of Saipan ^[e]
• Yoshitsugu Saito [r]: Add brief definition or description

United States Marine Corps

• H. M. Smith [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 2nd Marine Division [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 4th Marine Division [r]: Add brief definition or description

United States Army

• Guy Gabaldon [r]: A U.S. Marine who, at the Battle of Saipan, used the colloquial Japanese learned in his teens to convince 1,500 Japanese troops and civilians both to surrender and not to commit suicide ^[e]
• Ben Salomon [r]: A United States Army dental officer, who was killed in action protecting a U.S. military hospital, during the Battle of Saipan from being overrun by Japanese troops; received a long-posthumous Medal of Honor after extensive review and special legislation ^[e]